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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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16 May 2023
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Join the Survey: International Day for Disaster Reduction 2014
23 September 2014
The world is changing rapidly. Globalization offers endless economic opportunities, but also has costs. Unsustainable land use and biodiversity loss are happening at an unprecedented speed. Global warming has seen a rise in temperature of about 0.8°C in t
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Disaster management conference hits Wellington
22 September 2014
The “chronic underestimation” of New Zealand’s flood risk and the long-term economic impacts of the Christchurch earthquakes will be among the many topics discussed at an international natural hazards conference in Wellington this week.The Australasian Na
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Young researchers helped to produce science digests in a prototype UN report
19 September 2014
Young researchers helped shape science policy in developing nations, with a number of them contributing to the UN’s recent prototype Global Sustainable Development Report — a planned one-stop shop for science advice.The present prototype global sustainabl
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International Symposium on Earth Observation (ISEO 2014) convene in Kyrgyzstan
18 September 2014
Jointly organized by the Institute of Physical and Technical Problems and Materials Science, National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic (IPTPMS, NAS/KR), the Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences (RADI/CAS), a
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S.H.M. Fakhruddin blogs on lessons learned from Pakistan flooding
17 September 2014
S.H.M. Fakhruddin, member of the IRDR Science Committee, shared his recent experience working in Pakistan on climate risk management assessment and training program for the government officials. Fakhruddin worked in the country in 2009-2010. Based from hi
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IRDR speaks on the role of science and technology during 2nd Arab Conference on DRR
16 September 2014
The 2nd Arab Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, organised by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the South Sinai Governorate and the League of Arab States convened in Sharm el-Sheik
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Call for Applications: TWAS Visiting Expert Programme
15 September 2014
The TWAS Visiting Expert Programme supports visits of internationally renowned scientists to institutions located in developing countries, especially those located in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).The objective of the programme is to provide instit
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TWAS Fellowships for Research and Advanced Training
12 September 2014
TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world is now accepting applications for the TWAS Research and Advanced Training Fellowship programme. TWAS is a global science academy based in Trieste, Italy, working to advance science and engineering for
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ICSU ROLAC and ISSC to hold international workshop on challenges of sustainability
11 September 2014
ICSU ROLAC and ISSC will hold an international workshop on “Society and Nature - Dialogue between Natural and Social Scientists on the Challenges of Sustainability” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 30 September to 1 October 2014. Jacob Palis, President of
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BNHCRC (IRDR National Committee Australia) addresses requirements for DRR research and action
10 September 2014
During his recent visit to the Headquarters of Bushfire & Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre (BNHCRC), IRDR Executive Director Rüdiger Klein had an opportunity to discuss with the secretariat leadership the specifics of the role of the Nation
