Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk Management and Resilience

BJUT-IIEES-RCECWA Joint Workshop “Why Systems Thinking for Urban Resilience?”

azam askari — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:15:22 +0000

The Beijing University of Technology (BJUT), the Int. Inst. of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES), Int. Inst. Of AppliedSystem Analysis (IIASA), and the UNESCO Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk and Resilience in Westand Central Asia (RCECWA) have launched a scientific collaboration on earthquake risk prevention and mitigation for urban areasand infrastructure systems—a macro-level issue encompassing many research topics.For more information click here

Webinar Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/73360451986?pwd=7kMMEKD8bZ5FpQ5FNo9wotkmeTz7gj.1

نوشته BJUT-IIEES-RCECWA Joint Workshop “Why Systems Thinking for Urban Resilience?” اولین بار در Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk Management and Resilience. پدیدار شد.

BJUT-IIEES-RCECWA Joint Workshop “Urban Transportation Risk and Resilience”

azam askari — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:05:32 +0000

نوشته BJUT-IIEES-RCECWA Joint Workshop “Urban Transportation Risk and Resilience” اولین بار در Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk Management and Resilience. پدیدار شد.

IGSNRR, CAS – IIEES – RCECWA Joint Workshop “Natural Disaster Loss Assessment and Early Warning System”

azam askari — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:59:37 +0000

Post-disaster rapid loss assessment is a structured process for estimating damage and economic losses withinhours to days of a hazard event. It draws on sensor-triggered hazard maps with established loss models, fieldreconnaissance, remote sensing and damage mapping, and pre-established damage functions to generatepreliminary estimates of destroyed buildings, disrupted infrastructure, and affected populations. Its value lies not in precision but in speed and usability—giving decision-makers enough information to prioritize searchand-rescue, allocate emergency resources, and declare states of emergency.To promote international academic exchange on disaster risk reduction, the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGSNRR-CAS), the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES), and Beijing University of Technology (BJUT) initiate this workshop to strengthen mutual understanding among the three institutions regarding research on disaster losses and early warnings..For more information click here.

نوشته IGSNRR, CAS – IIEES – RCECWA Joint Workshop “Natural Disaster Loss Assessment and Early Warning System” اولین بار در Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk Management and Resilience. پدیدار شد.

China Re-BJUT-IIEES-RCECWA Joint Workshop “Disaster Economy and Insurance”

azam askari — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:39:08 +0000

China Re Catastrophe Risk Management Company Ltd. (China Re CRM), Beijing University of Technology (BJUT), International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES) and UNESCO Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk and Resilience in West and Central Asia (RCECWA) are promoting international scientific and academic exchanges on earthquake risk prevention and mitigation for urban area and infrastructure systems. Sustainable Urban Management requires sustainable and efficient financial resilience (FR) system. The FR refers to the capacity of public institutions, the government, and the private sector to absorb, compensate for, and to manage the economic losses resulted from disasters, and to restore economic conditions and urban services to normal. The development and application of financial instruments both before and after a disaster—such as catastrophe insurance, crisis funds, catastrophe bonds (Cat Bonds), and emergency credit lines—constitute an unavoidable necessity in the path of risk management, financing reconstruction, and maintaining the city’s economic stability (World Bank and GFDRR, 2014; OECD, 2015).For more information click here.

نوشته China Re-BJUT-IIEES-RCECWA Joint Workshop “Disaster Economy and Insurance” اولین بار در Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk Management and Resilience. پدیدار شد.

Earthquake Preparedness Guidelines for Children with Disabilities Unveiled at Specialized Workshop

azam askari — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 06:02:00 +0000

The earthquake preparedness guidelines for children with disabilities were unveiled on Monday, December 15, 2025 in a specialized workshop at the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES) with participation of officials and experts from the Special Education Organization, the Youth Organization of the Red Crescent Society, Iran Welfare Organization, UNICEF, UNESCO, as well as several NGOs and charities related to Persons with Disabilities (PWD).

These guidelines were prepared by IIEES to promote preparedness of children with different types of disabilities for earthquakes in collaboration with UNICEF, UNESCO, and the UNESCO Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk Management and Resilience for West and Central Asia (RCECWA). These guides that are prepared for the first time in the world will be shared with other countries to be used for supporting these groups.

It is important to note that these guides have been prepared for three target groups: families and caregivers of these children, their instructors, and relevant officials. They highlight key issues to be addressed in the areas of disaster risk mitigation, preparedness, emergency response, and post-disaster recovery and reconstruction.

نوشته Earthquake Preparedness Guidelines for Children with Disabilities Unveiled at Specialized Workshop اولین بار در Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk Management and Resilience. پدیدار شد.

specialized conference titled ‘Reducing Seismic Risk in the Country through Infrastructure Preparedness, the Use of Modern Technologies, and the Industrialization of Construction’

azam askari — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:14:23 +0000

International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology holds:

A specialized conference titled “Reducing Seismic Risk in the Country through Infrastructure Preparedness, the Use of Modern Technologies, and the Industrialization of Construction”.

Date: Thursday, November 20, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Poster Link

Session Link:

https://teams.live.com/meet/93280801825046?p=oQk8coNVodCVnfv4US

نوشته specialized conference titled ‘Reducing Seismic Risk in the Country through Infrastructure Preparedness, the Use of Modern Technologies, and the Industrialization of Construction’ اولین بار در Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk Management and Resilience. پدیدار شد.

5th BJUT-IIEES-RCECWA Joint Webinars “Urban Infrastructure Risk and Resilience”

azam askari — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 08:17:44 +0000

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT), International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES) and UNESCO Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk and Resilience in West and Central Asia (RCECWA) have initiated scientific collaboration, focusing on the earthquake risk prevention and mitigation for urban areas and infrastructure. This partnership has initiated a webinar series to share research across several critical domains, including earthquake strong ground motion, safe and resilient infrastructure, the construction industry, advanced materials, and seismic isolation and damping devices, as well as insurance, disaster economy, and disaster risk management. The upcoming fifth webinar, “Urban Infrastructure Risk and Resilience,” will be held on Wednesday, 12 November 2025. Poster link

نوشته 5th BJUT-IIEES-RCECWA Joint Webinars “Urban Infrastructure Risk and Resilience” اولین بار در Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk Management and Resilience. پدیدار شد.

Iran-Iraq Border 7.3 Mw Earthquake`s 8th Anniversary: Lessons Learned

azam askari — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 05:27:14 +0000

On the eighth anniversary of the 7.4 magnitude earthquake of November 12, 2017, in Sarpol-e Zahab, the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES), in collaboration with the Universities of Basra and Sumer in Iraq, is holding a joint conference.
The event will commence on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, from 14:00 to 17:00 (in Tehran Local time), with an opening speech by Professor Dr. Amini Hosseini, the President of IIEES. It will then continue with presentations by professors from the Institute and Iraqi universities regarding the seismicity and earthquake risk in the shared region of Iran and Iraq.
This joint regional conference will be held both in-person and online. Attendance is free for all interested individuals.
The in-person conference venue is located on the 6th floor of the main IIEES building, at No. 21, West Arghavan Street, North Dibaji Street.poster link

You can join the conference online via the following link:

Meeting link: https://teams.live.com/meet/9383768519689?p=g9lrdi6UXpsHysTrkK

نوشته Iran-Iraq Border 7.3 Mw Earthquake`s 8th Anniversary: Lessons Learned اولین بار در Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk Management and Resilience. پدیدار شد.

4th BJUT-IIEES-RCECWA Joint Webinars “Disaster Economy and Insurance”

azam askari — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 07:17:27 +0000

Beijing University of Technology (BJUT), International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES) and UNESCO Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk and Resilience in West and Central Asia (RCECWA) have started a scientific collaboration on earthquake risk prevention and mitigation for urban area and infrastructure systems, which is a macro-issue involving many research topics. In this line, a series of webinars have been outlined to share the research experiences in seismic hazard, vulnerability, risk and resilience analysis of urban systems; as well as disaster economy. The fourth webinar entitled “Disaster Economy and Disaster Insurance” will be organized on Wednesday, 5 November 2025. program link

نوشته 4th BJUT-IIEES-RCECWA Joint Webinars “Disaster Economy and Insurance” اولین بار در Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk Management and Resilience. پدیدار شد.

Joint Meeting on Enhancing the Safety of Children with Disabilities against Earthquakes

azam askari — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:42:21 +0000

The “Joint Meeting on Enhancing the Safety of Children with Disabilities against Earthquakes” was held on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES) with the participation of officials, experts, and representatives from the Exceptional Education Organization, the Social Welfare Organization, Volunteers and Youth Organizations of Red Crescent Society, the UNESCO National Commission, and several managers from NGOs related to people with disabilities—including associations for the deaf, blind, spinal cord injury, autism, and some charitable organizations. At the beginning of the meeting, a summary of IIEES’s recent initiatives aimed at improving preparedness for children with disabilities was presented. Participants then shared their views on how to promote new findings to enhance safety culture in disaster preparedness for children with disabilities. Some topics discussed included:

Developing inclusive educational programs;
Implementing risk reduction and disaster management strategies tailored to the needs of individuals with disabilities;
Facilitating intersectoral collaboration and leveraging shared capacities between government bodies and NGOs to improve safety for these children.

At the conclusion of the meeting, it was agreed to hold a one-day training workshop with representatives from relevant organizations and associations. The goal is to transfer essential concepts and training for earthquake preparedness to selected experts from across the country.

It is worth noting that since 2021 and in order to enhance the earthquake preparedness of children with disabilities, IIEES in collaboration with UNESCO, UNICEF, and the UNESCO Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk Management and Resilience for West and Central Asia has conducted multisectoral studies. These studies have focused on the safety of children with disabilities—particularly deaf and hard-of-hearing children, children with autism spectrum disorder, children with physical and mobility disabilities, and blind or visually impaired children. As part of this initiative, three separate educational guidelines have been developed for: family members and caregivers of these children, their educators, and executive institutions involved with these children. Additionally, the creation of educational games and stories tailored for children with disabilities has been another key outcome of this joint effort.

نوشته Joint Meeting on Enhancing the Safety of Children with Disabilities against Earthquakes اولین بار در Regional Education and Research Center on Earthquake Risk Management and Resilience. پدیدار شد.