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Technical Reports Risk management

This page lists technical reports of PIARC in the field of risk management. These publications are classified chronologically.

  • Social Resilience within Communities and Public Authorities for Extreme Weather - A PIARC Survey Report

    PIARC’s Technical Committee 1.5 -Disaster Management, has established a task related to the "Social Resilience within Communities and Public Authorities for Extreme Weather". This takes into account climate change issues and ways in which road administrations should manage disasters. It involves an engagement with worldwide road administrations to learn from global experience to promote knowledge sharing. As part of this research, an international survey was undertaken by TC 1.5- Working [...]

  • Learning More About Diversity and Inclusion in Road Disaster Management

    The World Road Association (PIARC) recognizes gender inclusion and diversity as a cross-cutting issue within its Strategic Plan 2024-2027. In 2021, PIARC created a Commission focused on these topics and assigned a permanent group to the Executive Committee. In 2024, PIARC Technical Committee (TC) 1.5 on Disaster Management conducted a survey to capture the gender, inclusion, and diversity issues apparent in disaster management, specifically in road disaster management. TC 1.5 aims to consider [...]

  • Challenges In Resilience Building For Road Disaster Management Coordination And Cooperation In Different Regions - Summary of PIARC & REAAA Joint Session at the IARC Osaka Workshop, May 2025

    The international workshop was organized by the World Road Association (PIARC) through its Technical Committee 1.5, "Disaster Management," and the Japan Road Association (JARA). The Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia (REAAA) collaborated with the event through its Climate Change, Resilience, and Disaster Management Committee. The workshop theme was "Road Disaster Management: Enhancing Coordination, Cooperation, and Diversity". This event provided information on the latest disaster [...]

  • Ensuring the Network Remains Operational during Unprecedented Conditions - Proceedings from Piarc Panel Discussion at Highways UK in October 2024

    Members of PIARC TC 1.5 Disaster Management from across the globe were asked to present and participate in a panel discussion at Highways UK in October 2024 : “PIARC Disaster Management Committee Panel: Ensuring the network remains operational during unprecedented conditions.” Highways UK is a major event for the highways and transportation industry in the UK that provides a conference, exhibition, and networking opportunities. This briefing note provides details on the thought provoking, [...]

  • Rapid Impact Assessment in the Highway Sector

    Most road networks around the world are impacted by natural and man-made hazards. Natural hazards are mostly climate- and geologically-induced, and landslides, debris flows, inland and coastal floods, earthquakes and drifting snow are among the most common. Man-made hazards include collisions and sabotage, for example, while forest fires can be sparked by extreme heat and careless or intentional ignition by the general public. The more severe of these hazards can impact large areas for long durations, [...]