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IRDR Publications and Activities for GP2025
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27 May 2025
Professor Saini Yang Appointed as the New Executive Director of IRDR
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08 July 2024
IRDR Introduction Video
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23 May 2023
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IRDR Chair in new project on Extreme Events and Environments
29 November 2014
IRDR Chair David Johnston from Massey University partnered with the recently funded project-cluster E3S. “Extreme Events and Environments: from climate to society” received Fast Track funding through a Future Earth funding stream and is coordinated by Mar
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IRDR's International Centre of Excellence for Risk Education and Learning (PeriPeri U) launches new website
28 November 2014
IRDR's International Centre of Excellence for Risk Education and Learning, the Partners Enhancing Resilience for People Exposed to Risks (Periperi U) Consortium formally launched the new version of Periperi U website to allow for a more interactive and us
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2nd Latin American Regional Forum on DRR in Higher Education – REDULAC convenes in Bogota, Colombia
27 November 2014
Co-hosted by UNGRD, which functions as IRDR National Committee for Colombia, on 24-26 November 2014, this 2nd forum of REDULAC created a space for Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) in Latin America and the Caribbean to showcase their contributions to
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“Improving Geophysical Risk Assessment, Forecasting and Management” - IUGG Conference on Geophysical Risk in Madrid
26 November 2014
The 2014 GeoRisk conference, convened on 18-21 November 2014 at Observatorio Geofisico Central at Madrid, explored the essential knowledge-base on Geophysical Risks needed scientists, administrators, politicians, economists, emergency managers, citizens,
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Institute of Urban Environment to host Urban Health and Well-Being International Programme Office
25 November 2014
ICSU has launched a new research programme on Urban Health and Wellbeing that will be hosted at the Institute of Urban Environment (IUE) in the city of Xiamen in southern China.The Urban Health programme is a 10-year interdisciplinary research effort whos
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Conference agrees action plan to empower and protect women
24 November 2014
A conference organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva has agreed a multi-partner action plan to reinforce the role of women in developing and using weather and climate services for the benefit of the entire community.The Conferen
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ICSU ROLAC Steering Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction discusses strategy
23 November 2014
Following the Central American Workshop on Natural Hazards, and volcanic, seismic and hydrometeorological risks, supported by a number of regional science organisations and ICSU-ROLAC, and held at Carrillo-Guanacaste, in Costa Rica, on 19-20 November 2014
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Multi-hazard Symposium of APRU hears IRDR speakers
22 November 2014
The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) convened the Tenth Multihazard International Symposium at University of Chile in Santiago de Chile on 18-20 November 2014.Presentations at the event argued, along the lines of the research pursued under I
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Opportunity: TWAS-UNESCO Associateship Scheme
21 November 2014
TWAS, the world academy of sciences - for the advancement of science in developing countries – www.twas.org – is a global science academy based in Trieste, Italy, working to advance science and engineering for sustainable prosperity in the developing worl
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IRDR delivers S&T Major Group statement in WCDRR PrepCom2
20 November 2014
The Second Session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom2) for the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) concluded last 18 November evening in Geneva following two days of debate and discussion. Negotiations will still continue through
