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有关减轻灾害、备灾、应对和恢复的知识。该中心采用全危害和跨学科框架，促进来自世界各地的研究人员、从业人员和政策制定者之间的信息共享和活动整合；支持并进行研究；并为下一代危害学者和专业人士提供教育机会。这笔赠款使自然灾害中心能够开展信息交流活动，其中包括：网站www.colorado.edu/hazards；其他基于网络的产品，包括两周出版的《灾害研究》和季度出版的《研究文摘》；图书馆及资讯服务；出版《自然灾害观察员》通讯；支持灾后快速反应研究和快速反应报告的出版；以及为研究人员、学生、私营部门和政府代表举办的年度研讨会。这项奖助金也支持各种外展活动，例如公开演讲和媒体相关的活动。所有这些都旨在转移有关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.