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The IRDR is the champion of Risk across UCL and brings 19 UCL institutes and departments together around the notion of Risk and disaster reduction.
We welcome the opportunity to develop long-term and successful alliances to develop completely new areas of research, technology and innovation that enhance social enterprise and businesses' competitive edge and increase the impact of UCL's world leading research.
The IRDR has a successful track record in rapidly assembling multi-disciplinary project teams to address an industry's problem and form the particular combination of skills required by the nature of the project. The following are examples of IRDR projects undertaken in partnership with external organisations:
Partnership - CAFOD, Bolivian Organisations, and Communities - Water Management
Rural agricultural-mining communities in the Lake Poopó Basin in Bolivia were assessed as highly vulnerable to water scarcity and contamination, with 70% of sites unsuitable for drinking water or irrigation without treatment. In a three-year partnership research project with the development agency CAFOD, Bolivian organizations and communities, we advised on improving water management strategies, supported local decision making, and reported to the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources.