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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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2017 AI-SOCD: Call for application
28 April 2017
[Announcement]Apply by 8 May 2017 for this capacity building opportunity in Taipei on the systems approach to facilitate multidisciplinary and participatory science for detecting and monitoring air pollution disasters in Asia-Pacific region.Systems thinki
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IRDR Young Scientists Programme: Call for application (2nd Batch)
19 April 2017
Last winter, IRDR started the IRDR Young Scientists Programme. We finally selected 41 excellent young researchers to join IRDR family in the first batch.Now the 2nd batch has opened up for application. Young researchers are encouraged to apply for IRDR Yo
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4th Young Earth Scientists Congress: Call for submission
18 April 2017
The YES Network is an international association of early-career geoscientists who are primarily under the age of 35 years and are from universities, geoscience organizations and companies from across the world. The YES Network was formed as a result of th
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International Conference on Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture: Call for registration
17 April 2017
International Conference on Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture (OFSA), jointly organized by Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) & Centre for Environment and Economic Development (CEED), will be held on 2nd-3rd June, 2017 in
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IRDR SC Member Bapon Fakhruddin was interviewed by Engineering Insight
06 April 2017
IRDR SC Member Bapon Fakhruddin was interviewed by Engineering Insight, the report was on April/May 2017, Vol 18/2.In this interview, Dr Bapon Fakhruddin MIPENZ discusses why global expertise is the key to climate resilience.“ I can catalogue in my mind:
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APRU Multi-Hazards Summer School 2017
05 April 2017
The 5th APRU MH Summer School will be held on 18-21 July at Tohoku University. This year’s focus is “Effective investment in disaster risk reduction for resilient society”. Students and faculty interested in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and management ar
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Two IRDR Young Scientists Share Their Experiences on Role of Youth in Disaster Risk Management in Nepal
27 March 2017
Two IRDR young scientists Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari of Tribhuvan University and Mr. Ranit Chatterjee of Kyoto University jointly conducted an awareness generation program with the local youth group in Kathmandu, Nepal. The event addressed present DRR needs
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Announcement of Faculty Positions of IDMR, Sichuan University – Hong Kong Polytechnic University
21 March 2017
The Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction (IDMR), located at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, invites applications for numerous faculty positions to begin September 2017 or at a mutually agreed date thereafter. Appointments will span t
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5th Regional Platform for DRR in Americas marked the first opportunity for governments and stakeholders to agree on a Regional Action Plan
10 March 2017
The Fifth Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas is the space that brings together key players from North, South, Central America and the Caribbean, involved in disaster risk reduction and resilience building. This is a multi-sector
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Call for Submission- Policy Briefs for DRR Edition of Youth SPI Publication
10 March 2017
Disaster Risk Reduction: A Road of OpportunitiesWe would like to share with you a call for submission of policy briefs / articles for the DRR Edition of the Youth Science-Policy Interface Publication coordinated by the UN Major Group for Children & Yo
