News & Events
IRDR Launches New Newsletter – June 2025 Issue Now Available!
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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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IRDR Highlights AI Solutions for DRR at ISOSC 2025
25 September 2025
IRDR called for transformative governance frameworks to ensure open science clouds operate with inclusivity, ethics, and equity at their core.
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Building Disaster Resilience in SIDS: The Role of Digital Earth Technologies
25 September 2025
IRDR participated in Capacity Building Workshop for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and demonstrated its steadfast commitment to enhancing resilience in SIDS.
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Resilience and Science for Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development
24 September 2025
This is the message from IRDR Scientific Committee Chair to 2025 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and World Science Day for Peace and Development.
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IRDR Addressed Technology-Driven Solutions for Disaster Resilience at SIMR 2025
15 September 2025
IRDR demonstrated its efforts in leveraging technology and global partnerships to advance disaster resilience strategies at the 2nd International Conference on Smart Informatics and Multi-hazard Reduction.
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Climate Resilience and Sustainability Highlighted at Global Sustainable Islands Summit 2025
25 August 2025
IRDR SC member Dr. Ronald Roopnarine contributed to several high-level panels on water conservation, food security, and sustainable agriculture.
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UNDRR and ISC Launch Updated Hazard Information Profiles (HIPs) to Tackle Evolving Global Risks
20 August 2025
The virtual launch of the 2025 update to the UNDRR–ISC Hazard Information Profiles (HIPs) was held on 18 August 2025. The HIPs provide a comprehensive, science-based overview of 281 hazards, from floods and wildfires to pandemics and cyber threats, serving as an essential resource for disaster risk reduction worldwide.
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IRDR Advances Heritage Resilience at ASEAN Sustainable Urbanization Forum 2025
15 August 2025
IRDR co-organised a special session on Resilient Heritage: Safeguarding ASEAN’s UNESCO Sites for a Sustainable Future, which reinforced IRDR's commitment to science-based solutions that protect both cultural heritage and urban resilience across ASEAN.
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Academic Leaders Explore Collaborative DRR Research with IRDR
12 August 2025
Professor Deliang Chen, Chair Professor at Tsinghua University and International Science Council (ISC) Fellow, along with Dr. Siquan Yang, Director of the National Institute of Natural Hazards, visited IRDR IPO to discuss strategic collaboration in disaster risk reduction (DRR).
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Call for application: IRDR International Centres of Excellence [DDL 28 Sep]
11 August 2025
IRDR invites applications from qualified institutions to become IRDR International Centres of Excellence (ICoEs). IRDR ICoEs serve as hubs for transdisciplinary research, capacity building, and policy support in advancing the mission of IRDR, which is to mobilize science for disaster risk reduction (DRR), resilience building, and sustainable development.
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IRDR Pilot Study: 2025 Call for proposals
11 August 2025
IRDR Pilot Study (PS) is a research project focusing on the research priorities proposed in the IRDR Action Plan and funded by IRDR International Programme Office (IPO). IPO will fund no more than five PS in 2025.
