VU University Amsterdam

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Mission

The VU Strategic Plan charts the course along which the university will be guided during the next five years. It includes its ambitions, objectives and policy measures in relation to research, teaching, Bachelor’s programmes, Master’s programmes, operational matters and the university’s premises. They are based on the core values: responsible, open and personally engaged.

The organization has no registered commitments.

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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Hazards

Country and region

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Publication

26 October 2020

Guidance Note on Using the Probabilistic Country Risk Profiles for Disaster Risk Management

In 2018, as part of the “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities” programme, UNDRR, with the help of CIMA Research Foundation, VU Amsterdam, and Wageningen University and Research d

Publication

25 September 2020

Africa Road Map for Improving the Availability, Access and Use of Disaster Risk Information for Early Warning and Early Action, including in the Context of Transboundary Risk Management

This road map identifies activities and practical recommendations aiming to improve the availability, accessibility and use of risk information at the continental, regional, national and local scales.

Resource

In person

Published on

17 October 2019

MSc Hydrology programme

The master will focus on learning skills, including in the field and modelling, to enable students to address issues in water quantity, quality and associated risks such as floods and droughts.

Publication

13 August 2018

The impacts of flooding on well-being and the role of ecosystem-based adaptation

This study aims to improve the understanding of the well-being and intangible impacts of flooding in Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam, and the role of ecosystem-based adaptation in mitigating flood risk.

Publication

24 April 2018

Adaptive cities? Institutional innovation under climate change

A global survey of 96 cities This report presents an overview of findings from a global survey of 96 cities across the globe exploring institutional innovation for urban water adaptation.