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.

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Washington DC
In person
Partnership for recovery and a stronger future: Standing with Japan after 3-11
A Report of a CSIS Task Force in Partnership with Keidanren On April 11, 2011, CSIS, in partnership with Keidanren, formed a task force of prominent Americans to examine ways the United States and Japan can partner on recovery and reconstruction from the
Training event
Kobe
In person
JICA-IRP training on resilient recovery and reconstruction for China
The training is aimed at building critical mass of professionals oriented towards resilient recovery on shelter, infrastructure, web based flood risk assessment system of Hyogo Prefecture and pre-disaster recovery planning to enhance their capacity to
Training event
Wellington
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Emergency management summer institute
This five day workshop/lecture series provides a vast range of presentations across emergency management planning, developing effective all hazard warning systems, evacuation and welfare, a day hazard scape field trip in Wellington and the role of public
Meetings and conferences
Paris 13
In person
Natural disasters in the Caribbean: Assessing the physical and economic impacts, mitigation and insurance
Presentation The over 40 million inhabitants of the two dozen Caribbean islands are at the front line of vulnerability to natural disasters. More specifically, more so than any other region, the Caribbean is home to relatively frequent hurricanes
Meetings and conferences
Paris
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In person
How the concept of resilience is able to improve urban risk management?
Designing the territory adaptation capacities against natural risks has become an essential issue. Building adapted urban networks and cities that will face risk events induces to think this adaptation in a long term perspective. This adaptation capacity
Meetings and conferences
Marseille and Arles
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In person
Overflowing rivers and flash floods: Solutions to cope with the risks
On the road to the 6th World Water Forum, the Water Supply Company of Marseille is organizing an International Workshop on “Overflowing Rivers and Flash Floods: Solutions to cope with the Risks”. Being the most frequent water-related disaster, floods
Training event
Dhaka
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In person
Basic training course on disaster management
Course contents • Basic terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction: hazard, disaster, risk, vulnerability, capacity, coping capacity, disaster risk reduction, disaster risk management, mitigation, preparedness, prevention, early warning, recovery, response
Meetings and conferences
Tokyo
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In person
Symposium 2011: From post-disaster reconstruction to the creation of resilient societies
Disaster is not new to the human experience. Cultures around the world have been, and continue to be, shaped by floods, storms and drought. In that sense there is already a body of knowledge, gathered through hard experience, that suggests ways to adapt
Meetings and conferences
In person
Green lane diary
On 26 October, three very special schools will be participating in a live video conference to share their green ideas for the future. Milton State School in Brisbane, Yasawa Primary near Fukishima and Cashmere School in Christchurch have all been affected
Meetings and conferences
Sacramento, CA
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In person
National floodproofing conference V
Elevation? Wet floodproofing? Dry floodproofing? Buyout? Acquisition? Relocation? All of these nonstructural / floodproofing techniques, and the policies surrounding them, will be discussed at the 5th National Floodproofing Conference in Sacramento
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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