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Hazards and Disaster Research Centers in the Americas

This page includes a listing of university-based hazards and disaster research centers, organized alphabetically and by UN subregion in the Americas.

Caribbean

Center/Institute University State/Province Country Year Established
Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Research (CCARR) Centre University of the Bahamas New Providence Bahamas 2019
Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) University of the West Indies St. James Barbados
Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) University of the West Indies St. Michael Barbados
Disaster Risk Reduction Centre University of the West Indies Kingston Jamaica 2006
Earthquake Unit - The University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica University of the West Indies Kingston Jamaica
Seismic Research Centre University of the West Indies Tunapuna–Piarco Trinidad & Tobago 1953

Central America

Center/Institute University State/Province Country Year Established
Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica Universidad Nacional Costa Rica Heredia Costa Rica
Programa de Gestión del Riesgo en Desastres y Atención de Emergencias Universidad de Costa Rica San Jose Costa Rica
Institute of Geography National Autonomous University of Mexico Mexico Mexico
Institute of Geophysics - El Instituto de Geofísica de la UNAM National Autonomous University of Mexico Mexico Mexico 1945
National Seismological Service - Servicio Sismologico Nacional National Autonomous University of Mexico Mexico Mexico

Northern America

Center/Institute University State/Province Country Year Established
Centre for Community Disaster Research Mount Royal University Alberta Canada 2014
Centre for Natural Hazards Research (CNHR) Simon Fraser University British Columbia Canada 2005
Resilience Research Lab Vancouver Island University British Columbia Canada
ResiliencebyDesign (RbD) Research Lab Royal Roads University British Columbia Canada
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction Western University Ontario Canada 1997
Institute for Multi-Hazard Systemic Risk Studies (INTERFACE) McMaster University Ontario Canada 2016
Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation University of Waterloo Ontario Canada
Multi-Hazard Risk and Resilience Group Western University Ontario Canada
The Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Rapid-response Simulation (ADERSIM) York University Ontario Canada 2016
Wind Engineering, Energy and Environment Research Institute (WindEEE) Western University Ontario Canada 2011
York Emergency Mitigation, Engagement, Response, and Governance (Y-EMERGE) York University Ontario Canada 2022
Center for Advanced Public Safety The University of Alabama Alabama United States 2003
Center for Disaster and Community Resilience (CDCR) Jacksonville State University Alabama United States 2010
Scyphers Lab University of South Alabama Alabama United States
Alaska Earthquake Center University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska United States 1988
Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska United States 1946
Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security Arizona State University Arizona United States 2018
Mountain West Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (MWPERCL) University of Arizona Arizona United States 2005
Office of Arid Lands Studies and Arid Lands Information Center University of Arizona Arizona United States 1959
B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences University of California, Los Angeles California United States 2007
Berkeley Forests University of California, Berkeley California United States
Center for Catastrophic Risk Management University of California, Berkeley California United States 2005
Center for Geotechnical Modeling (CGM) University of California, Davis California United States 1983
Center for Public Health and Disasters University of California, Los Angeles California United States 1997
Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE) University of Southern California California United States 2003
Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism California State University, San Bernardino California United States 1999
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Non-Profit California United States 1948
Geomechanics and Mitigation of Geohazards (GMG) California Institute of Technology California United States
John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center Stanford University California United States 1974
Large High Performance Outdoor Shake Table (LHPOST) University of California, San Diego California United States 2014
Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Research Center (NHR3) University of California, Los Angeles California United States
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center and National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE), University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley California United States 1996
Safe Communities Institute University of Southern California California United States 2016
Seismological Laboratory California Institute of Technology California United States 1921
SimCenter - Computational Modeling and Simulation Center University of California, Berkeley California United States 2017
Southern California Earthquake Center University of Southern California California United States 1991
Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative (SURI) Stanford University California United States 2014
Terrestrial Hazards Observation and Reporting (THOR) California Institute of Technology California United States 2018
Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center (VEMEC) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs California United States 2010
Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Institute California Polytechnic State University California United States
Center for Creative Climate Communication & Behavior Change (C3BC) University of Colorado Boulder Colorado United States
Center for Integrated Disaster Preparedness University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Colorado United States
Center for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning Colorado State University Colorado United States 2015
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) CIRES Colorado United States 1968
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere Colorado State University Colorado United States 1980
Disaster Management Institute Community College of Aurora Colorado United States
Earth Lab CIRES Colorado United States 2015
Earth Science and Observation Center (ESOC) CIRES Colorado United States 1985
Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado United States 2002
National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) CIRES Colorado United States 1976
Natural Hazards Center University of Colorado Boulder Colorado United States 1976
Disaster Research Center University of Delaware Delaware United States 1963
Georgetown Climate Center Georgetown University District of Columbia United States 2009
Center for Disaster & Extreme Event Preparedness (DEEP Center) University of Miami Florida United States 2005
Center for Emergency Services & Human Resilience Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Florida United States
Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions (CUES) Florida Atlantic University Florida United States 2016
Extreme Events Institute Florida International University Florida United States 2012
Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER) University of Florida Florida United States 2019
International Hurricane Research Center Florida International University Florida United States 1997
NHERI 12-Fan Wall of Wind (WOW) Experimental Facility (EF), Florida International University Florida International University Florida United States 2005
National Center for Integrated Coastal Research University of Central Florida Florida United States 2018
Puerto Rico Research Hub University of Central Florida Florida United States 2018
Resilient Infrastructure & Disaster Response Center (RIDER Center) Florida A&M University & Florida State University (FAMU-FSU) Florida United States 2015
Sea Level Solutions Center Florida International University Florida United States 2019
The Powell Family Structures and Materials Laboratory University of Florida Florida United States 1995
University of Florida NHERI Experimental Facility University of Florida Florida United States
Urban Agility and Resilience Lab University of Florida Florida United States
Urban Resilience Initiative University of Central Florida Florida United States
Wind and Hurricane Impact Research Laboratory (WHIRL) Florida Institute of Technology Florida United States 1996
Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR) Emory University Georgia United States 2007
Severe Storms Research Center Georgia Tech Research Institute Georgia United States 2004
Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes (CSAV) University of Hawaii at Hilo Hawaii United States 1989
National Disaster Preparedness Training Center University of Hawaii Hawaii United States 2007
Pacific Disaster Center University of Hawaii Hawaii United States 1996
Hazard and Climate Resilience Institute (HCRI) Boise State University Idaho United States 2017
Idaho Institute of Emergency Managment Idaho State University-Meridian Idaho United States 2003
Institute of Rural Health Idaho State University-Pocatello Idaho United States 1995
Humanitarian Disaster Institute Wheaton College Illinois United States 2011
MAE Center: Creating a Multi-hazard Approach to Engineering University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Illinois United States 2001
Crisis Technologies Innovation Lab Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana United States
NHERI Network Coordination Office Purdue University Indiana United States 2016
NatHaz Modeling Laboratory University of Notre Dame Indiana United States 2006
The Polis Center Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Indiana United States 1989
Iowa Flood Center University of Iowa Iowa United States 2009
Center for Compassionate & Sustainable Communities University of Kansas Kansas United States
Center for Hazards Research and Policy Development University of Louisville Kentucky United States 1984
ByWater Institute Tulane University Louisiana United States 2019
Center for Hazards Assessment, Response & Technology (UNO-CHART) University of New Orleans Louisiana United States 2001
Center for Studies of Displaced Populations Tulane University Louisiana United States
Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy Tulane University Louisiana United States
LaHouse Resource Center Louisiana State University Louisiana United States 2012
Lowlander Center Non-Profit Louisiana United States 2013
Stephenson Disaster Management Institute Louisiana State University Louisiana United States 2007
Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins University Maryland United States 1942
Center for Disaster Resilience University of Maryland Maryland United States 2012
Center for Health Security Johns Hopkins University Maryland United States 1998
Center for Humanitarian Health Johns Hopkins University Maryland United States 2015
Center for Public Health Preparedness Johns Hopkins University Maryland United States 2002
National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Maryland United States 2007
National Health Mission Area Johns Hopkins University Maryland United States
Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR) Johns Hopkins University Maryland United States 2002
START- Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Response to Terrorism University of Maryland Maryland United States 2005
Stormwater Infrastructure Resilience and Justice (SIRJ) Lab University of Maryland Maryland United States
Center for Disaster Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts United States 2014
Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts United States 1987
Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters University of Massachusetts Boston Massachusetts United States 2008
Emergency Preparedness Research, Evaluation & Practice Harvard University Massachusetts United States
George Perkins Marsh Institute Clark University Massachusetts United States 1986
Global Resilience Institute Northeastern University Massachusetts United States 2016
Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment Michigan State University Michigan United States 2009
Clinical Disaster Research Center University of Mississippi Mississippi United States 2012
Center for Hazard Mitigation and Community Resilience Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri United States 2021
Disaster and Community Crisis Center University of Missouri Missouri United States 2012
Wind Hazard Mitigation (WHAM) Laboratory Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri United States 2014
Center for Preparedness and Emergency Response Solutions University of Nebraska Medical Center Nebraska United States 2003
Global Center for Health Security University of Nebraska Medical Center Nebraska United States 2019
National Drought Mitigation Center University of Nebraska—Lincoln Nebraska United States 1995
University of Nebraska Public Policy Center University of Nebraska—Lincoln Nebraska United States 1998
Coastal Response Research Center and Center for Spills and Environmental Hazards University of New Hampshire New Hampshire United States 2004
Maritime Security Center Stevens Institute of Technology New Jersey United States 2008
Rutgers Institute for Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security Rutgers University New Jersey United States 2002
Center for Disaster Medicine University of New Mexico New Mexico United States
Resilience Institute University of New Mexico New Mexico United States
Center for Disaster Medicine New York Medical College New York United States 2005
Center for Geohazards Studies State University of New York at Buffalo New York United States
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Columbia University New York United States 1989
Center for Public Health Preparedness State University of New York at Albany New York United States 2000
Emergency and Risk Communication Message Testing Laboratory State University of New York at Albany New York United States
Initiative for Critical Disaster Studies New York University New York United States
MCEER: Earthquake Engineering to Extreme Events State University of New York at Buffalo New York United States 1986
NYU College of Global Public Health’s Program on Population Impact, Recovery, and Resilience (PiR2) New York University New York United States 2014
National Center for Disaster Preparedness Columbia University New York United States 2003
WindHub State University of New York at Buffalo New York United States 2014
Center for Natural Hazards Research East Carolina University North Carolina United States 2004
Center for Resilient Communities and Environment University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina United States
Center for Urban and Regional Studies University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina United States 1957
Coastal Resilience Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina United States 2006
Convergence of Climate-Health-Vulnerabilities University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina United States
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions Duke University North Carolina United States 2005
Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines Western Carolina University North Carolina United States 2005
Advanced Radar Research Center The University of Oklahoma Oklahoma United States 2006
Oklahoma Center for Prehospital & Disaster Medicine The University of Oklahoma Oklahoma United States 2001
Southwest Preparedness & Emergency Response Learning Center (SWPERLC) The University of Oklahoma Oklahoma United States 2005
Cascadia Lifelines Program Oregon State University Oregon United States 1996
Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory (HWRL) Oregon State University Oregon United States 1972
Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience University of Oregon Oregon United States 1973
Center for Disaster Research and Education Millersville University Pennsylvania United States 2005
NHERI Lehigh Real-Time Multi-Directional Experimental Facility Lehigh University Pennsylvania United States 2015
Puerto Rico Seismic Network University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Puerto Rico United States 1987
Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies Brown University Rhode Island United States 2019
Hazards Vulnerability & Resilience Institute University of South Carolina South Carolina United States 2007
Lowcountry Hazards Center College of Charleston South Carolina United States 2009
Lt. Col. James B. Near Jr., USAF, ’77, Center for Climate Studies The Citadel South Carolina United States 2020
Disaster Mental Health Institute University of South Dakota South Dakota United States 2001
Center for Earthquake Research and Information University of Memphis Tennessee United States 1977
Center for Community Resilience Research Innovation and Advocacy (CCRRIA) University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Texas United States 2023
Center for Resiliency Lamar University Texas United States 2021
Center for the Study of Disasters & Emergency Management (CDEM) Sam Houston State University Texas United States 2014
Center on Disability and Development Texas A&M University Texas United States 1978
Hazards Reduction and Recovery Center Texas A&M University Texas United States 1988
Institute for Sustainable Communities Texas A&M University Texas United States 2015
Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas Texas A&M University at Galveston Texas United States
NHERI at the University of Texas University of Texas at Austin Texas United States
National Wind Institute Texas Tech University Texas United States 1970
Research, Education, And Community Health Coalition (REACH) -Under the Center in Environmental Toxicology University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Texas United States
Risk and Equity in Disasters (RED) Lab Texas Tech University Texas United States
Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center Rice University Texas United States 2007
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service - Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI) Texas A&M University Texas United States 1940
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service - National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center (TEEX - NERRTC) Texas A&M University Texas United States 1998
USA Center for Rural Public Health Preparedness, Texas A&M University Texas A&M University Texas United States 2002
UrbanResilience.AI Lab Texas A&M University Texas United States 2016
Wind Hazard and Infrastructure Performance Center (WHIPC) Texas Tech University Texas United States 2019
Center for Natural and Technological Hazards University of Utah Utah United States 1990
Center for Coastal Studies Virginia Tech Virginia United States 2017
Center for Geospatial Information Technology (CGIT) Virginia Tech Virginia United States 1991
Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems University of Virginia Virginia United States 2005
Institute for Coastal Adaptation & Resilience (ICAR) Old Dominion University Virginia United States 2020
Cascadia Hazards Institute Central Washington University Washington United States 2015
Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE) University of Washington Washington United States 2015
Center on Collaborative Systems for Security, Safety & Regional Resilience (CoSSaR) University of Washington Washington United States 2004
Climate Impacts Group University of Washington Washington United States 1995
ColLABorative on Extreme Event Resilience (CEER) University of Washington Washington United States 2018
Disaster Data Science Lab University of Washington Washington United States 2017
Institute for Hazard Mitigation Planning and Research University of Washington Washington United States 2015
Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments (IROCE) University of Oregon Washington United States 2023
NHERI Natural Hazards Reconnaissance Facility (“RAPID Facility”) University of Washington Washington United States 2016
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice University of Washington Washington United States 1990
Resilience Institute Western Washington University Washington United States 2007
THINK Lab University of Washington Washington United States
University of Washington Interdisciplinary Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics, and Environment (EDGE) University of Washington Washington United States 1995
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin United States 1979
Disaster Management Center University of Wisconsin Wisconsin United States 2007

South America

Center/Institute University State/Province Country Year Established
Centro de Investigación para la Gestión Integrada del Riesgo de Desastres (CIGIDEN) Santiago Chile
CITRID - Programa de Reducción de Riesgos y Desastres University of Chile Chile
Centro de Investigación en Vulnerabilidades y Desastres Socionaturales (CIVDES) University of Chile Chile
Instituto de Estudios Ambientales (IDEA) Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Manizales Caldas Colombia
Centro Internacional del Pacífico para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (CIP-RRD) The Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral Guayas Ecuador
Centro Peruano Japonés de Investigaciones Sísmicas y Mitigación de Desastres (CISMID) National University of Engineering Peru

If you have questions about this project, please contact Lori Peek at lori.peek@colorado.edu. If you would like your academic research center listed on this page, or if you’d like to update or add information to a center currently on the map, please contact Emma Hines at emmanuelle.hines@colorado.edu.

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