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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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Institute of Urban Environment to host Urban Health and Well-Being International Programme Office
25 November 2014
ICSU has launched a new research programme on Urban Health and Wellbeing that will be hosted at the Institute of Urban Environment (IUE) in the city of Xiamen in southern China.The Urban Health programme is a 10-year interdisciplinary research effort whos
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Conference agrees action plan to empower and protect women
24 November 2014
A conference organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva has agreed a multi-partner action plan to reinforce the role of women in developing and using weather and climate services for the benefit of the entire community.The Conferen
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ICSU ROLAC Steering Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction discusses strategy
23 November 2014
Following the Central American Workshop on Natural Hazards, and volcanic, seismic and hydrometeorological risks, supported by a number of regional science organisations and ICSU-ROLAC, and held at Carrillo-Guanacaste, in Costa Rica, on 19-20 November 2014
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Multi-hazard Symposium of APRU hears IRDR speakers
22 November 2014
The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) convened the Tenth Multihazard International Symposium at University of Chile in Santiago de Chile on 18-20 November 2014.Presentations at the event argued, along the lines of the research pursued under I
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Opportunity: TWAS-UNESCO Associateship Scheme
21 November 2014
TWAS, the world academy of sciences - for the advancement of science in developing countries – www.twas.org – is a global science academy based in Trieste, Italy, working to advance science and engineering for sustainable prosperity in the developing worl
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IRDR delivers S&T Major Group statement in WCDRR PrepCom2
20 November 2014
The Second Session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom2) for the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) concluded last 18 November evening in Geneva following two days of debate and discussion. Negotiations will still continue through
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Road to Paris: Q&A with Margareta Wahlström on the importance of building resilience
19 November 2014
Delegates from around the world will meet at the UN in Geneva in November to finalize preparations for the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction which will be adopted at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan in March 2
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IRDR's 12th SC Meeting gathered network partners for DRR research collaboration
18 November 2014
IRDR Network and Partnership meeting, a session of the 12th SC Meeting in Paris, France gathered IRDR partners from UNISDR, ICSU, ISSC, UK CDS, UN STAG, UNEP DTIE, UNESCO, who gave presentations of their ongoing DRR activities, new or anticipated activiti
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Historical Cities and Hydrogeological Disasters: Expert Workshop in Rome
17 November 2014
The Italian National Academy “Accademia dei Lincei”, held an expert workshop entitles “Resilienza delle città d’arte alle catastrofe idrogeologiche: successi e insuccessi dell’esperianza Italiana” at its headquarters in Rome, Italy, on 4-5 November 2014.T
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IRDR's 12th SC Meeting concludes with strategic plans for the programme
17 November 2014
The 12th meeting of IRDR Science Committee (SC) was recently held in ICSU Secretariat Paris, France from 13 – 15 November. Attended by more than 30 participants from IRDR SC, International Centres of Excellence (ICoEs), National and Regional Centres (NCs/
