This position will be the assistant of IRDR Executive Director on logisitics and scientific task.

IRDR opens the position of Science and Communication Officer and looks forward to the applications from young researchers.

The 29th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held on 11-24 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan bringing together leaders of states and/or their representatives from about 200 countries. The outcome of the conference was a new finance goal “to help countries to protect their people and economies against climate disasters and share in the vast benefits of the clean energy boom”.

IRDR participated in the Discussing and sharing the current understanding of ICH and climate change linkages, case studies on impacts and roles of ICH safeguarding, potential entry points to integrate ICH in climate change policy frameworks and mapping concrete actions to strengthen ICH safeguarding in the face of climate change in East Asia.

On November 5, 2024, during World Tsunami Awareness Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the critical role of early warning systems. Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, he advocated for the UN's Early Warnings for All initiative. The Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) has been pivotal in advancing these systems, aiming to enhance global disaster preparedness by 2027.

The Declaration identified the priorities of priority areas proposed in the global risk science research framework with recommended IRDR Work Streams and IRDR Pilot Studies.