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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 China Annual Meeting discusses workplan 2015-2017
04 February 2015
The meeting of the IRDR National Committee for China under the chairmanship of Academician Prof Huadong Guo, Director General of RADI, heard reports from IRDR China and from IRDR International, as well as prospective presentations on possible future traje
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Institutionalising resilience in development programming
02 February 2015
The UK Overseas Development Institute (ODI) has produced a new briefing paper, based on a commissioned analysis of management and learning practices in DRR programmes of the global charity World Vision.“Key findings of the paper are drawn from examining t
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Urbanization: Driver of Risk - or Opportunities for Resilience?
30 January 2015
Presentation of the WorldRiskIndex with a special focus on Urban Areas in New YorkAs Governments and UN bodies prepare for the World-Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (March 2015), for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG in summer 2015) and the Cl
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IRDR France holds workshop on climate change uncertainties
28 January 2015
AFPCN (Association Française Pour la Prevention des Catastrophes Naturelles) functions as the IRDR National Committee for France. The AFPCN Working Group “Climate Change” continues its public engagement on topics raised by the 5th report of the IPCC, wit
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IRDR SC Member Jörn Birkmann to speak on World Risk Index project in New York
26 January 2015
IRDR SC member and Director of the Institute for Spatial Planning and Regional Development (University of Stuttgart) Jörn Birkmann will speak on global risk patterns and World Risk Index project in New York on 29 January 2015 within a High Level Event
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Celebrating the success of HFA
25 January 2015
In preparation for the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR), the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) is calling for the submission of good practices which highlight successful implementation of the Hyogo Framework
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IRDR France holds workshop on risks in the digital age
22 January 2015
AFPCN (Scientific Council, Association Française Pour la Prevention des Catastrophes Naturelles (AFPCN)) functions as the IRDR National Committee for France. The AFPCN Working Group Social Networks, New Technologies and Risks, led by Rémy Bossu, secretary
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IRDR SC member Omar D. Cardona at OpenQuake Model launch
21 January 2015
As part of the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Science Board (SC), IRDR SC member Omar Cardona participated in the SC board meeting from 19-20 January and attended the launch of the OpenQuake platform on January 21st in Pavia, Italy. The event, hosted by GE
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IRDR at International Workshop on High Impact Weather Research
20 January 2015
The World Meteorological Organisations (WMO), its World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) and the Tropical Cyclone Programme (TCP) are convening the International Workshop on High Impact Weather Research in Ningbo, China, on 20-23 January 2015. The worksh
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Tokyo Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience concludes
19 January 2015
The Tokyo Conference on International Study for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience which took place Jan 14-16 was co-organized by IRDR, the Science Council of Japan (SCJ), the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and T
