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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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IRP Herald
IRP Herald Vol 31: International Recovery Forum 2021- Building Back Better from COVID-19 and Compound Disasters
IRP Herald Volume 31 is the knowledge report for the International Recovery Forum 2021: Building Back Better from COVID-19 and Compound Disasters.
International Recovery Platform
IRP Herald Vol 30: International Recovery Forum 2020 - Building Back Better through Resilient Infrastructure
IRP Herald Volume 30 is the knowledge report for the International Recovery Forum 2020: Building Back Better through Resilient Infrastructure.
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.
