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.

Latest events and training

Meetings and conferences
Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
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Online
The 6th International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) 2024
The 6th International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) 2024 will be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 24 - 25 April 2024.
Meetings and conferences
Online
Recovery Uncovered Webinar Series - Introduction to Community Disaster Recovery Webinar
Join AIDR and the Australian Red Cross as we listen, learn and engage with disaster recovery mentors and advisors in the new Recovery Uncovered webinar series.
Meetings and conferences
Tokyo, Japan
Online
ARISE Japan Public Symposium 2024: Successes and challenges in DRR innovation—including early findings from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake
Private sector participants will share and discuss what worked and what did not work in preparedness in the aftermath of the 2024 New Year's Day earthquake, with the aim to identify further opportunities for innovation in DRR for businesses.
Meetings and conferences
Geneva
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In person
Eighth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2025)
The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is the main global forum to assess and discuss progress on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Meetings and conferences
Kobe
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Online
International Recovery Forum 2024: Accelerating Progress with Building Back Better: Resilient Recovery in the Face of Rising Climate Risks
The 2024 IRP Forum will feature discussions to develop pathways for putting the build back better agenda and the SF back on track.
Meetings and conferences
Kobe
Online
International Recovery Forum 2025: Achieving Resilient Recovery in a Changing World
International Recovery Forum 2025 examines resilient recovery through the lens of recent earthquake experiences, reflecting on lessons learned since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and exploring solutions for current recovery challenges.
Meetings and conferences
Geneva
Online
Shaping a resilient future for all: Advancing disability inclusion for building resilience
To commemorate the 2023 International Day of Persons with Disabilities, this event is organized by the Permanent Mission of Australia, the Permanent Mission of Finland, UN Women, UNICEF, and UNDP. The event will be hybrid, based in Geneva.
Meetings and conferences
Frankfurt
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In person
Disasters expo Europe
The ultimate hub for disaster risk management experts, The Disasters Expo Europe will be transforming Messe Frankfurt on the 15th & 16th of May 2024.
Training course
Online
Health Disaster Recovery Needs Assessment and Recovery Planning (HDRNA) Online Course
This online self-paced short course is designed to familiarize participants with post-disaster needs assessments and recovery planning and their application to health hazard-related disasters.
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • Stellenbosch University
  • PERIPERI U - Partners Enhancing Resilience for People Exposed to Risk
Meetings and conferences
Tokyo
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Online
International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability 2023: Transforming Society to Become Resilient and Sustainable beyond Catastrophic Disasters
On the occasion of 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake, it's important to reflect on Japan’s experiences and its accumulated knowledge over the past century, alongside the lessons learned by the experiences of other countries and regions.
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IRP Herald

IRP Herald Volume 34
Documents and publications
IRP Herald
IRP Herald Vol 34: The Fifth World Reconstruction Conference Organized Under the Umbrella of IRP

IRP Herald Volume 34 is the knowledge report for the IRP-supported technical sessions at the World Reconstruction Conference 5.

International Recovery Platform
Herald 33
Documents and publications
IRP Herald
IRP Herald Vol 33: International Recovery Forum 2022: Redesigning Systems for Resilience through Recovery: Assessing Progress and the Unfinished Agenda at the Midpoint of the Sendai Framework

IRP Herald Volume 33 is the knowledge report for the International Recovery Forum 2022: Redesigning Systems for Resilience through Recovery: Assessing Progress and the Unfinished Agenda at the Midpoint of the Sendai Framework.

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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