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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 science prominently featured at AGU fall meeting
31 July 2015
The Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union will take place in San Francisco, California, from 14 to 18 December 2015. The programme will cover many aspects of disaster risks including hazards.The Director of the IRDR ICoE VaRM, Carolina Distinguis
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Nature Climate Change publishes "Sendai targets at risk"
30 July 2015
IRDR DATA co-chair Susan Cutter and Melanie Gall both from the IRDR International Center of Excellence in Vulnerability and Resilience Metrics (ICoE-VaRM) published an online article in Nature Climate Change (Vol. 5, pg. 707–709, 24 July 2015).“Sendai tar
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New multi-million funding opportunity for DRR science
29 July 2015
The UK's Department for International Development (DFID) as well as the research councils NERC and the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) have launched a new programme with substantial funding for Science for Humanitarian Emergencies & Resi
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New Funds for Building DRR in Sub-Saharan Africa
28 July 2015
On the sidelines of the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, an €80 Mio. funding package was unveiled: “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communitie
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INQUA conference “Quaternary Perspectives on Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Civilization” kicks off
27 July 2015
Once every four years, the global Quaternary research community meets at the INQUA Congress to exchange the latest results and develop research agendas for the years to come. In 2015, from 26 July to 2 August, some 2000 quaternary researchers are welcomed
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SC member S.H.M. Fakhruddin on climate risk management and water management in Small Island Development States
24 July 2015
In a recent article published in “Pacific Island Report” of the University of Hawaii’s Pacific Islands Development Program, SC member S.H.M. Fakhruddin, goes beyond the core results of the Pacific Adaptation Climate Change (PACC) project sponsored by the
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PeriPeriU invited to attend ISDR African Working Group
23 July 2015
The Africa Working Group (AWG) on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) has been meeting bi-annually to take stock of the progress made regionally on the implementation of the intergovernmental agreements on Disaster Risk Reduction and the Africa Regional Strateg
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IRDR at 40th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop
21 July 2015
On Sunday, 19 July 2015, the Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop kicked off at Broomfield, Colorado. Traditionally, the meeting is designed to bring together researchers and practitioners from many fields and disciplines to discuss w
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IRDR Germany announces 7th International BBK Summer Academy
20 July 2015
Under the title "Crisis Management / Disaster Response", the German Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK: Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe) is organizing from 20 July to 31 July 2015 the 7th International B
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ANCST Workshop on Climate Change and Urban Environment held in Beijing
15 July 2015
On 15-17 July 2015, Tsinghua University in Beijing is hosting “Climate Change and Urban Environment” an ANCST (Asian Network on Climate Science and Technology) Workshop. Tsinghua’s Professor Jianping Wu is a key member of the workshop’s organising committ
