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Nathaniel Forbes, Director of the Forbes Calamity Prevention Pte Ltd in Singapore shared three stories that illustrate key issues affecting water in the Plenary Session of the IRDR Conference on 8 June. In his presentation, “Water and Emergencies: The Impact of Thirst, ” FORBES walked the plenary audience to Yemen, China and Singapore and shared …
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BEIJING – Mark Pelling from the Department of Geography, King’s College London outlined international processes and IRDR’s role for framing disaster risk reduction in his presentation during the Plenary Session of the IRDR Conference 2014. PELLING emphasized how disaster risk management is entering a new period of increasing international relevance and policy urgency with support …
BEIJING – Professor Virginia Murray, Consultant in Global Disaster Risk Reduction from the Public Health England and Vice-Chair, Scientific and Technical Advisory Group from the UNISDR, opened the second day of the IRDR Conference Plenary Session today with a presentation on “The road to HFA2: can science help to inform policy and practice?” MURRAY said …
BEIJING – Philippine legislator, Senator Loren LEGARDA gave the Keynote Speech at the opening ceremony of the IRDR Conference 2014 in Beijing today. In her speech, LEGARDA shared stories on how the second largest volcanic eruption in the Philippines and the effects of Mt. Pinatubo’s eruption, were felt worldwide. Global temperatures dropped by about 0.5 …
BEIJING – The second Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) Conference opened today, 7 June, at the Beijing International Convention Centre in central Beijing. With the theme ‘Integrated Disaster Risk Science: A Tool for Sustainability’, the event has attracted over 200 participants from over 40 countries. The Opening Ceremony was initiated by David JOHNSTON, Chair …
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BEIJING—The Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) 2014 conference theme, “Integrated Disaster Risk Science: A Tool for Sustainability,” is designed to place emphasis on the importance of science as a tool to address hazard risks and issues of sustainable development. It is scheduled to be held from 7th June to 9th June, 2014, at the …
IRDR to Hold the 2nd Conference on Disaster ReductionRead More »
Just 4 days left to register online for IRDR Conference 2014 to be held in Beijing, China. The IRDR Conference 2014, under the theme “Integrated Disaster Risk Science: A Tool for Sustainability,” begins from 7 – 9 June 2014 at the Beijing International Convention Centre. Organized by the IRDR International Programme Office and the China …
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BEIJING—Mr Makoto Mizutani will be a keynote speaker at the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) Conference 2014 in Beijing, China from June 7-9, 2014. Mizutani will present “For Accelerating the Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake.” His presentation addresses the policy and measures of the Government of Japan against the Great East Japan Earthquake …
Mr Makoto Mizutani to deliver Keynote Speech at IRDR Conference 2014Read More »
At the end of March 2014, IRDR met with delegates from a number of countries, representing governments, international science bodies, UN agencies, the private sector, NGOs as well as international scientists to discuss how science and technology can best contribute to disaster risk management in the context of the post 2015 Hyogo Framework for Action. …