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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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Climate change and extreme cyclones: regional conference on disaster risk reduction and emergency response in a rapidly changing world
The conference will aim for a common understanding of the new tropical cyclone surge pattern and its potential impacts, and for examining different cyclone risk reduction options or models to increase readiness and awareness of countries, local
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New Orleans
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The national disaster reconstruction expo
An event working to consolidate the industries which comprise the entire disaster preparation, response, recovery, and rebuilding cycle. It will include the following keynotes: - Assistant Administrator of Mitigation: Presented by the FEMA National
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Vail, Colorado
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8th National Conference & Exposition of the National Hydrologic Warning Council
The conference is the largest in the United States devoted specifically to real-time hydrologic warning systems and how these technologies assist local officials with storm readiness, emergency response, and disaster recovery.
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Kathmandu
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Emergency earthquake simulation
A simulation exercise led by OCHA, UNICEF and other emergency actors with the Government of Nepal to test the preparedness of the Humanitarian Country Team for a major earthquake centred in the Kathmandu Valley.
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Phuket
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Regional training course on incident command system for disaster management
This course is designed to enable practitioners to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS). This course focuses on the management of single resources. The objectives of the ICS course is to provide
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Dryden, Ontario
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1st Annual northwestern Ontario conference on disaster management
The conference will provide opportunities for anyone involved with or interested in the many facets of emergency management and who want to be better prepared for emergencies and disasters that may impact our region. In addition to participating in
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Melbourne
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3rd Australasian hazards management workshop series: from warnings to effective response and recovery
The Australasian Hazards Management Conference is run annually, alternating between locations in New Zealand and Australia. Workshop titles Day 1, 5th August 2009, Morning Workshop 1: Building tsunami resilient communities Workshop 2: Climate change
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Kobe
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International Recovery Forum 2009: Building Back Better and Greener
International Recovery Forum 2009: Building Back Better and Greener
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Geneva
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Earthquake disasters : from rapid response toward mitigation
Earthquakes are phenomena that have a high destructive potential. They cannot be predicted or stopped. However, disasters can be avoided through preventive measures to reduce losses and through actions during and after a seismic event. This module focuses
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Damage and reconstruction needs assessment (online course)
The Damage and Reconstruction Needs Assessment course is a joint offering of National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi and World Bank Institute, Washington. It is part of the Comprehensive Natural Disaster Risk Management Program developed by
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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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