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Professor Saini Yang Appointed as the New Executive Director of IRDR
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08 July 2024 IRDR Introduction Video
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23 May 2023 Agreement on IRDR Phase II became effective on May 11 2023
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IRDR Scientific Committee gets new Chair and three new members
15 March 2019
Australian Prof. John HANDMER takes over as Chair of IRDR Scientific Committee, replacing Dr. Shuaib LWASA.
Prof. John Handmer, senior scientist of Das Royal Melbourne Institue of Technology oder RMIT University, Australia, assumed the role of Chair of
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WEBINAR Moving beyond exposure: addressing climate-related risks in informal coastal settlements
25 February 2019
Time: Tuesday 26 February 13:00 – 14:00 CETSource: https://council.science/events/moving-beyond-exposure-addressing-climate-related-risks-in-informal-coastal-settlementsRegister: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3710829050663008513This webinar br
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Save date for Science and Policy Forum in Geneva - a preparatory event of GP2019
21 February 2019
Science and Policy Forum for the Implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk ReductionDate: 13-14 May 2019Venue: Palais des Nations, GenevaCo-organized by UNISDR Science Technology Advisory Groups (STAG) International Science Council (ISC) Int
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Provide your comments for LODGD White Paper on Next generation disaster data infrastructure
17 February 2019
The work of Linked Open Data for Global Disaster Risk Research (LODGD) task group of CODATA is an increasingly important activity linking four global milestones – the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)
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Register for the Herrenhausen Conference "Extreme Events: Building Climate Resilient Societies"
15 February 2019
The Herrenhausen Conference "Extreme Events: Building Climate Resilient Societies" will take place in Hanover, Germany, on October 9-11, 2019.Registration is open now!The overall objective of the conference is to elucidate the relations between climate ex
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Survey: 30 Innovations used in Disaster Risk Reduction : products and approaches
09 January 2019
Click here for Survey!The impacts and damages caused by natural hazards are still enormous.While various disaster risk reduction (DRR) measures have been taken for many years, the application of science, technology and innovations are required more than e
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IRDR ICoE in Resilient Communities and Settlements (RCS) Was Formally Inaugurated
29 December 2018
IRDR ICoE in Resilient Communities and Settlements (RCS) was formally inaugurated this week at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur. The center was inaugurated at the hands of Dr. Padole, Director, VNIT Nagpur in the presence of ot
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Call for participation: International Symposium on “Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development”
18 December 2018
International Symposium on “Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development” from 7 -8 March, 2019 , which IRDR is one of the network partners, scheduled to be held at Asian Institute of Technology, THAILAND [www.disaster-sustainability.org].
The Sendai
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Call for abstracts: IRDR Flagship Project-SiDRR session on 2019 EGU GA
15 November 2018
Session:Disaster Risk Reduction for Hydro-geo Hazards in the Region of Silk RoadSession No: NH9.3/GI2.6Abstract submission: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2019/session/31465Submission deadline: 10 January 2019, 13:00 CETConvener: Peng Cui (Ac
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Call for application: IRDR Young Scientists Programme (4th batch)
04 November 2018
IRDR Young Scientists Programme started in late 2016. Currently, it is a community of 115 young researchers from over 40 countries for 3 batches.IRDR has invited our young scientists to participate the research of IRDR DATA and RIA working groups, provide
