Webinar Series – Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction in the East African Rift

Webinar 1 - Natural hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction in the  East Africa Rift: Challenges, Methods and Policies

Friday 4 March 2022
​14:00 – 18:00 EAT
13:00 – 17:00 CAT
​11:00 – 15:00 GMT
This first webinar maps the challenges associated with assessing multi-hazard risk, and discusses methods and policies which seek to lessen their impact.

Webinar 2 - Malawi and East Africa Perspectives on Earthquakes and other Hazards - Current Studies

Friday 25 March 2022
10:30 - 13:30 EAT
09:30 – 12:30 CAT
​07:30 – 10:30 GMT
The second webinar, led by Dr Ignasio Ngoma, Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), features speakers from MUBAS, University of Malawi, Geological Survey Department, Ministry of Transport and Public Works, Ministry of Education, and the Department of Disaster Management Affairs.

Webinar 3 - Towards a Resilient East African Rift: Pathways for Collaboration, Research and Funding 

  
​Drawing on the first two events, the final webinar explores possibilities for collaborating on future research proposals and related opportunities. 

Further details will be made available on this page in due course.

Previous events

SAFER PREPARED overview
13/12/2021: This interactive webinar featured a range of talks from engineers, earth scientists and stakeholders who are related to the SAFER PREPARED project. 
The SAFER PREPARED project focuses on how the seismic resilience of school buildings and communities in Malawi and East Africa can be improved. The project is led by the University of Bristol (UK) in partnership with the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences and the Geological Survey Department of Malawi, and is funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).