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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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UN Secretary-General calls for massive investment in disaster risk reduction
15 March 2015
The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, opened the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction on 14 March, stating that annual economic losses now exceed US$ 300 billion annually.[caption id="attachment_9037" align="alignleft" width="308" class="
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IRDR’s 3rd WCDRR Public Forum Side Event Focused on the Role of Science in DRR
15 March 2015
(Sendai, Japan, 15 March 2015) The Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) programme welcomed a full house of attentive participants to its side event during the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (3rd WCDRR) Public Forum. Held at th
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Science is used for disaster risk reduction: UNISDR Science and Technical Advisory Group report 2015
14 March 2015
Aitsi-Selmi A, Blanchard K, Al-Khudhairy D, Ammann W, Basabe P, Johnston D, Ogallo L, Onishi T, Renn O, Revi A, Roth C, Peijun S, Schneider J, Wenger D, Murray V. UNISDR STAG 2015 Report: Science is used for disaster risk reduction.This report discusses t
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UN Secretary-General Opens 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
14 March 2015
(Sendai, Japan, 14 March 2015) The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, opened the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (3rd WCDRR) today, welcoming an estimated 4,000 participants to what he described as "the highest-level
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IRDR's Mark Pelling on integrating science to reduce disaster risk
13 March 2015
Mark Pelling, IRDR SC member and Chair of Risk Interpretation and Action (RIA) project sat with SciDev.Net and shared his works towards refining the HFA2. The ten-year Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), an international agreement guiding nations to reduce
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Invitation to IRDR Side Event at 3rd WCDRR
12 March 2015
We cordially invite you all to attend the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) Public Forum side event at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (3rd WCDRR), 14-18 March 2015 in Sendai, Japan.Event details: Session title: Integrat
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IRDR strategy discussed by Latin American ICSU Focal Points
12 March 2015
On 9-10 March 2015, the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of IRDR co-sponsor ICSU (ICSU ROLAC), convened a workshop of National Member Focal Points at the University of Panama in Panama City.The event was inaugurated by Tomás Diez - Rese
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Community Risk Assessment Short Courses – hosted by RADAR, Stellenbosch University
10 March 2015
Venue: Stellenbosch UniversityDates: 29 June–3 July 2015 (Winter) or 17–21 November (Summer)The course, conducted biannually, focuses on strengthening community-based risk assessment capabilities in disaster-prone informal settlements. The course gives pr
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IRDR's Anthony Oliver-Smith co-authors report on Anthropology and Climate Change
08 March 2015
Anthony Oliver-Smith of the University of Gainesville, Florida, is one of the authors of a recent report "Changing the Atmosphere: Anthropology and Climate Change", issued by the Global Climate Change Task Force of the American Anthropological Association
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ICSU’s Regional Steering Group on Natural Hazards and Risk leverages funding
07 March 2015
The ICSU ROAP Steering Group on Natural Hazards and Risk (SGNHR) held its meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 24 and 25 February 2015. Chaired by James Terry from Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the group is currently composed of four oth
