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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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Vacancy Announcement: CODATA Executive Director
07 February 2013
CODATA, an interdisciplinary committee of ICSU that promotes improved scientific and technical (S&T) data management and use, is recruiting an Executive Director. Applications are open now and close on 21 February.CODATA, founded in 1966, is a non-gov
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Call for papers - International Conference on Building Resilience
05 February 2013
The Centre for Disaster Resilience, School of the Built Environment, University of Salford, UK and RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia are organising the next event in the series of “Building Resilience” International Conferences. The conference is enti
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UNISDR (2011) Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
25 January 2013
The 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR11) highlights the political and economic imperative to reduce disaster risks, and the benefits to be gained from doing so. Importantly, it offers guidance and suggestions to governments and
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ICSU (2010) Regional Environmental Change: Human Action and Adaptation
25 January 2013
In late 2009, the Belmont Forum, a group of major funders of international global change research, invited the International Council for Science (ICSU) to conduct an analysis of the international research capability required to respond to the challenge of
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ISSC & UNESCO (2010) World Social Science Report 2010
25 January 2013
Produced by the International Social Science Council (ISSC), and co-published with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Report is the first comprehensive overview of the field in over a decade. Hundreds of soc
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UNESCO (2010) Science Report 2010
25 January 2013
The UNESCO Science Report 2010 analyses the trends and developments that have shaped scientific research, innovation, and higher education over the past five years, including the impact of the current global economic recession. Taking up from where its pr
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UNISDR (2009) Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
25 January 2013
The GAR 2009 is the first biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction prepared in context of the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). The ISDR, launched in 2000, provides a framework to coordinate actions t
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Science Officer Job Opportunity at ICSU
22 January 2013
The International Council for Science (ICSU) is seeking a Science Officer for a fixed term contract (18 months) to assist with the planning and implementation of ICSU’s initiatives. Applications close on 17 February.Salary: Euros 40,000–55,000 (net per ye
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IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) to be held in Melbourne, Australia
18 January 2013
The 33rd annual IGARSS Symposium in Melbourne (21 - 26 July 2013) will continue the excellent tradition of gathering world-class scientists, engineers and educators engaged in the fields of geoscience and remote sensing. The Symposium’s theme of building
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IRDR Host Merged Into RADI
17 January 2013
The host of the IRDR programme, the Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth (CEODE), has merged with the Institute of Remote Sensing Applications (IRSA) to form the new Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (RADI), which is governed by the
