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We are proud to announce that the first issue of START’s new magazine, ProSus, is now available at: start.org/prosus.  ProSus explores ideas and solutions for a more sustainable future. It showcases the voices of researchers, thinkers and storytellers, and perspectives that…

Former PARR fellow Ibnu Rusydy authored a study of earthquake damage prediction for the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). The UPLB is located in an earthquake-prone region and there are numerous earthquake sources that can possibly cause an earthquake at…

The Pan-Asia Risk Reduction (PARR) Fellowship Program, completed in October 2017, connected researchers, experts and practitioners from seven Asia-Pacific countries, creating a network of people and institutions capable of developing and implementing innovative approaches to disaster risk reduction. On October…

Congratulations to the Pan-Asia Risk Reduction (PARR) fellows who are meeting in Manila to celebrate the completion of the program and share their experiences, as well as the progress and findings of their research projects. More photos

By Justin Charles G. See, PARR Fellow “The floods swept away everything we had – even our dreams and our future.” This was the testimony of Maricel, a resident of Barangay Tumana, Marikina City, at the end of our key…

PARR has now reached its halfway point for the 2016/2017 round of fellowships. Out of the nine fellows, six have completed their fellowship residencies at the University of the Philippines, Los Baños and the National Science and Technology Center for…