Our work focuses on social, environmental, technological, biological, medical, and economic disasters.
The Centre for Community Disaster Research at Mount Royal University is a trans-disciplinary centre for research, education and outreach related to disasters, crises, catastrophes, and pandemics. The Centre for Community Disaster Research (CCDR) at Mount Royal University is a trans-disciplinary centre for research, education, and outreach related to disasters, crises, catastrophes, and pandemics.
The CCDR is mandated with promoting rigorous academic research that is led by community need and involves university researchers, undergraduate/graduate students, government stakeholders, policy-makers, community organizations, and knowledge end-users. Following the catastrophic the Alberta flood in 2013, the CCDR grew out of widespread recognition that communities across Alberta, Canada, and the world will increasingly need to plan and prepare for extreme events. The CCDR strives to generate academic research, sustained discussions, programming, and policy recommendations that will help to mitigate disaster risk, lessen vulnerability, and contribute to community resilience. The CCDR is supported by several generous funders including: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), The Calgary Foundation, The Institute for Environmental Sustainability, and the Mount Royal University Faculty of Arts.
09/13/2025
A reminder to please join us on September 18, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM for the upcoming CCDR discussion panel, "Decolonizing Disaster Research: Community Perspectives and Researcher Responsibilities," at Mount Royal University, Riddell Library & Learning Centre, Visualization Classroom (EL1441). All are welcome to attend! This event brings together Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers, disaster researchers, and academic scholars to share insights and foster dialogue around decolonizing approaches to disaster research. For more details, please see the attached poster. *Please note a small change/update to some of the speakers.
09/04/2025
Please join us for an upcoming CCDR discussion panel, "Decolonizing Disaster Research: Community Perspectives and Researcher Responsibilities," on September 18, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Mount Royal University, Riddell Library & Learning Centre, Visualization Classroom (EL1441). This event brings together Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers, disaster researchers, and academic scholars to share insights and foster dialogue around decolonizing approaches to disaster research. All are welcome to attend! For more details, please see the attached poster.
09/13/2025
09/04/2025