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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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Bangkok
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45th Regional Training Course on Disaster Management
Course objectives By completing the course, participants should gain a sound grasp of disaster risk management processes and be able to apply this knowledge to: Discuss basic concepts, terminology and models of disaster risk management Identify and assess
Meetings and conferences
London
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In person
Reconstruction and Recovery in Urban Contexts
7th International i-Rec Conference and Student Competition Disasters and crises are occurring more frequently and with greater intensity in urban areas. Crises occurring in the urban context pose particular challenges for recovery and reconstruction, due
Meetings and conferences
Gold Coast
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In person
Australian and New Zealand disaster and emergency management conference
Abstract submission is now open. 2015 will be the 4th Annual Conference, continuing the support for the Disaster and Emergency Management community. The focus on natural disasters will continue with the conference theme of “EARTH; FIRE AND RAIN”. The
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Capacity Building Seminar on Collaborative Approaches and Solutions to Disasters Management Challenges for SIDS
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), in collaboration with the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) and other UN agencies, organized the Capacity Building Seminar on "Collaborative Approaches and
Meetings and conferences
Bangkok
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In person
Ready for recovery: Learning from recent disasters and setting the priority needs for Southeast Asia
As part of the commemoration of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, a two-day forum is being organized to provide an opportunity for discussing and learning from the experiences on recovery and reconstruction in the ASEAN sub-region in order to help inform
Meetings and conferences
Online
Global webinar on disaster preparedness
The Philippines will host a global webinar this Wednesday night, November 26, on building disaster management partnerships. Hosted by the Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Training event
Hawaii
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In person
15th US - Japan Workshop on the Improvement of Structural Engineering and Resiliency
Purpose The Workshop will develop policy recommendations for improved community resilience based on the current state-of-practice, innovative engineering solutions, and new and emerging technologies. A special focus of the Workshop will be on the means to
Meetings and conferences
Riga
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In person
Workshop on needs of persons with disabilities throughout disaster management cycle
The Latvian Presidency of the Council of the EU will focus on rising awareness and preparedness for disasters for persons with disability. The official opening and Panel Discussion will webstreamed through PreventionWeb and the official page of Latvian
Meetings and conferences
Kobe
In person
International Recovery Forum 2015: 20th Commemoration of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake - Sending the Message of Building Back Better from Hyogo, Japan
International Recovery Forum 2015: 20th Commemoration of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake - Sending the Message of Building Back Better from Hyogo, Japan
Meetings and conferences
Munich
In person
2015 Dialogue Forums: Climate, poverty, catastrophes – save the world!
2015 will be a year of decisions. Humankind is learning every day, and yet ever bigger and more destructive catastrophes are occurring around the world: Fukushima, Deep Water Horizon, Hurricane Katrina. Social crises in numerous countries bear additional
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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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