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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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Meetings and conferences
Havana City
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In person
1st Congress on health and disasters
The conference will provide a moment for reflection and analysis of disaster risk reduction and disaster management in the health sector, to keep abreast of scientific innovations and improve their impact on livelihoods. National and foreign professionals
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Montego Bay
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In person
2008 Caribbean all-hazards conference
Over the years the need has surfaced for a more Caribbean focused conference on all possible disaster hazards. This conference seeks to bring together government agencies, academic institutions, and private sector for information exchange, dialogue and
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Boston
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In person
International conference on rebuilding sustainable communities for children and their families after disasters
This conference will bring together specialists from various disciplines (such as health, education and community planning) to explore ways to reconstruct sustainable communities that will be safe for children and their families after disasters. It will
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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
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In person
Floodfighters: 2008
Small to Medium size Enterprises, together with first responder and emergency response stakeholder organisations, must all work together to deal with the effects of critical incidents and extreme weather events such as floods. This year's main flooding
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Davos
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In person
2nd International disaster and risk conference IDRC Davos 2008
The conference motto for IDRC Davos 2008 is: Public-private partnership – key for integral risk management and climate change adaptation. IDRC Davos 2008 will address global problems and attract participants from all over the globe. We expect more than
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Geneva
In person
Role of modern civil protection systems and the new global challenges: from the Hyogo Framework for Action to real time response
The workshop aimed at promoting the creation of a global civil protection network offering a wide range of tools aimed at providing a coherent and coordinated response to disasters cause by the impact of natural hazards under the umbrella of the United
Training event
Toronto, Ontario
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In person
Emergency management certificate
The Emergency Management Certificate Program provides a unique advantage of combining theory and practice and prepares the participants to: analyze hazards and assess risks; develop and practice plans for emergency response and recovery; design an
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Los Angeles
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In person
Mobile workshop: earthquake in Southern California
California Institute of Environmental Design and Management (CIEDM) will host a mobile workshop with a 7-person delegation from CCTV, Beijing, to develop 4 documentaries on the subjects of earthquake prediction, quake disaster reduction and recovery
Meetings and conferences
Davos
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In person
International conference on critical infrastructure protection and resilience (ICCR) 2008
The conference motto for the ICCR 2008 is: expanding the concept of CIP from protection to resilience. The ICCR 2008 will address various CIP issues and attract participants from all over the world. We expect more than 150 participants from 50 countries
Meetings and conferences
Emmitsburg, Maryland
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In person
11th annual emergency management higher education conference
The FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) is hosting the 11th Annual by-invitation Emergency Management Conference for representatives of colleges and universities which (1) have an existing hazard, disaster, emergency management program in place, or
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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