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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Meetings and conferences
Sendai City
In person
UN day 2011 & international day for disaster reduction in Japan
「国連デー」は1945年10月24日に国連憲章が発効したことを記念して設けられた国連の記念日です。今年は、「国連デー＠東北大学：東日本大震災からの復興、そして新生 ～東北から世界へ」をテーマに、東北大学川内キャンパス（仙台市）でイベントが開催されます。 3月11日の大震災後に生じた数々の課題は、東北や日本固有のものでは決してありません。東北の被災地で得た経験を今後、世界と共有し生かしていくことが重要です。東北大学で行われる「国連デー」では、被災地での経験
Meetings and conferences
Washington, DC
In person
Rebuilding a city: the dos and don’ts in post-disaster urban recovery
Population growth, urbanization and climate change expose increasing numbers of people to natural hazards in urban areas. From New Orleans in 2005 to Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 2010, recent urban disasters in developing and developed countries have drawn
Meetings and conferences
Bogotá
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In person
V Congreso internacional 'ecociudades'
Presentación Los efectos antrópicos y las transformaciones ambientales en condiciones extremas recaen siempre sobre el individuo, a menudo, los procesos por los cuales el hombre se adapta sobre el hábitat trae consecuencias devastadoras. El desconocer a
Meetings and conferences
Cardiff
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In person
Dealing with disasters conference 2011
The Dealing with Disasters Conference 2011 will take place on Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th of November in Cardiff’s Maldron Hotel. The theme of this year’s conference is Reflections on Recent Disasters: The Past 10 Years. Conference Focus Over the last
Meetings and conferences
Brisbane
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In person
Australian & New Zealand disaster and emergency management conference
The Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference will provide a forum to examine the issues surrounding natural and man-made hazards. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) released a National Strategy for Disaster
Meetings and conferences
Los Angeles
In person
Buildings at risk: earthquake loss reduction summit
The Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC) will be hosting a major earthquake loss reduction summit on October 13, 2011 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. This is an annual event and is a
Training event
Ankara
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In person
Natural disaster management online courses
Middle East Technical University Disaster Management Centre runs an online Natural Disaster Management Courses (Fall 2011). There are 5 courses offered this year: 1- Comprehensive Natural Disaster Management Framework 2- Financial Strategies for Managing
Meetings and conferences
Gorgan
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In person
First international conference of wildfire on natural resources lands
In the recent decade wildfires have increasingly affected forest lands in the Hyrcanian region. The Golestan Province Governorate and the Faculty of Forest Sciences of Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources are organizing the
Training event
Kobe
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In person
Training on resilient recovery for Haiti
The training is aimed at building critical mass of professionals oriented towards resilient recovery and enhancing their capacity to minimize the impact of future disasters. The programme includes cases & Lessons on Recovery Initiatives from the Tohoku
Training event
Incheon
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In person
Training on resilient recovery and reconstruction
The training is aimed at building critical mass of professionals oriented towards resilient recovery and enhancing their capacity to minimize the impact of future disasters. Objectives - Site visits to witness resilient recovery in practice and to enhance
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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