News & Annoucements
IRDR to Host Online Workshop on Climate Change and Public Health
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26 August 2026
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Advancing Hazard and Risk Education: Upcoming ISC-IAU Webinar on the UNDRR–ISC Hazard Information Profiles (HIPS)
28 August 2026
The ISC and the IAU will host a special webinar on Wednesday, 2 September 2026 for educators, curriculum developers, and academic leaders to examine the application of the UNDRR–ISC Hazard Information Profiles (HIPS) as a pedagogical resource in higher education.
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IRDR to Host Online Workshop on Climate Change and Public Health
26 August 2026
IRDR will be hosting an online workshop on Tuesday, 1 September 2026, titled Climate Change and Public Health: Connecting IRDR Research Teams. The workshop will bring together researchers from across the IRDR network and its partners to share progress, exchange knowledge, and explore new avenues for collaboration.
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IRDR Explores Future Cooperation with ASEAN at the Strategic Policy Dialogue on Disaster Management 2026
25 August 2026
Prof. Saini Yang, IRDR's Executive Director, attended the 11th ASEAN Strategic Policy Dialogue on Disaster Management (SPDDM 2026) on 19 August 2026, during which strategic discussions were held with ASEAN officials exploring potential next-step cooperation between IRDR and ASEAN.
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Save the Date: Beijing Science Dialogue and IRDR Satellite Symposium | 19–21 October 2026
24 August 2026
The Beijing Science Dialogue will take place from 19 to 21 October 2026, under the theme “Science in a Complex World – Science for a Better Future”. IRDR will host a satellite symposium on 20 October under the theme "Science, Data and Partnerships for Disaster Risk Reduction”.
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IRDR and ADPC Sign MoU to Bridge the DR Science-DR Management-Policymaking Gap
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.
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IRDR ICoE-RIGCC Director Zhang Renhe Awarded AMS Sverdrup Gold Medal
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.
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IRDR ICoE-CCOUC's Upcoming Public Forum on "Ebola Disease: A Global Humanitarian System in Crisis"
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".
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2026 BNU-IRDR Summer School on China's Governance and Development Concludes with Resounding Success
04 August 2026
The jointly organised BNU-IRDR Summer School on "China's Governance and Development," concluded on 20 July 2026. The17-day programme brought together 43 early-career researchers and graduate students from 25 countries fostering cross-cultural dialogue on governance and sustainable development.
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Invitation: UNESCO-South Africa Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction
04 August 2026
The South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) and UNESCO invites interested persons to an online workshop on disaster risk reduction on Tuesday, 4 August 2026 via MS Teams.
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IRDR Welcomes Six New International Centres of Excellence
29 July 2026
After a rigorous evaluation process involving both the IPO and Scientific Committee, six new ICoEs have joined the IRDR network, expanding our global reach across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. The new ICoEs bring diverse expertise to advance DRR worldwide.
