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<p>New Zealand was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Kaikoura in November 2016, and the government has expressed thanks to IRDR and CODATA for their timely and free provision of satellite data that helped with damage and loss estimation following the disaster.</p>
23.02.2017
<p>Professor Rajib Shaw will step down as Executive Director of the <a href="https://www.icsu.org/what-we-do/research-programmes/thematic-organizations/integrated-research-on-disaster-risk-irdr">Integrated Research on Disaster Risk</a> (IRDR) programme based in at the Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (RADI) at the end of March due to unforeseen personal circumstances.</p>
15.02.2017
<p>ICSU has published the 2016 Review of the <a href="https://www.icsu.org/what-we-do/research-programmes/thematic-organizations/integrated-research-on-disaster-risk-irdr">Integrated Research on Disaster Risk</a> (IRDR) programme, led by an independent panel whose conclusions are intended to inform the next 3-4 year phase of the program.</p>
19.01.2017
<p>ICSU, along with the <a href="http://en.unesco.org">United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization</a> (UNESCO) and the <a href="http://mta.hu/english">Hungarian Academy of Sciences</a>, was a co-organizer of the 7th <a href="http://www.sciforum.hu">World Science Forum</a> held from 4th to 7th November 2015 in Budapest. At the conclusion of the conference, a six-point declaration was adopted.</p>
16.11.2015
<p>A review and synthesis paper of the basic knowledge of natural hazards, vulnerabilities, and disaster risks, which aims to highlight potential contributions of science to disaster risk reduction, has been released on the occasion of the <a href="http://www.wcdrr.org">World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction</a> in Sendai.</p>
18.03.2015
<p>Allan Lavell, a key member of the community of the ICSU co-sponsored Integrated Research on Disaster Risk programme (IRDR), has been awarded the prestigious prize that is awarded to individuals or institutions that have taken active efforts in reducing disaster risk in their communities and advocated for disaster risk reduction.</p>
18.03.2015
<p>Allan Lavell, co-chair of the Assessment of Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (AIRDR) project of the ICSU co-sponsored <a href="https://www.icsu.org/what-we-do/research-programmes/thematic-organizations/integrated-research-on-disaster-risk-irdr">Integrated Research on Disaster Risk programme</a> (IRDR), is one of three nominees for the prize, which is awarded to individuals or institutions that have taken active efforts in reducing disaster risk in their communities and advocated for disaster risk reduction.</p>
09.03.2015
<p>ICSU took part in the second preparatory session for the <a href="http://www.wcdrr.org">Third World Disaster Risk Reduction Conference</a> at the UN in Geneva from Nov 17-18. As the organizing partner of the Science and Technology Major Group, ICSU convened a delegation of more than 20 representatives from Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa drawn from research organizations, ICSU’s IRDR programme and ICSU’s Regional Offices and partner organizations such as the IAP.</p>
20.11.2014
<p>A delegation led by ICSU as the organising partner of the UN Science and Technology Major Group took part in the first meeting of the preparatory committee for the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.</p>
26.07.2014
<p>The ICSU GeoUnions, the <a href="https://www.fig.net/jbgis/">Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies</a> (JBGIS), the <a href="http://www.unoosa.org">United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs</a> (UNOOSA) and the <a href="http://www.un-spider.org/about/publication/un-platform-space-based-information-disaster-management-and-emergency-response">United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response</a> (UN-SPIDER) published earlier this month a new report which looks at the benefits of applying Geoinformation to disaster management.</p>
06.09.2013