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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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IRDR is to be a co-sponsor of the 2nd Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) Science Conference in Beijing
22 January 2016
PEEX is a multidisciplinary, multi-scale research initiative aiming at resolving the major uncertainties in Earth System and Global Sustainability Science. PEEX is especially concerned with Arctic and Pan-Eurasian regions. The vision of PEEX is to solve i
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IRDR publishes The FORIN Project: A conceptual framework and guide to research
21 January 2016
Forensic Investigations of Disasters (FORIN) has an important new publication: Forensic Investigations of Disasters (FORIN): a conceptual framework and guide to research. This is FORIN's second major publication. It both articulates a conceptual framework
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WILLIAM PATON is IRDR's INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
25 December 2015
An Interim Executive Director has stepped in to lead IRDR for a six-month transition period. During this time, a review of the IRDR programme will be conducted and recruiting a new ED will take place.William (‘Bill’) Paton PhD has 30 years’ experience wor
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Improving flood warnings reduces communities' vulnerability
18 December 2015
Early warning is a key element of disaster risk reduction and in recent decades, there have been major advancements in medium-range and seasonal forecasting. IRDR’s RIA project (Risk Interpretation and Action) looks at decision-making for uncertainty resi
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IRDR expert panel keynotes NEEDS conference in Copenhagen
11 December 2015
Susan Cutter, Allan Lavell, Dick Eiser, and Anthony Oliver-Smith discussed their perspectives on disaster risk research and their roles in founding IRDR and leading its 4 Working Groups in a panel moderated by Science Officer Anne Castleton at NEEDS - The
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Urban seismic risk index developed for Medellín, Colombia
08 December 2015
A paper documenting the development of an Urban seismic risk index for Medellín, Colombia, based on probabilistic loss and casualties estimations is available online at Natural Hazards. IRDR's ICoE in Understanding Risk and Safety was a leading partner in
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Fully-funded 4-year PhD on socio-economic resilience & post-disaster recovery assessment
03 December 2015
We invite applications for a fully-funded 4-year PhD position to study socio-economic resilience and post-disaster recovery assessment. The project will focus on the development of methods to identify and understanding physical and non-physical indicators
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ICSU publishes booklet on 60 years of climate change research
03 December 2015
In the run up to COP21, the International Council for Science (ICSU) has just published the booklet “The International Council for Science and Climate Change: 60 years of facilitating climate change research and informing policy”. The electronic version
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New IRDR SC Chair and members announced at SC14
29 November 2015
The 14th IRDR Scientific Committee meeting gathered disaster risk experts from 14 countries on 4 continents at Stellenbosch University in South Africa from 16-18 November. This was the first time the Scientific Committee had met outside China or Europe. S
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Northumbria University seeks professor in Human Geography
12 November 2015
The Faculty of Engineering and Environment is advancing applications of Human Geography to critical issues of our times through excellent research, teaching and innovation. They seek to appoint a high calibre individual with an excellent international rep
