Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience
We stimulate and support thought and practice around hazard, risk and resilience.
We are transdisciplinary and responsive, drawing on expertise across the physical and social sciences.
We train people to work with complexity and the interrelationships between hazard, risk and resilience.
We directly support and collaborate with governments, communities and NGOs.
We stimulate and support, thought and practice around hazard, risk and resilience.
We draw on our global range and stakeholder engagement to make a real difference to people living with hazard and risk now and in the future.
Internationally-recognised leaders in developing resilient, research-informed approaches to hazard and risk
We are a world-leading research institute in hazard, risk and resilience based at Durham University. We support innovative research and training for use in policy and practice, collaborating directly with communities, Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and governments.
Our commitment is to work with and learn from the widest possible range of stakeholders living with hazard and risk – empowering people, fostering resilience, and improving lives, both now and in the future. Our success stems from our capacity to approach complex problems holistically, drawing together a transdisciplinary team of experts from across the physical sciences, the social sciences and the humanities.
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IHRR-ICCCAD Online Short Courses on Urben Resilience and Liveability
Over the last three decades Bangladesh has experiences rapid and unplanned urbanisation.
Recent collaboration research between ICCCAD and IHRR, Durham University has demonstrated the need for enhancing capacity on urban resilience.
To respond to this need, ICCCAD and IHRR colleagues with funding support from IHRR impact grant designed and organised an online short course on urban resilience and Liveability from November 2020 to January 2021.
(14 Jan 2021)
Water Hub: Article on Assessing the Effectiveness of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS): Interventions, Impacts and Challenges
A paper "Assessing the Effectiveness of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS): Interventions, Impacts and Challenges" has been published by Louise Bracken and Sarah Cotterill who worked on the Water Hub project together.
Abstract
Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) can be a key tool in the management of extremes of rainfall, due to their capacity to attenuate and treat surface water. Yet, implementation is a complex process, requiring buy-in from multiple stakeholders. Buy-in is often undermined by a lack of practical evidence and monitoring of implemented SuDS. In this paper, we present a collaborative case study between a local authority, university and the UK Environment Agency. This partnership approach enabled the installation of SuDS and monitoring equipment to address surface runoff in the north east of England. Ultrasonic sensors were installed in the drainage network to evaluate the attenuation of surface water. SuDS were installed during an atypically wet spring, followed by a hot and dry summer, providing a range of conditions to assess their performance. Results demonstrate that there was a statistically significant difference in the detected flow level in manholes downstream of the SuDS interventions. Several challenges occurred, from signal obstacles in wireless telecommunication services, to logistical constraints of installing sensors in the drainage network, and issues with the adoption of property level SuDS. These issues require further research. Qualitative support for partnership working was crucial to increase the capacity for delivering SuDS. To ensure the success of future schemes and likelihood of SuDS uptake, partnership working and engaging with communities is vital. View Full-Text
(12 Nov 2020)
Subscribe to this newsMonday 8 February 2021
- IHRR Seminar Series: Regulating AI, the risks and challenges for citizens, policymakers and police authorities 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Zoom, Dr Karen Elliott, Newcastle University
Monday 22 February 2021
- IHRR Seminar Series: TBC 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Zoom, Isabella Bovolo, Durham University
Monday 8 March 2021
- IHRR Seminar Series: Global sub-daily rainfall extremes: How are they changing and how do we know? 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Zoom, Dr Liz Lewis, Newcastle University
Wednesday 13 October 2021
- IHRR Annual Conference 9:00am onwards, TBC, VARIOUS, Contact ihrr.admin@durham.ac.uk