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IRP collects news and organizes events to facilitate discussion on resilient recovery and building back better, including the annual International Recovery Forum.

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Ebène
Online
Stronger together: Building post-disaster resilience through enhanced regional cooperation in the Indian Ocean
The purpose of this conversation is to illustrate the concrete solutions and approaches that have proven relevant in post-disaster settings, with particular emphasis on regional cooperation.
Meetings and conferences
Online
Seminar: Long term disaster impacts on education outcomes
This webinar explores how disasters and climate extremes affect education outcomes, and why this is an important but often overlooked consideration in disaster risk reduction, resilience and recovery.
Meetings and conferences
Abu Dhabi, UAE
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In person
Understanding Risk Global Forum
Understanding Risk 2026 will be held in Abu Dhabi and will showcase cutting-edge technologies, knowledge, and best practices.
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Baku, Azerbaijan
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In person
World Urban Forum 13
The World Urban Forum (WUF) is UN‑Habitat’s flagship global conference on sustainable urbanization. WUF13 will convene governments, experts, and communities to advance inclusive, resilient, and sustainable cities.
Training event
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In person
Indo-Pacific Cooperation Network
The Japan Foundation and the Australian Institute of International Affairs will build and support the ‘Indo-Pacific Cooperation Network’, a network of next generation professionals focused on ‘Disaster Resilience’ issues in the Indo-Pacific region.
Meetings and conferences
Kobe
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Online
High Level Policy Dialogue on Resilient Recovery-A Special Forum of the IRP-
A high-level policy dialogue convening governments, international organizations, and partners to advance implementation of the Priority Actions to Enhance Readiness for Resilient Recovery
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Osaka,
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In person
Osaka, Kansai Expo 2025, Theme Week Exhibition: A Better Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake"
The Reconstruction Agency and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will showcase the remarkable reconstruction of the disaster areas from the Great East Japan Earthquake at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai.
Meetings and conferences
Online
WRRC Webinar: Enhancing National Systems for Assessing Loss and Damage
This webinar is Webinar number 6 of the WRRC preparatory webinar series and the co-organizers are UNDRR with the Governments of India and of the Philippines.
Meetings and conferences
Kobe, Hyogo
In person
Kobe City Global Conference
The Kobe city will be holding the Kobe City Global Conference as part of our 30th anniversary project for the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
Meetings and conferences
Online
Regional Consultation on Resilient Recovery in Africa
The Regional Consultation on Resilient Recovery in Africa will bring together stakeholders to identify Priority Actions to Enhance Resilient Recovery, in alignment with the MTR SF and IRP.
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IRP Herald
IRP Herald Vol 40: High-Level Policy Dialogue on Resilient Recovery - A Special Forum of the International Recovery Platform

IRP Herald Volume 39 is about the High-Level Policy Dialogue on Resilient Recovery - A Special Forum of the International Recovery Platform

International Recovery Platform
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Documents and publications
IRP Herald
IRP Herald Vol 39: International Recovery Forum 2025: Achieving Resilient Recovery in a Changing World: Reflecting on 30 Years Since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake

IRP Herald Volume 39 is the knowledge report for the International Recovery Forum 2025: Achieving Resilient Recovery in a Changing World: Reflecting on 30 Years Since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake

International Recovery Platform
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International Recovery Forum

The International Recovery Forum, established in 2005, convenes a broad range of senior policymakers and practitioners to exchange experiences and facilitate discussion on challenges to resilient recovery and opportunities for building back better. It is a forum designed to generate ideas and collaboration through dialogue and debate, sharing of experiences and the latest evidence in disaster recovery. The forum is coordinated annually in Kobe, Japan, by the International Recovery Platform (IRP) Secretariat, in close consultation with the IRP Steering Committee.

The annual forum is organized around themes to address key prevailing priorities and gaps in knowledge and practice for recovery and building back better. The forum’s themes link with the outcomes and lessons emerging from previous IRP Forums and other relevant global events, in order to advance the field. The International Recovery Forum is among the key activities managed by IRP in support of its mandate to share experiences and learning among countries and all relevant stakeholders, explicitly designated in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

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