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International
Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) A joint meeting between the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering was held on 27-29 October 1999 to review how Science, Technology and Engineering have contributed towards the mitigation of the devastating effects of natural disasters. The papers and discussion sessions also considered how best to capitalise on the experiences of this International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction to improve the effectiveness of these contributions in future. The proceedings include the following papers, which will be available both in print and on the web in due course: Opening remarks by Professor Julian Hunt. Professor Alan Davenport. Faculty of Engineering Science, The University of Western Ontario. The House that won’t fall down. Dr Chris Newhall. US Geological Survey, University of Washington, USA. Reducing Uncertainties of Eruption Forecasts. Dr Charles Sprinkle. National Weather Service NOAA, USA. Volcanic Ash and Flight Safety. Mr Phillipe Boulle. Director, IDNDR Secretariat. Risk, Reason, Reduction: The application of knowledge for disaster prevention. Professor Domenico Giardini . Chair of Seismology and Geodynamics. Institute of Geophysics, Switzerland. Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program. Professor Paolo Pinto. Professor of Earthquake Engineering, University of Rome. Recent Developments and Present Trends on Seismic Design of Structures. Dr Stephen Briggs. NERC EO Programme. Remote Sensing. Dr John Rodda. Hydrological Forecasting Techniques. Professor Herman Verstappen. International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences, The Netherlands. Floods and Flood Disaster Mitigation. Professor Johnny Chan. Department of Physics & Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong. Understanding and Forecasting of Tropical Cyclones: Progress and Challenges. Dr John Huthnance. Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory. Predicting storm surges and other sea level changes. Dr Tom Wyatt. Wind Effects. Thomas Downing. Environmental Change Unit, University of Oxford. Drought and Drought Management. Final
remarks from Professor Julian Hunt. Dealing with
Natural Disasters: Achievements and new challenges in
Science, Technology and Engineering.
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