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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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Readiness for recovery and reconstruction of resilient housing and critical infrastructure masterclasses
This masterclass aims to not only discuss the principles of resilient housing recovery and role of governments and communities, but also introduce effective models and case studies, to facilitate knowledge exchange and inform discussions at the WRRC.
Meetings and conferences
Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture
Online
Supporting the recovery of Noto Peninsula: building disaster-resilient communities – Lessons from Noto, Tohoku, and the world on disaster prevention and resilience
UNU-IAS will co-organize an international symposium on supporting recovery efforts on Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan following the 2024 Noto Earthquake.
Meetings and conferences
Online
WRRC Webinar: Unlocking Financial Potential: Scalable Solutions for Resilient Recovery
The "Unlocking Financial Potential: Scalable Solutions for Resilient Recovery" WRRC webinar organized by ADB, CAF, UNCDF and UNU-EHS, explores recovery finance challenges and solutions, will be held online on April 15, 2-3:30 pm CET.
Meetings and conferences
Online
WRRC Webinar: Driving Resilience: The Critical Role of Private Sector’s Readiness for Recovery
This webinar organized by CCRO Network, ARISE, ADPC and UNDRR, explores private sector resilience for disaster recovery. Join online on 10 April 2025, 2:00-3:30 PM CET to discuss strategies for operational readiness.
Meetings and conferences
Online
WRRC Webinar: Restoring Livelihoods: Solutions for Disaster-Induced Displacement and Resilient Recovery
This webinar organized by UNDRR, IOM, and IDMC, explores solutions for disaster-induced displacement and livelihood restoration. It aims to generate insights for the 2025 WRRC. Join online on 31 March 2025, 2:00–3:00 PM CET.
Meetings and conferences
Online
WRRC Webinar: Reflecting on the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Shaping the Future of Disaster Resilience
This webinar organized by UNDRR, UNDP, UNESCO, WHO and GNDR, reflects on the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami’s legacy. It explores lessons in DRR, early warning and recovery, generating insights for the 2025 WRRC. Join online on 27 February, 1:30–3:00 PM CET.
Meetings and conferences
Online
WRRC Webinar: Paving the Way: Optimizing Governance Mechanisms for Resilient Recovery
This webinar, held in the run up to WRRC, will explore how governance drives effective, inclusive recovery. Experts will share insights and strategies to strengthen governance for resilient recovery.
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ADB Build Back Better Sector Dialogues
The ADB Build Back Better Sector Dialogues will share regional voices, stories, ideas and lessons learned on enhancing climate and disaster resilience through effective and well-designed emergency assistance.
Meetings and conferences
Kobe,Hyogo
In person
Climate Change × Disaster Reduction Forum: New developments in disaster prevention and reconstruction in the age of a climate crisis -from the perspective of disaster waste –
APN, in collaboration with Hyogo Prefectural Government, IGES, Hyogo Safety Day Promotion Council, and Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance, University of Hyogo will hold the “Climate Change × Disaster Reduction Forum”.
Meetings and conferences
Sendai city, Miyagi Prefecture
Online
Symposium on Tourism Resilience
The symposium focuses on leveraging experience and lessons from past crises to prepare for the future and invite speakers from national and local government, tourism businesses and tourism organizations affected by major disasters in the past.
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IRP Herald Vol 38: Understanding Risk Global Forum : A roadmap to Scale up Progress with Risk-informed Recovery

IRP Herald Volume 38 is the knowledge report for a Focus Day Session at the Understanding RIsk Global Forum 2024 : A roadmap to Scale up Progress with Risk-informed Recovery.

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IRP Herald Vol 37: International Recovery Forum 2024: Accelerating Progress with Building Back Better: Resilient Recovery in the Face of Rising Climate Risks

IRP Herald Volume 37 is the knowledge report for the International Recovery Forum 2024: Accelerating Progress with Building Back Better: Resilient Recovery in the Face of Rising Climate Risks

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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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