News and Events

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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Dodging Disaster Webinar: How Can we Build a Safer World for All?
Free Webinar discussion! Ahead of the 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Cancun, May 22-26, tune into this live broadcast to learn more about how global communities are stepping up to the challenge of disaster risk reduction and learn how
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Sao Paulo
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3rd International Disaster Response Management Symposium
The 3rd International Symposium on Disaster Management, consolidated event in the calendar of São Paulo, brings again the management of the crisis in catastrophe scenario, through the experiences of victims, managers and rescue teams. It will present and
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Nashville, Tennessee
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7th Disaster Recovery Institute International Annual Conference (DRI 2018)
Save the date! The 7th Disaster Recovery Institute International Annual Conference (DRI 2018) will be held in Nashville, USA 11-14 February 2018. DRI conferences provide real education and networking opportunities while maintaining a close-knit, intimate
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Long Beach
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65th Annual International Association of Emergency Managers Conference & EMEX (IAEM)
The 65th Annual International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) will be held November 10-15, 2017 in Long Beach, California. This year's theme - Navigating a Journey with the Whole Community - will focus on lessons learned, new technology
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Brussels
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World Reconstruction Conference 3 (WRC3)
Promoting Resilience Through Post-Crisis Recovery #WRC3 #BuildBetter The third edition of the World Reconstruction Conference (WRC3) aims to promote resilience through post-crisis recovery, as evidenced by the Sendai Framework’s Priority 4 to "build back
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Kobe
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International Recovery Forum 2017: Build Back Better Towards Resilient and Healthy Communities
International Recovery Forum 2017: Build Back Better Towards Resilient and Healthy Communities
Meetings and conferences
Toronto
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8th i-Rec Conference: Reconstruction & Recovery for Displaced Populations & Refugees
General The main goal of i-Rec conferences is to contribute to disaster reconstruction and recovery knowledge and its applications in disaster impacted populations through interdisciplinary research and information sharing with various stakeholders. The
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New Orleans
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RES/CON (International Disaster Conference and Expo)
General RES/CON is the premier annual international conference on the practice of successful resiliency and disaster management in an evolving global environment. This is a rebranding of a conference called International Disaster Conference and Expo (IDCE
Training event
London
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Reducing disaster risk during reconstruction and retrofit: Develop future-proof projects
Overview This one-day course is for organisations and individuals involved in international and domestic disaster reconstruction and retrofit (such as structural damage, floods and landslides). It will help the participant to devise and implement disaster
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Consultative Workshop on Landslide Inventory, Risk Assessment, and Mitigation in Nepal
Nepal is vulnerable to landslides due to the landscape’s geological fragility and steep terrain, unsustainable development practices, and extreme rainfall events. Each year, economic losses and the loss of lives from landslides constitute a significant
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IRP Herald

Herald vol. 4 -EN
Documents and publications
IRP Herald
IRP Herald Vol 4: IRP at the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction ~Collaborating with IRP Partners~

IRP Herald Volume 4 is the knowledge report for the Sixth Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (6AMCDRR).

International Recovery Platform
Herald vol. 2 -EN
Documents and publications
IRP Herald
IRP Herald Vol 2: IRP Workshop on Disaster Recovery Planning- For Local Governments Impacted by Typhoon Haiyan

IRP Herald Volume 2 is the knowledge report for a workshop on Disaster Recovery Planning for local governments impacted by Typhoon Haiyan.

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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