News & Annoucements
IRDR Launches New Newsletter – June 2025 Issue Now Available!
News
14 July 2025
IRDR Publications and Activities for GP2025
News
27 May 2025
Professor Saini Yang Appointed as the New Executive Director of IRDR
News
08 July 2024
News
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.
News
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.
Events
Third Issue of the IRDR Newsletter Now Available
26 January 2026
The third IRDR newsletter (Oct-Dec 2025) is available, covering SC28, IPO staff expansion, new ICoEs, 15 young scientists, and IRDR’s commitment to disaster risk reduction and partnerships.
Events
Call for Participation: ISC-IAP-SGCES Webinar on Women in Scientific Organisations
23 January 2026
ISC, IAP and SGCES host a webinar on Women in Scientific Organisations (11 Feb 2026, 14:00-16:00 UTC) to share 2025 survey findings, practices and challenges, open to all.
News
Call for Submissions for Upcoming IRDR Special Issue in the Journal of Hazards, Risk and Resilience
14 January 2026
IRDR announces a special issue in JHRR, focusing on community-based DRR and CCA, with innovative research by young scientists. Themes cover climate impacts, risk governance, DRR financing, etc. Submission deadline is 30 April 2026; guidelines at the specified link.
News
The IRDR Programme Welcomes Three New ICoEs to the Community
24 December 2025
IRDR adds 3 new International Centres of Excellence focused on resilience economics, multi-hazard informatics, and hydroclimatic disasters to advance science for disaster risk reduction.
News
Season’s Greetings From IRDR
23 December 2025
IRDR extends 2026 season’s greetings, highlighting 2025’s DRR partnerships, Action Plan advances, key meetings, new members, and UNDRR collaboration. It looks to post-2030 science-policy engagement, welcoming continued community involvement.
News
IRDR Highlights the Benefits of Utilising AI for DRR at 2025 Young Scientists Tengchong Roundtable
17 December 2025
On 6 December 2025, IRDR participated in the Young Scientists Tengchong Roundtable themed "AI for Regional Sustainability". IRDR representatives showcased AI applications for disaster risk reduction and highlighted opportunities within the IRDR Young Scientists Programme to the attendees.
News
2025 IFEMR: IRDR's Saini Yang Highlights Global Practices in Disaster Risk and Emergency Health
17 December 2025
Dr. Saini Yang addressed the 2025 IFEMR in Beijing, themed "Emergency Medicine: AI-Enabled Future". She emphasized integrating disaster risk reduction with planetary health, showcasing IRDR's work in Health-EDRM and collaboration with global partners to advance risk governance.
