Hazards and Disaster Research Centers in Asia

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

Central Asia

Center/Institute	University	Country	Year Established
Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI)	University of Central Asia	Tajikistan

Eastern Asia

Center/Institute	University	Country	Year Established
Strategy and Risk Research Center (中国科学技术大学战略与风险管理研究中心)	University of Science and Technology of China	China
Local Risk Management Research Center (华南理工大学地方风险治理研究中心)	South China University of Technology	China
South China Hazards Center (广州大学南方灾害研究中心)	Guangzhou University	China
Center for Risk, Disaster & Crisis Management	Nanjing University	China	2005
Center for Risk Governance and Emergency Management (CRGEM)	Shandong University	China	2015
Crisis and Emergency Management Center (国务学院危机（应急）管理研究中心)	Fudan University	China
Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment	Chinese Academy of Sciences	China	2002
Center for Weather Climate and Disaster Research (WCDR)	National Taiwan University	China	2003
Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory (THL)	National Cheng-Kung University	China	2002
Center for Crisis Management and Research	Tsinghua University	China
Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEP)	Beijing Institute of Technology	China	2009
Center for Social Risk Assessment in China	Tsinghua University	China
Disaster Prevention Research Center (DPRC)	National Cheng-Kung University	China
Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction (IDMR)	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Sichuan University	China	2008
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research	Chinese Academy of Sciences	China	2003
Integrated Risk Governance Project	Beijing Normal University	China
New Risk Management Research Center (北方工业大学新兴风险治理研究院)	North China University of Technology	China
The Key Laboratory of Coastal Disaster and Defence	Hohai University	China
The Shanghai Institute of Disaster Prevention and Relief	Tongji University	China
The State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology	Beijing Normal University	China	2007
The State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection	Chengdu University of Technology	China	1989
Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response	The Chinese University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2011
Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI)	Hong Kong Academy of Medicine	Hong Kong	2014
The Advanced Disaster Prevention Engineering Center (ADPEC)	Nagoya Institute of Technology	Japan
Research Center for Potential Development of Disaster Prevention (PDDP)	Akita University	Japan	2006
Disaster Prevention Research Institute	Kyoto University	Japan	1951
Regional Disaster Prevention Center (区域防灾中心)	Iwate University	Japan
Research Institute for Natural Hazards & Disaster Recovery	Niigata University	Japan	2006
Disaster Prevention Research Center for Island Regions	University of the Ryukyus	Japan
International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS)	Tohoku University	Japan	2012
Tsunami Engineering Laboratory Disaster Control Research Center (part of IRIDeS)	Tohoku University	Japan
Center for Disaster Countermeasures	University of Kitakyushu	Japan
Center for Integrated Disaster Information Research (CIDIR)	The University of Tokyo	Japan
Center for Urban Earthquake Engineering (CUEE)	Tokyo Institute of Technology	Japan
Disaster Management Training Center (DMTC)	The University of Tokyo	Japan
Disaster Mitigation Research Center (DMRC)	Nagoya University	Japan	2010
Disaster Process Engineering Lab	The University of Tokyo	Japan
Earthquake Research Institute (ERI)	The University of Tokyo	Japan
Frontier Research Center for Natural Disaster Mitigation	Ritsumeikan University	Japan	2009
Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI)	The University of Tokyo	Japan	2019
Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage	Ritsumeikan University	Japan	2006
Institute of Education, Research and Regional Cooperation for Crisis Management Shikoku	Kagawa University	Japan
Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology	Kanazawa University	Japan	2002
Research Center for Societal Safety Sciences	Kansai University	Japan	2012
Research and Education Center for Natural Hazards	Kagoshima University	Japan
The Center for Disaster Management Informatics Research (CDMIR)	Ehime University	Japan
The Research Center for Urban Safety and Security (RCUSS)	Kobe University	Japan	1996
The Research Institute for Applied Mechanics (RIAM)	Kyushu University	Japan	1951

South-eastern Asia

Center/Institute	University	Country	Year Established
Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center (TDMRC)	Syiah Kuala University	Indonesia	2006
Disaster Research and Response Center	University of Indonesia	Indonesia	2014
Laboratory on Regional Development and Environmental Management (LAREDEM)	Diponegoro University	Indonesia
The Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA)	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Malaysia	1994
Disaster Management Institute (DMI)	Universiti Utara Malaysia	Malaysia	2016
Natural Disasters Research Unit	Universiti Malaysia Sabah	Malaysia	2006
Geo Disaster Research Centre (I-GEO)	Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	2013
The Centre for Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative (SEADPRI-UKM)	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Malaysia
The Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI)	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Malaysia	1994
Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction (CDDR)	Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman	Malaysia	2014
Centre for River and Coastal Engineering (CRCE)	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Malaysia	1990
Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center (DPPC)	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Malaysia
Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief Research Centre (HADRRC)	Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia	Malaysia	2023
Center for Resilient Philippines	National University	Philippines	2017
Mindanao Center for Resiliency (MCR)	Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology	Philippines
Resilience Institute	University of the Philippines	Philippines	2016
The National Hydraulic Research Center (NHRC)	University of the Philippines	Philippines	1973
Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies (NTS Centre)	Nanyang Technological University	Singapore	2008
Earth Observatory of Singapore	Nanyang Technological University	Singapore	2008
Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management	Nanyang Technological University	Singapore	2010
Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DPMM)	Asian Institute of Technology	Thailand
Disaster and Risk Management Information Systems (DRMIS) Research Unit	Chulalongkorn University	Thailand	2018

Southern Asia

Center/Institute	University	Country	Year Established
Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER)	BRAC University	Bangladesh	2011
Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2009
Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM)	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	Bangladesh	1974
Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management	Vellore Institute of Technology University	India	2006
The Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation and Management (CoEDMM)	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	India	2006
Center for Disaster Management	Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration	India	2007
Special Centre for Disaster Research	Jawaharla Nehru University	India	2015
Himalayan Cryosphere, Climate and Disaster Research Center (HiCCDRC)	Kathmandu University	Nepal	2009
Centre for Disaster Preparedness and Management (CDPM)	University of Peshawar	Pakistan	2009
Disaster Research Institute (DRI)	Preston University	Pakistan	2005

Western Asia

Center/Institute	University	Country	Year Established
Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions	University of Haifa	Israel
National Knowledge and Research Center for Emergency Readiness	University of Haifa	Israel	2018
Earthquake Monitoring Center (EMC)	Sultan Qaboos University	Oman	2001
Disaster Management Implementation and Research Center	Middle East Technical University	Turkey	1997
Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute	Bogazici University	Turkey	1868

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.