News & Annoucements
IRDR ICoE-CCOUC's Upcoming Public Forum on Disaster Risk and Health Resilience
Events
03 June 2026
Events
IRDR ICoE-CCOUC's Upcoming Public Forum on Disaster Risk and Health Resilience
03 June 2026
IRDR is pleased to announce the upcoming 15th Anniversary Public Forum for IRDR ICoE-CCOUC, which will be held under the theme “Disaster Risk and Health Resilience: Insights from Academia, Education and Practice”.
News
Chair of IRDR NC China Receives Top Honor at 2026 Disaster Risk Reduction Conference
02 June 2026
Prof. Huadong Guo, former Ex-officio of IRDR and Chair of the IRDR National Committee of China, was honored with the highest individual recognition “Special Achievement Award” of the 2025 Disaster Prevention Science and Technology Awards at the 2026 Disaster Risk Reduction Conference.
News
Operationalizing Heritage Resilience: IRDR Presents Three-Initiative Partnership with UNESCO at 5th Huangshan Dialogue
01 June 2026
Ms. Kerry-Ann Morris, IRDR's Science and Communication Officer, presented a review of IRDR's ongoing partnership with UNESCO during a parallel session at the 5th Huangshan Dialogue on UNESCO-designated Sites and Sustainable Development.
News
Official Launch of 2026 Youth Climate Change and Disaster Reduction Innovation Initiative
01 June 2026
2026 Youth Climate Change and Disaster Reduction Innovation Initiative features four core modules: Open Classes, a Creative Video Contest, an Innovation Hackathon, and a Research Camp. The tracks of hackathon are artificial intelligence, cultural resilience, community practice, and green finance.
News
IRDR ICoE-CCOUC Launches Special Report on Dengue Risk Management Along the Laos-China Railway at WHA79 Side Event
28 May 2026
IRDR ICoE-CCOUC launched a new Special Report, "Managing Dengine Risk Along the Laos-China Railway: An HEDRM Approach", during the GX Foundation's side event, "Keep It Simple – No Mosquito, No Dengue", at the 79th World Health Assembly.
News
Academician Prof. Peng CUI, Former IRDR Scientific Committee Member, Honoured with Sitara-e-Imtiaz by Pakistan
15 May 2026
Former IRDR SC Member, Prof. Peng CUI, has been awarded Pakistan’s prestigious Sitara-e-Imtiaz, one of the nation’s highest civilian honours for foreign scholars, at a formal award ceremony held at the Pakistani Embassy in Beijing, China.
News
2nd National Digital Disaster Reduction Conference Convenes in Xi’an to Boost Smart DRR and Safe City Development
25 April 2026
The 2nd National Digital Disaster Reduction Conference was held in Xi’an, China on 25 April 2026, under the theme “Digital Disaster Reduction for Safe Cities”. The conference supports IRDR’s global efforts to strengthen digital and data driven approaches for disaster risk reduction.
Opportunities
Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Internship Opportunity with UNDRR Regional Office in Bangkok, Thailand
30 April 2026
The UNDRR has an opening for a full-time internship dealing with Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The internship will be based at the UNDRR's Office in Bangkok, Thailand. The deadline for applications is 11 May 2026.
Opportunities
IRDR ICoE-RE&SRT (Greece) Invites Papers for Session at Upcoming FEMISE 2026 Annual Conference
30 April 2026
The IRDR ICoE-RE&SRT (Greece) invites submissions for its session, “Sustainability Transitions in Times of Disruption: Economic Resilience, Risk, and Systemic Transformation”, at the upcoming FEMISE 2026 Annual Conference. The deadline for submission is 20 May 2026.
News
Fourth Issue of the IRDR Newsletter Now Available
27 April 2026
The fourth issue of the IRDR newsletter, which covers the first quarter of 2026, January to March 2026, is now available.
