The IRDR International Young Scientists Forum (IYSF) 2026 is a three-day international forum organized by IRDR and mainly hosted by IRDR IPO and IRDR ICoE Coherence. The forum brings early career researchers together to advance disaster risk science and its application to policy and practice in support of the Sendai Framework. Its outputs will assess the contribution of science to Sendai Framework implementation and generate forward-looking insights to inform the post-2030 disaster risk reduction agenda.

IRDR invites EoIs for ICoEs by 17 April 2026, with specific application requirements and non-duplication rules.

Based on the MoU between IRDR and GADRI, the two organizations will promote the opportunities among their network. This position offered by Kyoto University calls for application with a deadline of 11 March 2026 (Open until the position is filled)

With the evaluation scores, comments and the availability of IPO budget, IRDR IPO is pleased to annouce the evaluation results of 2025 IRDR Pilot Study Application.

IRDR will organize the 4th IRDR Young Scientists Lumos "Indigenous Knowledge for DRR – Bridging Wisdom and Innovation" on 4 March 2026. The deadline of applying for presentation is 23 Feb 2026.

SC launched a gender equality report on 11 Feb 2026, finding slow, uneven progress for women in scientific orgs and proposing institutional reforms. IRDR’s REACT project (2025-2027) in Greece’s Skiathos boosts local climate resilience with community-driven DRR, offering global lessons.