PUCMM and Onesvie join forces to establish Resilience and Multi-Hazard Risk Research Center.

 

Fuente: dominicantoday.
Santo Domingo.- The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra PUCMM and the National Office for Seismic Assessment and Vulnerability of Infrastructure and Buildings Onesvie formalized a collaboration on Wednesday to establish a specialized research center for comprehensive disaster risk management. The Resilience and Multi-Hazard Risk Research Center CIRRMA-ONESVIE-PUCMM will particularly focus on seismic risk reduction. The agreement, signed by the university’s rector, Reverend Father Dr. Secilio Espinal, and Onesvie’s general director, Leonardo Reyes Madera, outlines objectives including the training of human capital for multidisciplinary research aimed at contributing to risk reduction. Additionally, the collaboration opens the possibility for the future establishment of the National Earthquake Resistant Engineering Laboratory. At the signing ceremony, Onesvie’s director emphasized the seismic activity in the Dominican Republic, underscoring the importance of proactive measures despite the […]