CUDRR+R's Esra Akcan to speak on theory and history of architecture and cities at the Four Conversations on Theory and History Panel at Harvard University Graduate School of Design on…
CUDRR+R Executive Director to Join Panel on Water Resilient Planning
Dr. Ebru Gencer, Executive Director of CUDRR+R, will participate in a panel discussion on February 17, 2017, as part of the Water Resilient Urban and Regional Development symposium. The symposium will…
Executive Director Dr. Ebru Gencer Joins ISOCARP Institute Board
Dr. Ebru Gencer, Executive Director at CUDRR+R, has joined the Board of Directors at the newly established ISOCARP Institute Centre of Urban Excellence. The Institute was initiated as a "world class knowledge…
CUDRR+R Receives Research Grant for Work on Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America
CUDRR+R, along with partner organizations IIED-Latin America and Alterra, has won a grant from the Climate Resilient Cities in Latin America research call issued by the Climate and Development Knowledge…
CUDRR+R Presents at UN’s Habitat III Conference in Quito, Ecuador
Dr. Ebru Gencer, Executive Director of CUDRR+R, will present on "Innovative governance at different urban scales" at the UN Habitat III conference in Quito, Ecuador. For more information about this…
CUDRR+R has joined the Global Alliance for Urban Crises
Complex urban crises demand multi-scale, multi-faceted, cross-sector approaches well beyond traditional humanitarian and development boundaries. The Urban Expert Group working towards the Recommendations developed for the World Humanitarian Summit that…
CUDRR+R presents at the #DRRLive Conference: The 2015 Landmark Agreements – Building a Gender-Inclusive Path for Implementation
Ebru Gencer was a panelist for the DRRLive Conference: The 2015 Landmark Agreements - Building a Gender-Inclusive Path for Implementation that took place at UN Women on September 15,…
CUDRR+R’s Executive Director Presents at the UN High Level Forum in Florence, Italy
CUDRR+R participated at the UN High Level Forum on Implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster for Disaster Risk Reduction at Local Level in Florence, Italy on June 16 - 17,…
Partnership with Asian Development Bank for Guidance Notes for Planners
CUDRR+R partners with Asian Development Bank for the report "Reducing Disaster Risk by Managing Urban Land Use - Guidance Notes for Planners." Read the full publication: here. In order to…
CUDRR+R hosts colleagues from the PLINIVS Study Centre, Naples
During the week of April 18-22, CUDRR+R hosted Professor Giulio Zuccaro and researcher Mattia Leone from the PLINIVS Study Centre for Hydrogeological, Volcanic and Seismic Engineering at the University…