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IRDR Science Committee Members and Ex-Officio Members.
Over 200 delegates attended the IRDR Conference from 54 countries.
Philippine Senator Loren LEGARDA gave the Keynote Speech “From Knowledge to Practice: Building Back Stronger after Haiyan with the Aid of Science”.
The Opening Ceremony included speeches from Qin ZHANG (CAST), Huadong GUO (RADI,CAS), Steven WILSON (ICSU), Feng Min KAN (UNISDR), Hanlin LI (CASS for ISSC).Over 30 early career scientists brought fresh and dynamic ideas into the IRDR Conference. In this photo are the delegates from the TWAS – CAS Breakout Session.Twenty breakout sessions were scheduled for the IRDR Conference 2014 from 7 – 9 June.
IRDR IPO and Scilight Press, a Beijing-based international academic publisher, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 23 April 2026, formalising a new strategic partnership focused on open-access DRR knowledge and capacity building.
IRDR joined the GX Foundation and IRDR ICoE-CCOUC in a symposium in Beijing to advance Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (HEDRM) approaches to dengue prevention. The event highlighted findings from a major GX Foundation project along the China-Laos Railway corridor, the findings of which are presented in an interim IRDR Special Report.