International Consortium on Landslides (ICL)

Contact Details

Main address: Secretariat: UNITWIN Network, Kyoto Univ, Uji Campus, 611 0011, Kyoto, Japan, Tel: (81 774) 384 834, Fax: (81 774) 384 019, E-mail: secretariat (at) iclhq.org

URL: http://icl.iplhq.org/

Aims

Promote landslide research and capacity building in developing countries; evaluate landslide risk in urban, rural and developing areas; combine and coordinate international expertise in landslide risk assessment and mitigation studies.

Official Relations

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)^* (Consultative Status).

Activities

Organizes: triennial World Landslide Forum; Projects of International Programme on Landslides (IPL).

Publications

Landslides - journal.

Members

Full in 33 countries and territories:

• Nigeria, South Africa.

• Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, United States of America.

• China, India, Indonesia, Iran - Islamic Republic of, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan/China, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam.

• Albania, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Norway, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine.

Included in the above, 3 organizations listed in this Yearbook:

• International Centre for Geohazards (ICG)^*; International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)^*; Joint Research Centre (JRC)^*.

UNESCO NGO Section Data

Type of Relation with UNESCOConsulatative Status

Reclassification date2007

Programme sector: EDNo

Programme sector: SCYes

Programme sector: SHSNo

Programme sector: CLTNo

Programme sector: CIINo

Programme sector: BSPNo

Programme sector: AFRNo

Name and contact details of NGO focal point at UNESCOM. Marjoram Tony
SC/BES/CBE

History2002 Creation 2007 Admission to operational relations (176 EX/45) (176 EX/Dec.45)

Contribution to UNESCO's programmes 2007: ICL contributes significantly to furthering the activities of UNESCO in disaster reduction. For this reason the Natural Sciences Sector strongly recommends the establishment of official relations between UNESCO and the International Consortium of Landslides.

Keywords Natural disasters

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