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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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Patna, Bihar
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Community-based disaster risk management
Course outline Community based disaster risk management (CBDRM) is a process, which leads to a locally appropriate and locally 'owned' strategy for disaster preparedness and risk reduction. RedR India’s course on community based disaster risk management
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Suva
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In person
Workshop on disaster recovery planning
The workshop is a national level training course that lasts for three days. The training will empower participants to draw upon global best practices for recovery and reconstruction. Each workshop can engage up to 40 participants.
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Islamabad
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In person
Transitioning to early recovery - How to move from humanitarian response to early recovery?
Background With the increase in natural disasters, there has been recognition that anticipating and mitigating the likely risk of disasters not only saves lives but also the investment incurred on relief and recovery initiatives. Therefore, building the
Meetings and conferences
Kyoto
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In person
Kaleidoscope 2013: Building sustainable communities
Background Building Sustainable Communities − is the fifth in a series of peer-reviewed academic conferences organized by ITU that aim to identify emerging developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) at an early stage to generate
Meetings and conferences
Calgary, Alberta
In person
Disaster planning and community resilience: The Christchurch experience
Since September 2010, Christchurch New Zealand has experienced four major earthquakes and hundreds of aftershocks at a magnitude of 4.0 or greater. This activity has challenged conventional planning practices and required new priorities and ways of
Meetings and conferences
New Orleans, Louisiana
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In person
International disaster conference and expo
The purpose of IDCE is to unite Public and Private Sector Professionals from around the world for discussions regarding policy, lessons learned, best practices, and forward thinking. As such, the IDCE Conference Program is the critical component to
Meetings and conferences
Guangzhou
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In person
The international emergency management forum - 3rd annual conference of the International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) China chapter
The mission of the conference is to strengthen the cross-border cooperation and cross-sector interaction in China emergency management. This conference will invite the leaders, experts and scholars from government departments and emergency management
Training event
Melbourne
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In person
TorqAid disaster risk management workshop
The purpose of the disaster risk management (DRM) workshop is both to develop practical skills for humanitarian practitioners who are involved in initiatives across the disaster risk management cycle spectrum; as well as to provide knowledge of broader
Training event
Davos
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In person
PEDRR Training course on environment, disasters and disaster risk reduction
This 2-day training course on “Environment, Disasters and Disaster Risk Reduction”, designed by the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR), will offer participants with an opportunity to enhance their knowledge and understanding
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Kathmandu
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In person
CORE Workshop
As a foundation to capacity building and disaster risk reduction, the CORE training workshops offer for the first time the opportunity for governments and humanitarian agencies worldwide to agree a consensus to deliver together the same basic introductory
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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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