IRDR Introduction Video
23 May 2023
The Agreement on IRDR Phase II became effective on May 11 2023 and it earmarked the beginning of the science journey of international research communities to pursue the risk-informed sustainable development and planetary health.
Below is the video recapping the history of development of IRDR and introducing the research priorites outlined in the new research framework.
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IRDR and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC), based in Bangkok, Thailand, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 14 August 2026, formalising a five-year strategic partnership to bridge the gap between disaster risk science and policy implementation.
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The AMS recently announced the recipients of its 2027 awards and honors on its official website. Professor Zhang Renhe, Director of the IRDR International Centre of Excellence (ICoE) at Fudan, has been honored with the Sverdrup Gold Medal for his fundamental contributions to understanding Asian monsoon variability in connection with ocean-atmosphere interactions in the Northwest Pacific and coupled modes such as ENSO.
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