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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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Rio de Janeiro
In person
International partnerships: Indispensable tools for disaster risk reduction and sustainable development
Disaster risk reduction is a fundamental element of sustainable development. Hydro-meteorological and geologic hazards threaten food security and human health, cause destruction and loss of life, and sever important business supply chains. No country is
Training event
Sendai
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In person
Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction for sustainable development
As reconstruction and recovery efforts from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the tsunami and Fukushima nuclear accidents progress it is critical to ensure that ecosystems are not further degraded by the reconstruction and recovery plans. Additionally
Training event
Sendai
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In person
3rd expert group meeting on the Great East Japan earthquake
In conjunction with the “High Level International Conference on Large-Scale Natural Disasters”, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government of Japan, the Cabinet Office of Japan (CAO), the International Recovery Platform (IRP), and the Asian
Training event
Nairobi
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In person
Disaster management and sustainable development
The purpose of this course is to build the capacity of health and development workers and their organizations to be able to establish efficient, coordinated and flexible systems for managing disasters and improve sustainable development. The following
Meetings and conferences
Karachi
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In person
1st international emergency response conference 2012
In order to sustain the normal social life of the poor and the vulnerable during natural and man-made disasters, SSDN intends to hold an International Conference to bring experts from all walks of life on one platform to deliberate, share and plan the
Meetings and conferences
Washington D.C.
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In person
13th national conference on environmental disasters: science, preparedness, and resilience
The Environmental Disasters Conference will address the increasing occurrence of environmental disasters and the science and decision-making needed to more effectively prepare, respond, and make our communities more resilient. The goal of the conference
Training event
Honolulu, Hawaii
In person
Coastal flood risk reduction
This is a one-day performance level training course that develops the participant's ability to apply coastal risk reduction and opportunity enhancement measures to coastal floodplain management. The course format is as follows: • Modules 1 and 2 will
Meetings and conferences
Rio de Janeiro
In person
Voices from Fukushima: sharing lessons for global sustainability-at Rio +20
Rio+20 Side Event: One of the themes of this Rio +20 side event will be Disaster Risk Reduction.
Training event
Adelaide
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In person
Disaster resilience
Background The course presents up to date thinking on disaster planning, preparedness, relief and recovery and emphasises the role of resilience building in the mitigation and prevention of disaster events. Two main themes are addressed. First, theory and
Training event
Ciudad de Trujillo, Colón
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In person
Facilitando el liderazgo de mujeres y forjando sociedades para conducir las demandas de la implementación local del Marco de Acción de Hyogo
In Spanish: Metodología del intercambio • Aprendizaje sobre métodos y estrategias, compromisos de los 10 puntos de ciudades resiliente, entrenar a las autoridades Locales en Instrumentos Políticos, Plataforma Global en la Estrategia Internacional para la
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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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Kobe skyline Dec 23