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25-902: The report has been published annually by Byter Entwicklung Hilft since 2011 – until 2016 in cooperation with the Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) at the United Nations University in Bonn. Since 2018, the WorldRiskReport has been published jointly with the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) at the Ruhr University Bochum . The report aims to highlight linkages between extreme natural events, climate change, disaster risk reduction , and social inequality at

50-407: A "harbour of knowledge", with the buildings symbolising vessels, by architect Helmut Hentrich . The campus has undergone heavy modernisation and extension efforts, including the construction and refurbishment of several buildings. Some of the original 1960s buildings are to be rebuilt, instead of refurbished, due to PCB contamination. The overall campus concept envisions a modern facility and

75-627: A comprehensive and multi-layered perspective on disaster risk as a complex phenomenon. So far, the following focal topics have been addressed in the context of the WorldRiskReports: The WorldRiskIndex uses 27 aggregated, publicly available indicators to determine disaster risk for 181 countries worldwide. Conceptually, the index is composed of exposure to extreme natural hazards and the societal vulnerability of individual countries. Earthquakes, cyclones, floods, droughts, and climate-induced sea-level rise are considered in

100-912: A global framework for cooperation between the following universities: The NOHA Master at the IFHV enjoys broad support by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the German Red Cross in particular, the European Union , the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) in Venice as well as many other affiliated non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and inter-governmental organisations (IGOs) and

125-582: A legal and social-scientific perspective. The Institute also provides high-level academic and professional training for the next generation of personnel in the area of humanitarian action. The IFHV’s interdisciplinary angle is put into practice through its Joint Master’s Programme in International Humanitarian Action, part of the European University Network on Humanitarian Assistance (NOHA). Since 2014,

150-523: Is an international association of universities that aims at enhancing professionalism in the humanitarian sector, by promoting humanitarian values through higher education. Its flagship Joint Master’s Programme in International Humanitarian Action was created in 1993. Its European partner universities are: The NOHA Master has been awarded the status of an Erasmus Mundus Programme, providing EU-funded scholarships for outstanding third-country nationals. It further enables students and scholars to become part of

175-477: Is one of the leading research institutes on humanitarian law and humanitarian studies in Europe. It was founded in 1988 on the initiative of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Knut Ipsen, then rector of Ruhr University Bochum, as a means to conduct research on international conflicts and provide solutions to resolve them. The IFHV’s research is highly interdisciplinary with a focus on international humanitarian studies from

200-494: Is published quarterly by the Institute in cooperation with the German Red Cross. Bofaxe deal with current events related to international humanitarian law. Usually making up not more than one page, Bofaxe are an instrument to provide comprised analysis on pressing matters of international concern. They are an opportunity for acclaimed experts as well as younger legal researchers to share their views on events shaping

225-475: Is that although their roofs are all at the same apparent height (sky level), the absolute heights of the buildings vary in accordance with their placement on the undulating landscape in which the university is located: the campus is at the edge of a green belt on high ground adjacent to the Ruhr valley. The arrangement of the buildings and the (concrete) paths and bridges between them was originally meant to resemble

250-547: The European Commission 's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and discussed by experts from academia, politics, and development policy practice. Based on the concept of the WorldRiskIndex, index-based risk analyses for freshwater regions, the global fisheries sector, and mangrove areas were conducted in cooperation between Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft and

275-680: The Excellence Initiative of the German Federal and State Governments (2007), a competition between Germany's most prestigious universities. It was one of the few institutions left competing for the title of an "elite university", but did not succeed in the last round. There are currently nine universities in Germany that hold this title. The University of Bochum was one of the first universities in Germany to introduce international bachelor's and master's degrees, which replaced

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300-628: The Ruhr area . A major facility for patient care is the University Hospital/Knappschaftskrankenhaus in the district Langendreer of Bochum. Internationally renowned experts in their respective fields include professors Wolff Schmiegel in oncology and Burkhard Dick in ophthalmology . The centralized university campus architecture is comprised almost exclusively of the 1960s architecture style referred to as Brutalism , consisting of 14 almost identical high-rise buildings. One striking feature of these buildings

325-492: The Institute is headed by Prof. Dr. Pierre Thielbörger, M.PP. ( Harvard ). Its staff consists of about 25 employees (including student research assistants) and about 10 PhD students. Current professors involved in the Institute’s work are: The Institute’s research programme is based on four pillars: Some significant current and former research areas include The European University Network on Humanitarian Assistance (NOHA)

350-447: The exposure analysis. Societal vulnerability is divided into susceptibility to extreme natural events, lack of coping capacities, and lack of adaptive capacities. All index components are scaled to the value range from 0 to 100. The higher a country's index score on the WorldRiskIndex, the higher its national disaster risk. For illustration and better comparability of the results, all countries are divided into five nearly equal classes using

375-510: The form of the WorldRiskIndex is supplemented by several focus articles on central aspects of disaster risk and its management. In addition to the focus articles, the reports usually contain several case studies intended to provide insights into the project work of the member organizations of Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft on the respective focus topics. For the focus articles and case studies, Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft and IFHV cooperate with external experts from science and practice, thus aiming to provide

400-905: The global environmental organization The Nature Conservancy , as well as in collaboration with several universities such as the University of California Santa Cruz and McGill University . The cooperation project between Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft and The Nature Conservancy is part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and was funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety . Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict The Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) at Ruhr University Bochum (Germany)

425-409: The global level to provide a realistic picture of disasters and risk. Through the close exchange between science and development policy practice, approaches to solutions and recommendations for action for current challenges in disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and development policy are identified. With the focus topics in the WorldRiskReport, the quantitative disaster risk analysis in

450-634: The number of countries analyzed has been expanded. RiskIndex coping capacities adaptive capacities coping capacities adaptive capacities The publication of the WorldRiskReports has regularly reached widespread media resonance in Germany in recent years. The WorldRiskReport also attracts attention in the international press. The 2019 and 2020 WorldRiskReports on the focal topics of water supply and forced displacement and migration were presented at two conferences organized by

475-401: The placement of Bochum as a "knowledge city". Ruhr-University is financed and administered by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . Currently, 42,718 students are enrolled, and the university employs around 5,600 staff (411 of which are professors), making it one of the ten largest universities in Germany as of 2014. Kurt Biedenkopf , who later became prime minister of the state of Saxony ,

500-533: The quintile method. The primary methodological concept of the index was developed jointly by the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft and first published in 2011. Since 2017, the index has been calculated and methodologically advanced by IFHV. As part of the index's evolution to date, new datasets on exposure and societal vulnerability have been included, and

525-486: The southern hills of the central Ruhr area , Bochum , Germany. It was founded in 1962 as the first new public university in Germany after World War II . Instruction began in 1965. The Ruhr-University Bochum is one of the largest universities in Germany and part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft , the most important German research funding organization. The RUB was very successful in

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550-654: The traditional German Diplom and Magister. Except for a few special cases, such as law, these degrees are offered by all faculties of the Ruhr-University. Currently, the university offers a total of 184 different study programs from all academic fields represented at the university. Unlike many older German universities, the buildings of Ruhr-University are all centralized on one campus, located south of Bochum city. The Faculty of Medicine includes several university clinics that are located at different centres in Bochum and

575-424: The wider international humanitarian community. The Institute maintains a significant range of different publication series in international law in order to provide information about long-term subjects as well as contemporary issues. The Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict is the leading German journal for research on international humanitarian law , human rights and peacekeeping law. It

600-546: The world. Since 2010, the IFHV and the Ruhr University Bochum regularly release the IFHV Working Papers . It offers researchers the opportunity to bring their academic work on humanitarian issues to the attention of a broader audience. Ruhr University Bochum The Ruhr University Bochum (German: Ruhr-Universität Bochum , RUB ) is a public research university located in

625-645: Was rector of the university from 1967 to 1969. The university is organized into twenty-one different faculties. These are: ECUE - European Culture and Economy In the QS World University Rankings for 2024, the university was ranked 375th globally and 20th nationally. Meanwhile, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2024 positioned the university in a range between 251st and 300th worldwide, and between 25th and 31st in

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