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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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Global Assessment Report 2013 (GAR 2013) - Call for Abstracts
05 March 2012
The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction seeks background papers for the 2013 Global Assessment Report (GAR13), the world's leading report on disaster reduction.For more information or to submit your abstract visit this page.
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ICSU-UNESCO Regional Science and Technology Workshops Report is Now Available
24 February 2012
ICSU-UNESCO Regional Science and Technology workshops report is now available.Five regional workshops (for Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, the Arab States, and Europe) were organized by ICSU and UNESCO prior to the intergovernmenta
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World Data System's First Executive Director Appointed
24 February 2012
IRDR would like to congratulate Dr Mustapha Mokrane for being appointed as the first Executive Director of the the World Data System (WDS).Dr Mustapha Mokrane, currently Science and Information Technology officer at ICSU’s secretariat in Paris, will take
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IRDR's Executive Director, Dr. Jane E. Rovins, International Innovation Interview
22 February 2012
IRDR's Executive Director, Dr. Jane E. Rovins, is featured in the February 2012 issue of International Innovation magazine. International Innovation magazine is the leading global dissemination resource for the wider scientific, technology and research co
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UNESCO Periodical on Science goes 100% Digital
22 February 2012
Dear Colleagues, Partners and Collaborators,UNESCO’s quarterly journal, A World of Science, has become an electronic edition in 2012. The open access journal was disseminated both online and in print for nearly 10 years to a wide readership that included
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"Towards a Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction" Consultation Paper
16 February 2012
Dear Colleagues, Partners and Collaborators,The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction consultation paper is now available.This document outlines the substantive issues and a p
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Announcement for the 4th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 2012
15 February 2012
4th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 2012, Integrative Risk Management in a Changing World – Pathways to a Resilient Society", 26-30 August 2012IDRC Davos 2012 will continue the dialogue on risks, disasters, global change and sustaina
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Call for Applications: Advanced Institute on Forensic Investigation of Disasters - Southeast Asia
07 February 2012
Dear Colleagues, Partners and Collaborators,The IRDR International Centre of Excellence (ICoE) in Taipei, China, together with Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training (START), IRDR and the International Council for Science (ICSU), is plea
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ICSU's New Executive Director Appointed
10 January 2012
The International Council for Science (ICSU) has appointed Dr. Steven Wilson as Executive Director. Dr. Wilson will provide important leadership as ICSU seeks to implement its newly approved second Strategic Plan 2012–2017.To view or download the press re
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Professor Huadong Guo Elected as One of 51 New Academicians to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
28 December 2011
Integrated Research on Disaster Risk would like to congratulate Prof. Huadong Guo, Director-General of the Centre for Observation and Digital Earth (CEODE, CAS) and Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) Ex-Officio, who on December 9th, 2011, has bee
