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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a research institution committed to rigorous educational programs and the highest standards of a liberal education.
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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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UNLV-led team explores relationship between warming post-Ice Age temperatures and intensifying summer monsoon rains on groundwater reserves.
Researchers intend to prove the resilience of tall timber buildings when they simulate a series of large earthquakes on a 10-story mass timber building
New research finds that demand for real estate rebounds in high-risk areas within one to two years of a wildfire. As a result, residential growth in forested areas across the U.S. has increased from about 30.8 million housing units in 1990 to 43.4 million by 2010. Having more people in these areas creates ideal conditions for large-scale natural disasters.
This first International Conference on Water and Society aims to provide a multi-disciplinary forum for the presentation and discussion of many issues affecting water resources today.
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