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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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S & T and innovation – what countries want in the Post-2015 framework on DRR
16 November 2014
Julie Calkins, currently based at UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS), a group of 14 UK government departments and research funders working in international development that is closely cooperating with IRDR in the run-up to the 3rd WCDRR, has
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NASA visits IRDR host organisation RADI to prepare joint projects
16 November 2014
On 13 November, RADI Director-General and CAS Member GUO Huadong received a visiting US delegation headed by NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden. The NASA delegation visited the demonstration hall of Digital Earth science platform, the Airborne Remote Se
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IRDR's consultative meeting of National and Regional Committees concludes in UK
15 November 2014
The 1st Consultative Meeting of IRDR National & Regional Committees (IRDR NCs and RCs) concluded last 12 November at UKCDS, The Wellcome Trust in London, UK. The meeting discussed how membership in IRDR NCs and RCs can bring access to global network o
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Publication on Forensic Investigation of Typhoon Morakot Disaster
14 November 2014
IRDR ICoE-Taipei (Academy of Sciences located in Taipei) and National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction released a publication last May 2014 on Forensic Investigation of Typhoon Morakot Disaster: Nansalu and Daniao Village Case Study.
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5th Digital Earth Summit Held in Japan
14 November 2014
The 5th Digital Earth Summit was successfully held in Nagoya, Japan from 9-11 November 2014. Hosted by the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE) and organized by the Chubu University, Japan, the event gathered more than 100 participants from 22 c
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ICSU ROLAC to conduct Steering Committee Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction in Costa Rica
13 November 2014
The ICSU Regional Office for Latin American and the Caribbean (ROLAC) is conducting its Steering Committee Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction on 21 November, in parallel with the Workshop “Natural disasters and volcanic, seismic and hydro- meteorological
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FORIN Assessment, Revision and Update Workshop concludes with FORIN 2.0 outline
12 November 2014
The “FORIN Assessment, Revision and Update Workshop” was recently concluded in Paris, France last 12 November resulting to a more focused outline with intersecting and cross-cutting themes for (Forensic Investigations of Disasters (FORIN) 2.0. Led by IRDR
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ISSC Call for Applications – Future Earth Young Scientist Networking Conference 2015
11 November 2014
Early Career Scientists are invited to submit applications to participate in next year’s Future Earth Young Scientist Networking Conference on Integrated Science. The Future Earth Young Scientists Networking Conference on Integrated Science discussing the
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IRDR SC member Shuaib Lwasa at the UGEC Conference on Urban Transitions and Transformations
10 November 2014
The 2nd International UGEC Conference on Urban Transitions and Transformations: Science, Synthesis and Policy” last 6-8 November concluded with forward-looking approaches to new research directions, new collaborations and generation of knowledge in unders
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ADPC Career Opportunity: Department Head of Disaster Risk Assessment and Monitoring
09 November 2014
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from qualified practitioners and professionals.Position Title: Department Head, Disaster Risk Assessment and Monitoring (DRAM)The Department Head-DRAM
