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Hazard Definition & Classification Review: Technical Review – message from Professor Virginia Murray, Chair of the Technical Working Group

05 August 2020 21:38

On 29 June, the Hazard Definition & Classification Review: Technical Review was launched online. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 …

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Register for the launch of a new scientific report on hazards definition

20 July 2020 15:34

Register from: https://council.science/events/hazards-report/ The broad range and complex nature of hazards calls for a standardised fully-fledged characterization of hazards that serves as a basis for countries to assess and accordingly enhance their risk reduction policies and operational ris...

UNDRR Initial COVID-19 Engagement Strategy and Communication Campaign

10 July 2020 10:05

Join us for a free webinar as we discuss this important matter – https://cutt.ly/LRWSwebinar

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Job Opening: UNDRR consultancy on DRR Research Agenda and Institutional Landscape

08 July 2020 16:47

Details and Application: https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=137741&Lang=en-US Posting Title:DRR Research Agenda and Institutional LandscapeDepartment/Office:United Nations Office for Disaster Risk ReductionDuty Station:GENEVAPosting Period:02 July 2020 - 14 July 2020Job Opening Nu...

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Webinar: Could El Niño Long Range Warning System help countries manage the effects of severe weather events?

08 June 2020 10:29

Join us for a free webinar as we discuss this important matter - https://cutt.ly/LRWSwebinar Currently many countries are experiencing severe drought. Could the impacts of drought have been minimised with an effective long-range warning system (LRWS)? Tonkin + Taylor in partnership with In...

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Global risk index

30 May 2020 20:02

Global risk index

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Webinar | Transition from response to recovery 12 May 2020

04 May 2020 17:52

Join us for a webinar as we come together with to discuss the transition from response to recovery of COVID-19. Click here to register.

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UNDRR Initial COVID-19 Engagement Strategy and Communication Campaign

10 April 2020 08:52

The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak is an unprecedented event in modern human history, requiring the United Nations system to work as One UN to support countries.The UN Secretary-General has asked the international community to focus on three critical areas of action: 1) Tackling the health emergency; 2)...

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IRDR Scientists's Viewpoint towards COVID-19

31 March 2020 15:05

2020 has become the year of coping with COVID-19.The WHO declared this as Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 31th of January 2020, and finally a pandemic on 11th March 2020.IRDR Scientific Committee members contribute to the analysis this pandemic from DRR aspect and they we...

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Call for participation: Global Congress on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction

02 March 2020 16:35

Global Congress on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction will be organized in Bhubaneswar on 9-10th Oct 2020. The congress aims to gather more than 500 DRR and Climate Change Professors, Researchers, Students, and Practitioner from United Nations, INGOS and most of the prestigious Universities...