IRDR Newsletter Oct 2025 (Issue 2)
11 October 2025
The October 2025 (Issue 2) of the IRDR Newsletter highlights key activities and publications from across the IRDR community covering the period of July to September 2025.
Some highlights:
Announcing the results of the recent review of IRDR ICoEs in Phase I
Events focusing on AI for DRR
Trainings for young professionals provided by ICoEs
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Related News & Events
14 August 2026
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.
12 August 2026
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.
07 August 2026
IRDR ICoE-CCOUC and Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Hong Kong, will be hosting a public forum on Thursday, 13 August 2026, under the theme "Ebola Disease: A Global Humanitarian System in Crisis".
