IRDR - Addressing the challenges of natural & human-induced environmental hazards

Overview

Introduction

IRDR is an international scientific research programme that aims to usher in an inclusive, safe and sustainable world by promoting a better understanding of disaster risk and the effective use of risk science in decision-making. As a key contributor to the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, IRDR promotes A Framework for Global Science in Support of Risk-informed Sustainable Development and Planetary Health, through 2030 and beyond.

IRDR is co-sponsored by the International Science Council (ISC) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and supported by the China Association of Science and Technology (CAST). IRDR's secretariat, the International Programme Office (IPO), is hosted by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIR CAS).

The detailed concept of IRDR Phase II can be referred at : https://www.irdrinternational.org/news/688

New Mission

IRDR’s mission is to mobilize science for the reduction of all types of disaster risk; building resilience and reducing vulnerability by integrating risk science with climate change adaptation and mitigation and sustainable development. The new mission requires IRDR to bring together expertise from sciences, technologies, engineering and more. Engaging and working with relevant stakeholders, IRDR will: ● improve knowledge and understanding of risk and uncertainty that hamper progress toward inclusive, safe and sustainable development; ● promote innovation in research and action, and explore effective solutions in DRR; and

● build institutional capacity required under various socio-economic and cultural settings and development contexts for risk-informed sustainable development.

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Functions