News & Annoucements
Fourth Issue of the IRDR Newsletter Now Available
News
27 April 2026
IRDR Launches New Newsletter – June 2025 Issue Now Available!
News
14 July 2025
Opportunities
Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Internship Opportunity with UNDRR Regional Office in Bangkok, Thailand
30 April 2026
The UNDRR has an opening for a full-time internship dealing with Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The internship will be based at the UNDRR's Office in Bangkok, Thailand. The deadline for applications is 11 May 2026.
Opportunities
IRDR ICoE-RE&SRT (Greece) Invites Papers for Session at Upcoming FEMISE 2026 Annual Conference
30 April 2026
The IRDR ICoE-RE&SRT (Greece) invites submissions for its session, “Sustainability Transitions in Times of Disruption: Economic Resilience, Risk, and Systemic Transformation”, at the upcoming FEMISE 2026 Annual Conference. The deadline for submission is 20 May 2026.
News
Fourth Issue of the IRDR Newsletter Now Available
27 April 2026
The fourth issue of the IRDR newsletter, which covers the first quarter of 2026, January to March 2026, is now available.
News
IRDR and Scilight Press Join Forces for Open-Access DRR Knowledge and Capacity Building
24 April 2026
IRDR IPO and Scilight Press, a Beijing-based international academic publisher, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 23 April 2026, formalising a new strategic partnership focused on open-access DRR knowledge and capacity building.
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IRDR Participates in HEDRM Symposium on Dengue Prevention, Featuring China-Laos Railway Case Study
20 April 2026
IRDR joined the GX Foundation and IRDR ICoE-CCOUC in a symposium in Beijing to advance Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (HEDRM) approaches to dengue prevention. The event highlighted findings from a major GX Foundation project along the China-Laos Railway corridor, the findings of which are presented in an interim IRDR Special Report.
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IRDR and BRIN Move to Revitalize Disaster Risk Cooperation in Indonesia
18 April 2026
IRDR and Indonesia's BRIN have signed a Letter of Intent to re-activate the IRDR National Committee Indonesia and explore establishing an IRDR ICoE.
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IRDR and GADRI Forge Strategic Alliance to Advance Disaster Risk Reduction Research
29 December 2025
IRDR and the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a collaborative partnership aimed at deepening scientific cooperation on disaster risk reduction (DRR).
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Preserving the World’s Collective Disaster Memory: Support to EM-DAT
13 April 2026
EM-DAT, the most widely used and trusted global disaster database for tracking natural and technological disasters by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), faces the risk of termination due to the absence of sustainable funding following the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Opportunities
Call for Applications: 2026 International Summer School on Climate Change and Related Risks
09 April 2026
The IRDR ICoE on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather/Climate Extremes Impact and Public Health (IRDR ICoE-RIG-WECEIPHE) invites applications for its 2026 International Summer School on Climate Change and Related Risks. The programme will be hosted at Fudan University, Shanghai, China, from 6 to 24 July 2026.
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IRDR Pledges Scientific Support for AADMER Work Programme 2026–2030 at 7th AADMER Partnership Conference
08 April 2026
Two IRDR Young Scientists, Dr. Nuraini Rahma Hanifa and Dr. Mizan Bisri, actively contributed to the 7th AADMER Partnership Conference in Jakarta.
