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Call for participation: 2018 AI-LRRTS at Landslide hazards

04 July 2018 11:56

Date: August 27th – September 1st, 2018Venue: National Central University, Taipei2018 Advanced Institute -Landslide Risk Reduction Training School(AI-LRRTS)-- Landslide hazards: From Site Specific to Regional Assessment[download id="13338"]By Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (S...

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AMCDRR2018 Science Technology Academia Stakeholder Group Consultation

03 July 2018 23:08

The Science Technology Academia Stakeholder Group Consultation was held by the Asia Science Technology Academia Advisory Group (ASTAAG) with IRDR as the partner on 3rd of July, 2018. This consultation was the pre-event of the 2018 Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, which was c...

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IRDR events in AMCDRR 2018

02 July 2018 21:05

Join us in the following events: Pre-event: [download id="13318"]Date: 9:30-12:30, 3rd of JulyVenue: SULD 1, Best Western Premier Tuushin Hotel Side-event: [download id="13322"]Date: 16:30-17:30, 4th of JulyVenue: Soyombo 3, Best Western Premier Tuushin Hotel Side-event: [download id="13325"] (IR...

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IRDR New Poster and leaflets

27 June 2018 14:42

IRDR designed the new poster and leaflets for the coming events.

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Call for application: International Training Workshop on Big Earth Data for Disaster Risk Reduction

21 June 2018 15:29

I．Background and Objectives DBAR is an international research program for promoting cooperation with countries along the Belt and Road route to advocate and demonstrate the smart use and application of “Big Earth Data” in support of the sustainable development of people and economies at the local,...

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Dr. Susan Cutter Recognized with AAG Presidential Achievement Award

19 June 2018 09:37

HVRI director Dr. Susan Cutter, the former IRDR Scientific Committee member, the former co-chair of IRDR AIRDR Working Group, and the leader of IRDR ICoE in Vulnerability and Resilience Metrics (IRDR ICoE-VaRM), was recognized at the 2018 AAG annual meeting, receiving the AAG Presidential Achievemen...

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CALL FOR AUTHORS [Springer Book on Emergency Response]

12 June 2018 11:26

This Springer volume focuses on the key functions to be performed in the emergency response to a disaster, how these functions are coordinated, and the typical challenges and issues that emerge. Cases in the volume will address both hazard- and response-generated needs. The needs generated by emerge...

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IRDR ICoE-CCOUC Research Summit on Health-related Emergency and Disaster Risk Management

25 May 2018 15:16

Research Summit on Health-related Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (H-EDRM) on 9-10 July is organized by IRDR ICoE-Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) Organized in collaboration with WHO Thematic Platform for Health Emerge...

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Call for papers: Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2019

23 May 2018 16:03

The UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is the flagship report of the United Nations on worldwide efforts to reduce disaster risk, which is published biennially by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). The GAR is a vehicle to show-case Member States progress to...

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IRDR Young Scientists Publication: Socio-Ecological Resilience as a Sustainable Development Strategy for Remote Rural Settlements in India-Integrating Community Perspective

15 May 2018 16:22

One of IRDR Young Scientists, Dr. Sameer Deshkar recently published a Project Report titled “Socio-Ecological Resilience as a Sustainable Development Strategy for Remote Rural Settlements in India - Integrating Community Perspective” as the Principal Investigator of the Project. The project was a F...