Click here for the online survey! The 2nd Asian Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction on 17-18 of April 2018 was organised by UNISDR with support from IRDR and other partners, which aims to renew the commitment to the accelerated implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 as the pivotal means …
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The 6th APRU MH Summer School will be held on 24-27 July at Tohoku University. This year’s focus is “Applying science, technology and innovation in disaster risk reduction”. Students and faculty interested in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and management are welcome to join this event. The main objectives of this training are: Understand the mechanism …
The 3rd round application of IRDR Young Scientists Programme closed on Feb 28, 2018. After the evaluation of IRDR Young Scientists Programme Panel, 44 young researchers from 24 countries were proposed to be accepted as IRDR Young Scientists. The result was approved in the 19th IRDR Scientific Committee Meeting in this month. These young scientists …
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Science & technology into action: Disaster risk reduction perspectives from Asia was published during the 2nd Asian Science and Technology Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction this month in Beijing, China. This publication “takes forward the 12 action points, adopted at the First Asian Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction as contribution to the …
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The 19th IRDR Scientific Committee Meeting was held in Beijing, April 15-16, 2018. The central focus of this meeting was related to IRDR Strategic Plan of Actions 2018-2020. With the feedback of UNISDR and ICSU (the co-sponsors) and the discussion of Scientific Committee members, the IRDR Strategic Plan of Actions 2018-2020 was decided to be …
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SFDRR) emphasizes managing the risk of small-scale and large-scale, frequent and infrequent, sudden and slow-onset disasters caused by natural or man-made hazards. One of the most concerned issues in the SFDRR is the extreme climate events posing threats on human societies worldwide. For example, heat waves pose …
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LIPI (the Indonesian Institute of Sciences) delegation visited IRDR on April 10, 2018. In the meeting, Mr. HAN Qunli, the Executive Director of IRDR, welcomed Prof. Bambang Subiyanto, the Chairman of LIPI, and his delegation. Mr. Han made an introduction about the mission, structure and projects of IRDR. Prof. Gadis Sri Haryani on behalf of …
2018 IRDR China Annual Meeting was held on 27 March in Beijing. This meeting was chaired by Prof. GUO Huadong, the academician of Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) and the chair of IRDR China. The first session is the reports from CAST (donor of IRDR), IRDR IPO and IRDR China Secretariat. Mr. WANG Qinglin, the …
Workshop: Malaysia Window to Cambridge at UKM (MW2C@UKM)Training Workshop on Disaster Resilient Cities: Advances in Meteorological Forecasting and Hazards Assessment Time and Date: 28-29 June 2018 Location and Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Organizers: SEADPRI-UKM, University of Cambridge, ANCST The Malaysia Window to Cambridge at Univerisiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (MW2C@UKM) is convening a Training Workshop on Disaster …
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The International Social Science Council (ISSC) has launched a call for papers for the 2018 World Social Science Forum, which takes place between 25-28 September 2018 in Fukuoka, Japan. The theme is “Security and Equality for Sustainable Futures”. The growing complexity of the challenges facing societies worldwide has given rise to increasing concerns about …