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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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Great success of "Asia Science Technology Academia Stakeholder Group Dialogue" of AMCDRR Pre-Conference Event
03 November 2016
IRDR organized a pre-conference event of AMCDRR--"Asia Science Technology Academia Stakeholder Group Dialogue" while mainly presenting as Science, Technology and Academic sector, on Nov 2,2016, New Delhi.In the conference, Rajib Shaw (executive director o
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Apply for "Young Scientists Programme" and Join IRDR Family!
03 November 2016
IntroductionThe Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) calls for enhanced role of science and technology for evidence based decision-making. It also urges the need for innovation and partnership, which is linked to practise and diverse
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Register for The International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) Story Maps Competition
26 October 2016
As part of the International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU), EUROGEO has today announced two new competitions to be held in conjunction with Esri and the International Geographic Union Commission for Geographic Education. Entrants can win up to 1500
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Webinar: The IPCC’s 1.5C Report: critical opportunities for social science to shape the future
14 October 2016
What are the impacts of warming at 1.5°C? What would 1.5°C warming mean for responding to climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty? And what kind of social science research is needed to help answer these questions?Webinar:
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RIF-Asia Call for Partners!
13 October 2016
The Asia-Pacific region is home to 40 per cent of all natural disasters and 84 per cent of people affected by natural disasters worldwide. With the region facing such a magnitude of humanitarian and development challenges, there is need for innovation and
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Experts of IRDR – Prof. Joern Birkmann and Ass. Prof. Shuaib Lwasa - published together with colleagues from the USA and Europe a new piece in NATURE
29 September 2016
Experts of IRDR – Prof. Joern Birkmann (University of Stuttgart, Member of the Science Committee of IRDR) and Ass. Prof. Shuaib Lwasa (Makerere University, Member and Head of the Science Committee of IRDR) - published together with colleagues from the US
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Prof. Ian Burton was awarded the Laureat d’Honneur 2016 from IGU!
27 September 2016
Prof. Ian Burton, former Scientific Committee member of IRDR, was awarded the Laureat d’Honneur 2016 from the International Geographical Union for his pioneering work on the understanding of disasters.This prestigious award was established to recogn
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Call for Abstracts: 7th International Conference on Building Resilience
23 September 2016
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 7th International Conference on Building ResilienceUsing scientific knowledge to inform policy and practice in disaster risk reduction and managementhttp://www.buildresilience.org/2017/ Date: 27-29 November 2017Location: Bangk
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Survey on Science and technology for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia
13 September 2016
Click here for Survey! The 1st Asian Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction on 23-24 of August 2016 was organised by UNISDR with support from IRDR and other partners, which aims to discuss the key issues, challenges, needs and oppor
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1st Workshop to Strengthen Scientific Advisory Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction was successfully held!
30 August 2016
1st Workshop to Strengthen Scientific Advisory Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction was successfully held at National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), Bangkok, Thailand, on 25th and 26th August 2016, co-organized by ICSU Regional Office for Asia and
