IHRR Projects

With over 18 years of field-defining research, we are a growing community of researchers and practitioners, engaged in a wide range of projects across the globe.

Below are some examples of projects the IHRR have been and are currently involved with.

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Integrating Disaster Preparedness into the Transportation Engineering Curriculum for Indian Himalayas

[06/25] Integrating Disaster Preparedness into the Transportation Engineering Curriculum for Indian Himalayas (British Council’s £30,000 Industry Academia Collaborative Grant, Sept 2024-2025)

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SAT-Guard: Grant explores extreme weather impact on renewable distributed energy

[02/25] Summary: SAT-Guard [Satellite-Aided Technologies for advancing resilience: Guarding energy services under climate hazards, risks, and disasters] is a £1M research two-year project led by Durham University and funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Cross-Council Responsive Mode. SAT-Guard is an interdisciplinary project that will explore how extreme weather influences energy services, including renewable energy (solar, wind).

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BWEF Learnings | Navigating Shocks to the Biodiversity-Water-Energy-Food (BWEF) Nexus through Learnings from Japan, India, and the UK

[04/25] Summary: Supported by the British Council (£70,000) under the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF), this 18-month project addresses the need to understand and manage the interconnected impacts of shocks and disasters on the Biodiversity-Water-Energy-Food (BWEF) Nexus. Traditionally treated in silos, shocks in one system (e.g., floods affecting water supply) can trigger cascading effects across others—yet these interdependencies are seldom fully explored in resilience planning.

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ReSC | Mass Casualty Plans for a Resilient Health and Social Care System: What Risks and Impacts do Planners Consider

[06/25] Summary: A Durham University–NHS Highland research team, has been awarded £80,000 in UKRI SALIENT Devolved Funding for a new project on Mass Casualty Plans for a Resilient Health and Social Care System (ReSC)

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Grant success – Primer on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (PoDRI)

[01/26] Project lead Dr Ellen Robson (PDRA, IHRR), and co-leads, Prof Bruce Malamud (Director, IHRR), and Dr Ashutosh Kumar (IIT Mandi) have been awarded a US$100k grant by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) to develop a Primer on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (PoDRI).

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FACE-UP2 

The FACE-UP2 project will support development and dissemination of standards for children’s respiratory protection and associated guidance for manufacturers, policymakers, and the public. It comprises four activities:

Activity 1: Information products. After developing a comic-strip infographic (adapted from the video from FACE-UP1) for use in schools and social media, all information products will be launched through a global press release and an online event for journalists and stakeholders, including targeted media in Nepal (NP) and Indonesia (ID), and a global webinar (co-organised by UNICEF and DU). Through prior agreements, local Ministries of Health and NGOs (e.g., Save the Children [StC] and Red Cross [RC]*), and UNICEF (global) will disseminate products via social media, websites and training manuals. Beneficiaries: disseminating agencies and the public (potentially millions; to be tracked via online views/downloads).

Activity 2: Embed products in education sector. We will work with ID and NP Ministries of Education and Health, and UNICEF, StC, and RC* to plan how the information products will support education curricula and public initiatives. Beneficiaries: educators and the public, with potential uptake across all elementary schools in each country: > 1 million children.

Activity 3: ISO standard. We will support ISO to develop the first global ‘performance standard’ for the robust design and manufacture of children’s RP, providing expertise and supporting writing and review. Beneficiaries: ISO and global RP manufacturers.

Activity 4: Global guidance. With UNICEF, ISO and ISRP, we will develop the first global guidance to support national policymaking on children’s RP use (accompanying the ISO standard), via a series of workshops. Guidance will detail appropriate ages, environmental thresholds, usage conditions and instructions for selecting, maintaining, and disposing of RP, as well as inclusivity and ethical considerations. Beneficiaries: ISO, UNICEF, policymakers wanting to develop national guidance, and RP manufacturers.  

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