News & Events
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
IRDR Introduction Video
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23 May 2023
Join us: Pre-event of GP2025 and 2nd IRDR Young Scientists Lumos
27 May 2025
The 2nd IRDR Young Scientists Lumos, co-hosted by IRDR and the U-INSPIRE Alliance, will take place online as a pre-event for the 2025 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) the the theme “Localization of the Global Agenda: DRR Solutions from Young Professionals”.
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Call for Application: 2025 International Summer School Program on Climate Change and Related Risks
27 May 2025
IRDR ICoE Fudan, in collaboration with WMO and MAP-AQ, is pleased to announce the 2025 International Summer School Program focusing on "Human Activity and Weather/Climate Extremes" (June 29 - July 18, 2025). A limited number of scholarships are available to international participants.
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IRDR Publications and Activities for GP2025
27 May 2025
This is to show the collective contribtions from IRDR community to GP2025.
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IRDR explored the cooperation opportunities with UK DRR research community
15 April 2025
In April, IRDR Executive Director visited several DRR research teams in UK to explore the cooperation opportunities, including the IRDR ICoE RIA hosted by Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London, DARe team from Newcastle University and Edinburgh Climate Change Institute of University of Edinburgh.
Events
Join the Hackathon: Innovators Wanted!
15 May 2025
Youth Climate Action and Disaster Risk Reduction Hackathon aims to create a global platform for youth collaboration and problem-solving. This year, innovations are expected from 1. Resilient Cities and Innovative Climate Adaptation in Communities, 2. Climate Action and Disaster Risk Reduction Driven by Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, 3. Balanced Development Between Nature Reserves and Human Communities.
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IRDR and UNESCO Urge Stronger Global Collaboration on Safeguarding the Cultural Heritage in the Context of DRR and CCA
07 May 2025
IRDR and UNESCO organised a forum titled “International Cooperation for Climate Change”. This forum brought together experts and scholars from all over the world to discuss the importance of comprehensive research on disaster risk and cultural heritage in the context of climate change and the need for international cooperation.
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Join us: Pre-Event for 2025 GPDRR & 2025 IRDR Young Scientists Lumos
21 April 2025
The topic of this Lumos is “From Data to Action: DRR solutions from young professionals”. This topic aligns with the cross-cutting theme of 2025 GPDRR “Accelerate action for our collective sustainable future” and priority of global risk science research framework “Harness technologies, innovations, data and knowledge for risk reduction”. The innovations presented in this workshop will be shown in the YYP Innovation Lab at 2025GPDRR.
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International Cooperation for Climate Change Session @ 2025 DRR Conference
21 April 2025
The 2025 Disaster Risk Reduction Conference will be held in Hangzhou from April 28 - 29. IRDR and UNESCO will co - organize a sub - forum on “International Cooperation for Climate Change”. Register to Participate.
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IRDR Session in HNPW 2025: Partners to Boost DRR in the context of Humanitarian Efforts
15 April 2025
The 2025 Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW 2025) event was successfully concluded in Geneva, Switzerland. In this two-week high-level event, IRDR co-organized a session with Peaceland Foundation and MAP-AQ entitled: “Strengthening Anticipatory Action: Inclusive Approaches to Global Disaster Resilience Building”.
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Call for participation: “Urban Environmental Health and Safety” session @ 2nd Urban Safety Forum
01 April 2025
To promote technological innovation in urban safety, Beijing Normal University, University of Science and Technology Beijing, and Sun Yat-sen University will jointly host the "2nd Urban Safety Forum" in Zhuhai from April 18-20, 2025.As an important part of the forum, the " Urban Environmental Health and Safety" session will be jointly organized by the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) and Urban Health and Wellbeing (UHWB). Register to Participate.
