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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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New Delhi
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South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise (SAADMEx) 2015
Background: The prevalent Geo-climatic conditions as well as increased frequency of natural calamities in the South Asian Countries Region, especially in the wake of the recent Himalayan Tragedy in Nepal in the month of April 2015, calls for enhanced /
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Taipei
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4th International Workshop on Psychological Intervention After Disasters
UNU International Institute for Global Health is partnering with the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS) to conduct the 4th International Workshop on psychological intervention after disasters. IUPsyS is an internationally recognised
Training event
Kathmandu
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International Workshop on the Role of Land Professionals and SDI in Disaster Risk Reduction: in the Context of Post 2015 Nepal Earthquake
Objectives: Main objective of the event is to exploit the international expertise for enhancing professional capacity to contribute in the effort of DRR in the situation like currently in Nepal. The event further aims to explore opportunities for
Training event
Bangkok
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10th Course on Hospital Emergency Preparedness and Response
Background: Disasters, natural or human-generated, foreseen or without warning, with intensive or extensive risks, affect people and result to varying health effects and consequences. Survival rates o f victims depend on array of factors especially the
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Calgary, Alberta
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12th Annual Canadian Risk and Hazards Network Symposium
The Anatomy of Disaster Resilience: Searching for new treatments to enhance mitigation, planning, response and recovery. This symposium intends to deconstruct disaster resilience through a multifaceted discussion of the factors that contribute to disaster
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Narok County, Kenya
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Kenya: 3rd National Symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction
The National DRR symposium is held annually back to back with the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) which falls on 13th day of October every year. The aim of the national symposium is to bring stakeholders, DRR practitioners, academia, NGOs
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London
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Disaster Risk Reduction in Action: Live Nepal Case Study
This spring, two devastating earthquakes struck Nepal, killing over 8,600 people and leaving at least two million Nepalis homeless. Did years of disaster risk reduction (DRR) efforts prevent further loss and destruction? And can using DRR concepts help
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Christchurch
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In person
FIG Working Week 2016: Recovery from Disaster
The theme, “Recovery from Disaster,” reflects New Zealand’s experience recovering from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence. Many inhabitants throughout the world face various kinds of disasters such as eg. flooding, storms, tsunamis, drought and the
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Tehran
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In person
7th International Conference on Integrated Natural Disaster Management
About: The 7th INDM conference will bring together Iranian and international experts in risk and disaster management in Tehran, Iran in February 2016. The conference will cover a broad range of topics - in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Training event
Sanya
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In person
3rd International Training Workshop on Space Technology for Disaster Mitigation
Experts from international institutions across the globe will share their experiences working in space technology for disaster mitigation, an increasingly critical field. The centre is jointly sponsored by TWAS and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
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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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