UNESCO Chair and SKLGP Jointly Launch SIMR at XIV IAEG Congress 2023

On September 24th, 2023, Global Partnership for Smart Informatics and Multi-hazard Reduction (SIMR) was officially launched during the XIV Congress of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (XIV IAEG Congress 2023). This initiative is a joint effort between the UNESCO Chair in Informatics and Multi-hazard Risk Reduction (IMRR) at Loughborough University and the State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection (SKLGP) at Chengdu University of Technology, China. Over 40 world-leading experts in informatics and multi-hazard risk reduction from more than 20 countries, including the UK, China, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Japan, India, Nepal, Malawi etc, participated in the launch meeting, to discuss the establishment and future development of SIMR. The event has garnered extensive coverage in national media outlets, as evidenced by the news reports below:

1) https://www.sc.chinanews.com.cn/bwbd/2023-09-26/196060.html

2) https://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2023/9/509309.shtm

3) https://www.163.com/dy/article/IFKT3SC905561JOC.html

Group Photo of Participants at the SIMR Launch Event