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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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Science and the SDGs: ICSU leads a delegation to attend meetings in New York
24 April 2015
The Post-2015 Development Agenda is a unique opportunity to set an ambitious, integrated and transformational global agenda for sustainable development that is supported by a strong scientific evidence base. Scientific communities worldwide are mobilising
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IRDR ICoE Flagship project meets with municipal leaders
22 April 2015
On 21 April, ICoE Taipei researchers, members of the ICoE International Advisory Board, and the IRDR Executive Director met with representatives of local governments from New Taipei City and from Hsinchu County, who gave briefings of current implementatio
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IRDR Advanced Institute kicks-off of at ICoE Taipei
21 April 2015
The 2015 Advanced Institute (AI) on Disaster Risk Reduction and Loss Mitigation in Taipei, Taiwan from 20-25 April provided young to middle-career researchers and practitioners from Southeast Asia with the enhanced understanding, skills and practical know
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UNISDR Annual Report 2014
20 April 2015
This 2014 annual report is a mid-term report on the UNISDR 2014-2015 Biennium Work Programme. 2014 was a year in which much time was spent defining the future of disaster risk management. There were major gatherings around the world to weigh up the experi
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IRDR SC member at 7th World Water Forum in Daegu, Rep. of Korea
20 April 2015
In 2015, the World Water Forum, the largest water-related event in the world will take place in Daegu, Republic of of Korea. This large-scale international conference, held every three years since 1997, brings together academia, the public sector, NGO’s a
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IRDR partner GEM launches new cycle of training and scenario workshops
18 April 2015
The Kandilli Observatory And Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI), a partner for GEM in Turkey and with a special role in the “Earthquake Model of the Middle East region” hosted the capacity building and scenario workshop from 14-17 April 2015. The works
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Call for Applications: DRR is theme for APEC Science Prize (ASPIRE) 2015
17 April 2015
The Australian Academy of Science invites applications from Australian researchers for the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASIPIRE) award for 2015.The theme for this year's award is Disaster risk reduction: Understanding the rol
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IRDR ICoE in Colombia convenes symposium on local DRM jointly with National Committee and partners
16 April 2015
The IRDR International Centre of Excellence on Understanding Risk and Safety, based at the Institute of Environmental Studies of National University of Colombia at Manizales, and led by IRDR SC member Omar Dario Cardona, is organizing the “Interdisciplina
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ISSC/IDS Post-Doctoral Fellow for 2016 World Social Science Report
16 April 2015
The ISSC and IDS are seeking a motivated and outstanding post-doctoral researcher to do research and help with the editorial coordination of the 2016 World Social Science Report. The closing date is on Wednesday 13 May 2015, 10am UK time.The selected pers
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Resilient Cities: IRDR interacts with ICLEI World Congress
15 April 2015
[caption id="attachment_9571" align="aligncenter" width="620"] The 2015 ICLEI World Congress was held in Seoul, Korea. Some of the city’s most inspiring projects and policies include the Bus Rapid Transit System, Cheonggyechoen Restoration Project, and th
