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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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Kobe
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International Recovery Forum 2022: Redesigning Systems for Resilience through Recovery: Assessing Progress and the Unfinished Agenda at the Midpoint of the Sendai Framework
The International Recovery Forum 2022 will provide reflections on the implementation of Priority 4 and the challenges that remain, while setting a forward-looking agenda for continued progress.
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国際復興フォーラム２０１８　～都市のレジリエンスを強化させるためのBuild Back Better～
～都市のレジリエンスを強化させるためのBuild Back Better～
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Nairobi
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Africa Regional launch of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)
1 December 2020 16:00 St. Louis / Victoria | 15:00 Nairobi / Addis Ababa | 14:00 Johannesburg / Maputo |13:00 Yaoundé / Abuja | 12:00 Abidjan / Dakar Interpretation: English, French, Portuguese Register here Background and context Our future is urban. By
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Kobe
In person
International Recovery Forum 2017
The International Recovery Forum 2017 is an opportunity to share and learn about “build back better” in regards to healthy, resilient communities. Health is a critical issue for disaster risk reduction (DRR). In recognition of this, health is now given
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Kobe
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International Recovery Forum 2016
Background and objective: “IRP’s International Recovery Forum 2016” intends to reflect the guidance from the Sendai Framework on how to ‘Build Back Better’ and explore strategies and action for localization at the national and community levels. It will
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Kobe
In person
International Recovery Forum 2018
Build Back Better in Urban Resilience The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015‐2030 stipulates that the International Recovery Platform (IRP) is a mechanism that enhances the sharing of experiences and learning on 'building back better' among
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Kobe
In person
International Recovery Forum 2015
A series of commemorative events on disaster risk reduction are planned in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan for January 2015. Among these: the 20th commemoration of the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake; the 10th year of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA); and the 10th
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Kobe
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International recovery forum 2014
The discussions at the Forum will dwell on the role of private sector in disaster recovery. It will showcase primarily the experiences and lessons of private sector, including its partnership with the public sector as well as the initiatives that target
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Kobe, Hyogo
In person
International recovery forum 2013
Cities are engines for development, prosperity, innovation and hope, and soon will be home to two thirds of the global population. However, recent trends show that in the urban context, disasters occur more frequently, affect more people, and cause higher
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IRP Herald

Herald vol. 20 -EN
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IRP Herald
IRP Herald Vol 20: IRP Engagement at the Third World Reconstruction Conference (WRC3)

IRP Herald Volume 20 reports on five IRP-supported sessions at the Third World Reconstruction Conference (WRC3).

International Recovery Platform
Herald vol. 19 -EN
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IRP Herald
IRP Herald Vol 19: IRP Engagement at the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

IRP Herald Volume 19 reports on IRP-led sessions and activities at the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.

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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