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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 Communications Officer returns to the Philippines
22 May 2015
The IRDR Communications Officer, Charina Cabrido, is returning to her home country after 1,5 years of service at the IRDR International Programme Office (IPO) in Beijing, China. After serving in several communications functions at the Asian Development B
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Iran's DRR science moving closer to IRDR
21 May 2015
On the sidelines of the 7th International Conference of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering held in Tehran, Iran, the founding group for an Iranian IRDR National Committee convened in Tehran on 19 May 2015.The initiative to establish a National Committe
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IRDR’s R. Klein at UN-agencies session during SEE7
20 May 2015
The organisers of the 7th International Conference of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering held in Tehran, Iran, from 18 to 21 May 2015, convened a panel session on implementing the Sendai Framework for Action entitled “Science and Technology – from Theo
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Dr. Anne Castleton joins IRDR’s IPO as the new Science Officer
19 May 2015
On Anne’s first day at the IPO, she was warmly greeted by staff and briefly toured the impressive RADI building that houses the IRDR IPO. She sat down immediately with outgoing communications officer Charina Cabrido to understand the inner workings of IRD
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IRDR at Shakhes Pajouh Engineering Institute, Isfahan
18 May 2015
(18 May, 2015) - IRDR’s Rudiger Klein gave a presentation today on the mission, structure and ambitions of the global IRDR programme at Shakhes Pajouh Engineering Institute of Natural Hazards in Isfahan, Iran.The Shakhes Pajouh Engineering Institute of Na
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King’s College London is hiring a lecturer in Geography - Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk
17 May 2015
Based at the Strand Campus with its vibrant mix of academic disciplines, this appointment is part of a longer-term investment strategy to provide additional expertise in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. The post will be situated in t
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APEC Philippines 2015 hosts Expert WG Emergency Preparedness
14 May 2015
After almost two decades, the Philippines will host and chair the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015 and convene the APEC Senior Officials (SOM2) on 10-21 May 2015. One among the wide-range of topics to be discussed will be emergency preparedne
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IRDR SC roundtable and workshop with IRDR China
13 May 2015
On 3-5 June 2015, in conjunction with the 13th IRDR Science Committee (SC) Meeting and the 2nd plenary meeting of the new IRDR China Committee meeting, a roundtable on IRDR research and policy perspectives and capacity building workshop for early and mid-
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PeriPeri U's Student led Community Risk Assessment in Touws River, South Africa
12 May 2015
Students from the Research Alliance for Disaster and Risk Reduction (RADAR)’s Disaster Risk Studies course took part in a fieldtrip to Touws River, Western Cape, South Africa from 4-7 May, 2015 to conduct a Community Risk Assessment (CRA) for residents li
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Science and Technology Major Group on evidence-based policy for DRR
11 May 2015
[caption id="attachment_9816" align="alignleft" width="185"] Elisabeth Carabine, from Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London. Photo: IISD[/caption]Elisabeth Carabine, from Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, with support from the Climate a
