AGU fall meeting 2008

The Fall Meeting is expected to draw a crowd of over 15,000 geophysicists from around the world. It will provide an opportunity for researchers, teachers, students, and consultants to present and review the latest issues affecting the Earth, the planets, and their environments in space. This meeting will cover topics in all areas of Earth and space sciences.

The session entitled "The  Role of Science in Water, Biologic, and Geologic Hazards Security" schedule at 18h15 on 18 December 2008 includes a focus on disaster risk reduction:

Adequate knowledge about the risks to human health and ecosystems, and innovative solutions to prevent pollution, warn of impending disasters, and reduce risk, can be gained through both science and technology transfer. A burgeoning population and frequent large-scale disasters make it imperative that science assist in more focused efforts regarding health, disaster risk reduction, environmental sustainability, water security, and related issues. This meeting seeks hydrological, biological, and geological results, methods, and data that evaluate science and technology, vulnerability targeting, adaptation, and modeling within the parameters of disaster risk reduction.