The Faculty of Geosciences and Environment of UNIL is now member of GADRI (Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes). M. Jaboyedoff participated to the 3rd Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction: Expanding the Platform for Bridging Science and Policy Making (GSRIDRR 2017) at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), (Kyoto University, Uji Campus, Oubaku Plaza, Kyoto, Japan) – 19 to 21 March 2017. The meeting asked to the participant to present future challenging research topics (program). M. Jaboyedoff gave a talk about: Costal erosion by landsliding.