A Clearinghouse on Natural Hazards Research Applications

科罗拉多大学博尔德分校自然灾害中心的使命是促进和传播关于减灾和灾害准备、响应和恢复的知识。该中心利用全危害和跨学科框架，促进来自世界各地的研究人员、从业者和政策制定者之间的信息共享和活动整合；支持和开展研究；并为下一代危害学者和专业人员提供教育机会。这笔赠款使自然灾害中心能够开展其信息交流中心的活动，其中包括：在www.Colorado.edu/daviks上建立一个网站；其他网上产品，包括双周刊《灾害研究》和《研究摘要》季刊；图书馆和信息服务；出版通讯《自然灾害观察家》；支持灾后快速反应研究和出版快速反应报告；为研究人员、学生、私营部门和政府代表举办年度讲习班。这笔赠款还支持各种外联活动，如公开陈述和与媒体有关的活动--所有这些活动的目的都是传授关于减少灾害损失的研究成果和最佳做法的知识。

The mission of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder is to advance and communicate knowledge on hazards mitigation and disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Using an all-hazards and interdisciplinary framework, the Center fosters information sharing and integration of activities among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers from around the world; supports and conducts research; and provides educational opportunities for the next generation of hazards scholars and professionals. This grant enables the Natural Hazards Center to conduct its information clearinghouse activities, which include: a website at www.colorado.edu/hazards; other web-based products, including the biweekly publication Disaster Research and a quarterly Research Digest; library and information services; publication of a newsletter, the Natural Hazards Observer; support for post-disaster quick-response research and publication of quick-response reports; and an annual workshop for researchers, students, the private sector, and government representatives. This grant also supports various outreach activities, such as public presentations and media-related activities?all aimed at transferring knowledge on research findings and best practices for disaster loss reduction.