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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 SC member Susan Cutter reports on results of new FORIN publication at IRDR Conference
29 July 2014
“Hurricane Katrina and the Forgotten Coast of Mississippi” was the title of a presentation by IRDR SC member Susan L. Cutter in a session on FORIN (“Forensic Investigations of Disasters”) held during the recent IRDR Conference 2014. It is also the title o
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Applications for the Public Forum (Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction) is now open
28 July 2014
The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) will be held from 14 to 18 March 2015 in Sendai City, Japan. To consider and adopt the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction, several thousand participants are expected, including
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Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC to hold AFAC 2014 Conference
23 July 2014
The Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC will be joining forces with Australian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) to host the AFAC14 conference addressing the theme “After Disaster Strikes, Learning from Adversity.”This conference is desig
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Bridging Gaps: RIA Fellows in Beijing
22 July 2014
The Risk Interpretation and Action (RIA) fellows blogged about their experiences of the recently concluded IRDR Conference 2014 held in Beijing. In their blog, " Bridging Gaps: RIA Fellows in Beijing," the RIA fellows expressed how they actively participa
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Science and research included in framing SDGs
21 July 2014
The UN Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) concluded its thirteenth and final session in New York this 19 July. As the OWG on the SDGs released a definitive list of recommended overall goals and related targets — some experts
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IRDR Host RADI organises 5th SCO National Academies Summer School of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
20 July 2014
Hosted at RADI's Kashgar Campus in Xinjiang Province, China, the 5th edition of the SCO summer schools, under the title “Remote Sensing and Sustainable Development” from 20 July - 6 August 2014, builds on the 2012 "Kashgar Declaration” which had outlined
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OECD Development Co-operation peer review 2014 praises Japan's support for disaster risk reduction 2014
19 July 2014
In this peer review, the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) commends Japan for increasingly exerting global leadership and influence in areas such as disaster risk reduction and universal health coverage, as well as for launching a series of ne
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UN supports call for an international science advisory mechanism on disaster risk reduction
18 July 2014
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IRDR at UNISDR’s PrepCom 1 of the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
16 July 2014
The first session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom1) of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was held from 14-15 July 2014 in Geneva. IRDR Executive Director Rüdiger Klein was asked to lead, on behalf of ICSU, the delegation of th
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DRR talks open in Geneva
15 July 2014
Preparations for the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction gathered momentum as more than 600 government representatives and experts from around the world convened in Geneva for the First Session of an Intergovernmental Preparatory Committe
