IRDR has or will be participating in the following events towards the development of the SDGs:
2014:
- 25 March (London, England): Experts Workshop on Disasters Targets and Indicators for the Post-2015 Development Agenda, held at King’s College London (by invitation only).
The briefing note from this workshop is now available for download. Click here for the briefing note [PDF 427 KB].
The Workshop’s supporting documents:
- Agenda
- Background Paper – Disasters targets in the post-2015 development framework (by Debbie Hillier, Humanitarian Policy Adviser, Oxfam GB)
- Criteria for effective disasters target (by Debbie Hillier, Humanitarian Policy Adviser, Oxfam GB)
- 6-10 January (New York, USA): seventh session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals. This was attended by Prof Mark Pelling, IRDR SC Member and co-chair of the IRDR RIA project, representing ICSU and IRDR, who made two presentations:
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![Prof Pelling holds up the IRDR/ICSU Issue Brief during the informal Co-Chair's meeting with major groups and other stakeholders on 10 January, where he presented the Brief’s main points.](https://i1.wp.com/www.irdrinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Grab_Mark-Pelling_UN_OWG_SDG1-300x164.jpg?resize=300%2C164)
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![Representing the Scientific and Technological Community, Prof Pelling presented at the interactive exchange of views on climate change and DRR during 9th meeting of the Seventh Session.](https://i1.wp.com/www.irdrinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Screen-Grab_Mark-Pelling_UN_OWG_SDG2-300x166.jpg?resize=300%2C166)
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