News & Annoucements
IRDR Launches New Newsletter – June 2025 Issue Now Available!
News
14 July 2025
IRDR Publications and Activities for GP2025
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27 May 2025
Professor Saini Yang Appointed as the New Executive Director of IRDR
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08 July 2024
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Call for Expressions of Interest for IRDR International Centres of Excellence (Deadline 17 April 2026)
27 February 2026
IRDR invites EoIs for ICoEs by 17 April 2026, with specific application requirements and non-duplication rules.
Opportunities
Program-Specific Researcher position at the Research Center for Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
26 February 2026
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)
Events
Save the date and Call for presenters: IRDR Young Scientists Lumos "Indigenous Knowledge for DRR – Bridging Wisdom and Innovation"
13 February 2026
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.
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Evaluation Results of 2025 IRDR Pilot Study Application
13 February 2026
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.
Events
Call for Applications: 7th Batch of the IRDR Young Scientists Programme
12 February 2026
IRDR 7th YSP open for DRR researchers, deadline 31 Mar 2026, global network offered.
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Turning Climate Risk into Collective Action in the Island of Skiathos, Greece: A New Project from IRDR ICoE Resilience Economics and Sustainable Risk Transitions
12 February 2026
IRDR ICoE RE&SRT launched the community-driven REACT project in Skiathos, Greece (2025–2027), advancing DRR aligned with the Sendai Framework.
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ISC Launches Global Report “Towards Gender Equality in Scientific Organizations”
12 February 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.
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IRDR Holds First Online Meeting of Its ICoEs for 2026
11 February 2026
IRDR held its first 2026 ICoEs online meeting on 4 Feb, announcing the 2025 new ICoEs selection results, introducing its five dynamic work streams for Phase II, discussing post-2030 agenda participation, with all ICoEs committing to its 2025-2027 Action Plan for disaster risk reduction.
Events
Call for Stories | Living Legacies: Tales of Culture and Resilience
11 February 2026
UNESCO and ICHCAP seek Asia-Pacific personal stories linking culture and climate change for Living Legacies. Highlight community challenges and solutions, submit to the given UNESCO email by 15 March 2026. IRDR offers relevant heritage protection resources online.
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Call for Chapter Submissions: Emerging Technologies in Enhancing Disaster Resilience
04 February 2026
UNDRR launched a call for contribution for a new compendium titled “State of Art Policy and Practice of Emerging Technologies in Enhancing Resilience.” The submission deadline is 28 Feb, 2026.
