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The Integrated Research on Disaster Risk 2021 International Conference

Advancing risk science for development safety
10 years of IRDR
Building a new risk research agenda for 2030 and beyond

Main conference on 8-10 June 2021 and pre-sessions during April - May 2021

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Background & Purposes

Background and rationale

Disaster frequencies and impacts have started to increase accelerated in the last 2 decades. Since 2019 the world community has witnessed many disasters, such as extensive wildfires, extreme weather events, outbreaks of desert locusts crossing continents and, worst of all, the Covid-19 pandemic, the impacts of which remain unfolding. The underlying vulnerabilities ingrained in our social, economic and financial systems are documented and becoming increasingly recognized, thereby supporting the call of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) for a more comprehensive, forward looking, multi-hazard and systemic approach to disaster risk reduction and resilience. The need for a new and innovative approach for DRR has become very clear and urgent. More>

Overall purposes of the Conference

The overall purpose of the 2021 Conference is to reach a renewed consensus on the mission of STEI and put forward a novel proposal on the Global Research Agenda for disaster risk reduction and risk-informed development toward 2030 and beyond.

Main results expected

• The Conference will officially launch the IRDR Compilation 2010-2020, which is the summary of work of IRDR community in the last decade.
• The Conference will adopt the new Global Research Agenda on Disaster Risk Reduction, led by the IRDR Co-sponsors and IRDR Scientific Committee, for submission to ISC Board for consideration.
• Further, the Conference will deliberate on strategies to support the implementation of the Global Research Agenda on DRR, including the possible arrangements for a new phase of IRDR.

Background and rationale

Disaster frequencies and impacts have started to increase accelerated in the last 2 decades. Since 2019 the world community has witnessed many disasters, such as extensive wildfires, extreme weather events, outbreaks of desert locusts crossing continents and, worst of all, the Covid-19 pandemic, the impacts of which remain unfolding. The underlying vulnerabilities ingrained in our social, economic and financial systems are documented and becoming increasingly recognized, thereby supporting the call of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) for a more comprehensive, forward looking, multi-hazard and systemic approach to disaster risk reduction and resilience. The need for a new and innovative approach for DRR has become very clear and urgent.
2015 is an important year for sustainability due to the adoption of the SDGs, SFDRR and Paris Agreement, and the UN Decade of the Global Goals was agreed in 2020 to accelerate the progress for achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 2021 is the first year of UN Decade of Action for the Global Goals, and is therefore important for SFDRR and for all UN 2030 Agreements. We only have less than a decade to achieve these goals, it is paramount for scientific communities to review the progress made, to assess the effectiveness in generating the expected changes, and to re-position themselves under new development context and deliver, more effectively and coherently, toward the established global goals and targets.
The completion of 10-year phase of IRDR (2010-2020) thus comes in a good juncture of time. It is important to look back and examine on the original IRDR science mission and the progress made and lessons learnt over last ten years, and, at the same time, to look forward to 2030 and beyond on how science, or STEI (Science, Technology, Engineering and Innovations) as a whole, should respond to the changing and uncertain landscape of risk and development. For a safer, and more inclusive and sustainable world, science must act more effectively, coherently, strategically, and timely in generating policy changes and providing practical and tangible solutions.

Agenda

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Opening Session (UTC 11:00-11:40)

Master of the session: 

GUO Huadong, President of China National Committee for ISC


1. Opening remarks (25min)
● ISC: Peter GlUCKMAN, President-elect of ISC
● UNDRR: Mami MIZUTORI, Special Representative of UN Secretary-General on Disaster Risk Reduction
● CAST: HUAI Jinpeng, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Secretary, China Association for Science and Technology
● IRDR: Riyanti DJALANTE, Chair of IRDR Scientific Committee
2. Launch of IRDR Compilation 2010-2020 (15min)
● IRDR Compilation: A ten-year science quest for Disaster Risk Reduction: HAN Qunli, Executive Director of IRDR-IPO
● Launch of the Compilation: Riyanti DJALANTE and HAN Qunli

Keynote Session 1: The changing landscape of DRR and risk dynamics（UTC11:45-12:55）

Moderators: 

    - Shuaib LWASA, Former Chair of IRDR Scientific Committee (2016-2019)

    - Virginia JIMÉNEZ DÍAZ, Vice Chair of IRDR Scientific Committee


Rapporteurs: 

    - Michael BOYLAND, Research Fellow of IRDR ICoE TDDR

    - LIAN Fang, Science Officer of IRDR IPO


1. Keynotes (50min)
● Climate change and systemic risk for development: Jana SILLMANN, IRDR SC member, Lead Author of IPCC AR6 WGI

● UNDRR/ISC Hazard Definition and Classification Review: Virginia MURRAY, Member of IRDR Scientific Committee, Chair of UNDRR/ISC Technical Working Group Hazard Definition and Classification Review

● STI in Supporting SDGs and Sendai Framework: GUO Huadong, UN 10-Member Group to support the Technology Facilitation Mechanism for SDGs (2018-2021) 


2. Discussions (20min)

Main Session 1: IRDR achievements and lessons learnt （UTC 13: 00-14:00）

Moderator:

    - Rajib SHAW, Chair of UNDRR STAG, Member of IRDR Scientific Committee

    - Irasema ALCÁNTARA-AYALA, former Member of IRDR Scientific Committee
Rapporteur: 

    - Kripa Shrestha, IRDR Young Scientist, ICIMOD (tbc)

    - SONG Wanjuan, Research Associate of AIRCAS


1. Presentations: Representatives of IRDR community (list with names and specific titles tbc)

● IRDR Working Group on DATA: SHM FAKHRUDDIN
● IRDR NC China: CHEN Fang 

● IRDR NC France: Myriam Merad

● IRDR NC Iran: Mohsen GHAFORY-ASHTIANY

● IRDR ICoE RIA: Mark Pelling 

● IRDR ICoE CR: David Johnston

● IRDR Young Scientist: Mizan Bustanul Fuady Bisri


2. Discussion

Main Session 2: Global Research Agenda on DRR（UTC11:00-12:10）

Moderator:

     - Anne-Sophie STEVANCE, Science Officer of ISC


Rapporteur:

     - Michael BOYLAND, Core Group Member of the Global Research Agenda on DRR; Research Fellow of IRDR ICoE TDDR


1.Welcome to the Session 

     - Anne-Sophie Stevance, on behalf of ISC and UNDRR

     - Coleen VOGEL, Co-Chair of the Expert Review Group of the Global Research Agenda on DRR, on behalf of the Global Research Agenda Development Group


2.Presentation of the Global research agenda on DRR

       Global Research Agenda Development Group:

     - John HANDMER, Co-Chair of the Expert Review Group of the Global Research Agenda on DRR

     - Benjamin Alexander PAYNE, Lead Scientific Officier of Global Research Agenda Dvelopment Group


3.Reflections on the Global Research Agenda on DRR

Core Group members:

- GUO Huadong

- Chloe DEMROVSKY 

- Tiana Mahefasoa RANDRIANALIJAONA

Expert Review Group members:

- Irasema Alcántara AYALA

- Clarissa Rios ROJAS


4.Audience Q&A


5.Closing of the session and next steps

      - Coleen VOGEL, Co-Chair of the Expert Review Group of the Global Research Agenda on DRR


6.Closing comment

      - Anne-Sophie STEVANCE, Science Officer of ISC

      - Jenty KIRSH-WOOD, Chief of the Global Risk Analysis and Reporting Section, UNDRR

Main Session 3: Insights and reflections on Global Research Agenda on DRR and the implementation （UTC 12:15-14:00）

Moderators: 

     - Riyanti DJALANTE, Chair of IRDR Scientific Committee

     - Weisen LI, Member of IRDR Scientific Committee


Rapporteurs: 

     - LIAN Fang, Science Officer of IRDR IPO

     - Michael Boyland, Research Fellow of IRDR ICoE TDDR

     - LEI Yu, Associate Professor of IMHR, CAS


1.Reports from Pre-sessions and IRDR partners (10min each)

● IRDR ICoE REaL-Perspectives from Africa Region: Nico ELEMA, Director
● IRDR NC Japan - Promoting Coherence among DRR, CCA, and SDGs: Haruo HAYASHI, Member of IRDR Scientific Committee
● IRDR ICoE SEADPRI-UKM - Risk science for resilient cities-from concept to action: Fasha MUHAMAD, Research Fellow
● IRDR ICoE CCOUC - Latest frontier and application of Health-EDRM within the scope of COVID-19: Emily CHAN, Director
● IRDR ICoE RIG-WECEIPHE - Climate change and one health: TANG Xu, Executive Director
● ANSO DRR: Gretchen KALONJI and CUI Peng, Co-Chairs of ANSO DRR
2.Discussions

Keynote Session 2: Knowledge in action（UTC 11:00-12:10）

Moderators:

     - Ailsa Holloway, Undergraduate Prog. Leader, Public and Environmental Health, Auckland University of Technology

     - Alonso Brenes TORRES, Coordinator of the Latin American Network of Social Studies on Disaster Risk (LA RED) 


Rapporteurs: IRDR Young Scientists 

     - Sarah LINDBERGH, Research Assistant, University of California Berkeley 

     - LIAN Fang,  Science Officer of IRDR IPO


1.Keynotes (45min)
● Unleashing the Potentials of Young DRR Professionals through Bigger Roles and Better Support: Glenn Fernandez, IRDR Young Scientist 

● Education and communication: Rajib SHAW, Professor of Keio University 

● Two sides of the innovation coin: Capability Pull and Technology Push: Claudia Berchtold, Senior Researcher of Fraunhofer Institute for Technological Trend Analysis


2.Comments and Discussions(25min)
● Respondents 

     - Nuraini Rahma HANIFA, Secretary General, U-INSPIRE Alliance

     - SHM FAKHRUDDIN, Co-Chair, Linked Open Data for Global Disaster Risk Research (LODGD), CODATA

● Discussion

Keynote Session 3: Challenges and Opportunities for Cooperation（UTC 12:10-13:15）

Moderators: 

     - Tiana Mahefasoa RANDRIANALIJAONA, Vice Chair of IRDR Scientific Committee, Professor of University of Antananarivo 

     - Nisreen DaifAllah AL-HMOND, Member of IRDR Scientific Committee, Director of the Biosafety and Biosecurity Centre, the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan


Rapporteur: 

     - OUYANG Huiling, Postdoc Researcher of IRDR ICoE-RIG-WECEIPHE

     - LIAN Fang, Science Officer of IRDR IPO


1.Keynotes (40min)
● A Framework to Unleash Mission-Oriented Science: Albert van Jaarsveld, CEO and Director General of IIASA, Co-lead of the Global Forum of Funders

● Insurance mechanisms in the changing risk landscape: HUANG Hairong, Head of SRI Centre China, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. Beijing Branch
2.Comments and Discussions (25min)
● Respondents 

     - Spyros Schismenos, IRDR Young Scientist, Co-founder and CEO of My Safety Approved LLC 

     - YE Qian, Executive Director of Integrated Risk Governance Project of Future Earth 
● Discussions

Closing Session （UTC 13:20-14:00）

Master of the session: 

HAN Qunli


1. Conference Summary (25min)

● Summary of Keynote Sessions and Main Sessions: Rapporteurs of all sessions

● Conference Summary with suggestions of the implementation for the Global Research Agenda: Riyanti DJALANTE


2. Closing Remarks (15min)

● ISC: Anne-Sophie STEVANCE, Science Officer of ISC

● UNDRR: Jenty KIRSCH-WOOD, Chief of the Global Risk Analysis and Reporting Section, UNDRR

● CAST: WANG Qinglin, Deputy Director General, Department of International Affairs, CAST


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Messages & Voices

The messages and voices from participants will be uploaded before and during the Conference. Please send your key message (no more than 100 words) with your photo to conference@irdrinternational.org .

  • Riyanti Djalante

    IRDR SC Chair

    On behalf of the Chair of the Scientific Committee and the Conference Organiser. The IRDR welcomes all participants to the conference and we highly value your contribution. We hope to launch the IRDR 10-year compilation and present the research agenda for Global Science in DRR.

  • HAN Qunli

    Executive Director, IRDR-IPO

    The IRDR Compilation 2010-2020 provides a sound base for future research cooperation and collaborative actions. It is encouraging to see the great progress made during last 10 years. At the same time, we must bear in mind that the mission of IRDR is far from being accomplished.

  • Dr.Haruo HAYASHI

    President of NIED; SC Member

    IRDR NC Japan promotes that Consilience of knowledge on DRR, CCA, and SDGs should be conducted in a comprehensive manner “on-site”, where local stakeholders could be supported by Facilitators with OSS. As roles of science communities become more and more important to cope with the systemic, emerging and cascading risk landscape at global level, the Japan NC will further contribute to regional and global cooperation with IRDR 2 and international stakeholders.

  • Prof. Irasema Alcántara-Ayala

    Institute of Geography (UNAM)

    If we are genuinely engaged to reducing disaster risk, today more than ever, we need to build enduring and trusting alliances between the Science & Technology Community and the arena of Policymaking and Praxis. Likewise, it is of the uttermost relevance to ensure that Disaster Risk Governance is strengthened by moving towards transdisciplinary paths of sustained and committed collaboration.

  • Antoine A. Smith

    Co-Founder and General Manager, My Safety Approved

    In order for young professionals in science and technology to thrive, multidisciplinary collaboration schemes between the private and public sectors are needed. In order to create opportunities for innovative solutions in disaster risk reduction and sustainable development, it is important to understand that youth engagement and "fresh ideas" are crucial elements to deal with the substantial challenges we face.

  • TANG Xu

    Executive Director of ICoE-RIG-WECEIPHE, Fudan University

    Congratulation for successfully organizing the IRDR 2021 Conference and significant achievements made by members including NCs and ICoEs in the past 10 years. IRDR-RIG-WECEIPHE at Fudan University is very glad to be a new member of the IRDR community. Our ICoE focuses on the integrated research, especially the risk interconnectivity associated with climate change (weather/climate extremes in particular), air pollution and public health, for better governance and building resilient communities. I would like to express my full support to IRDR to continue shouldering the mission in the next 10 years in the special period of the post-Covid-19 pandemic and aim for carbon neutrality.

  • Elena A. Grigorieva

    Leading Researcher

    Research interests: Climate and human health, Environmental Health Threats by Climate, Human thermal acclimatization in extreme climates, Human bioclimatic indices, Urban climate, Climate and Tourism, Climate and Agriculture.

    Topics for discussion: Risk of heat waves and cold spells to human health, National Plans for adaptation to health risks induced by climate change

  • Prof. Dr. SUN Xin

    Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Disasters, such as extensive wildfires and the Covid-19 pandemic, have great impact on ecological processes in terrestrial ecosystems. However, this huge challenge for nature conservation and human health has not received enough attention. Especially happening in urban ecosystems, these effects can expose people to potential risks of disease. Therefore, I recommend the impact of disasters on (city-related) biodiversity and its ecosystem functions to be fully considered and valued.

  • Diocel Harold Aquino

    Asst. Professor

    As an IRDR Young Scientist, I would like to contribute to the discourse on future directions of research and development in disaster risk.

  • Anubhav Ghimire

    Student

    As student of civil engineering，I take interest on pre-disaster risk analysis and post-disaster recovery using engineering skills.

  • Irene Njeri

    DRR Monitoring and Evaluation specialist

    My interest is working with stakeholders in DRR to acheive the highest standard of data that advices resilience support.

  • Maria de los Angeles Lara

    DRM Officer

    I want to know how innovations could be applied in countries not prioritised by donors from this conference.

  • RAINIMANANJANAHARY Julio

    Project Coordinatoor

    This kind of exchange will allow me to know more about the evolution of the risk and disaster governance strategy at the international level.

  • Gustavo Sobrinho Dgedge

    Associate Professor

    I have interest in flood risks in the Hydrographic Basin.

  • Padam Bahadur Budha

    Researcher

    I want to find more about research based on advanced technology.

  • AMAMER MUSBAH OMRAN MUFTAH

    Lecturer

    It is to gather like-minded individuals from across the country or across the globe, to learn, discuss thoughts, network, share ideas.

  • Balasubramaniyabharathi B

    Teacher _ red cross volunteer

    I wish to learn disaster management and make awareness to my brothers and sisters around the world.

  • Hamidatou Mouloud

    Dr

    Since graduation, I am interested in the evaluation of seismic hazard and seismic risk which have an impact on human society.

  • Raúl Pulido

    Environmental Quality Coordinator

    I am working on disaster reduction in Venezuela.

  • Sheela Patel

    Director

    I am an ambassador for the race to resilience and an urban grass root activist in search of solutions to disasters impacting the urban poor.

  • Ritsuko Yamazaki-Honda

    Deputy Director-General

    I will concentrate on the discussion on Coherence between DRR, SDGs and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), international research collaboration.



  • Sheeba Farooq

    Lecturer

    My interest area is Disaster Risk Management as I am residing in a disaster prone country.

  • Ranit Chatterjee

    Postdoctoral fellow

    I am looking forward to the deliberations and future direction of ST for DRM.

  • RAINIMANANJANAHARY Julio

    Project Coordinatoor

    Again, this kind of exchange will allow me to know more about the evolution of the risk and disaster governance strategy at the international level.

Documents

       
Conference Booklet
IRDR Compilation
Global Research Agenda
Speeches and Presentations

Pre-sessions

19 April

19:00-20:00 (UTC+8)

Latest frontier and application of Health-EDRM within the scope of COVID-19

Organizer: Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC), The Chinese University of Hong Kong; IRDR ICoE-CCOUC

Co-organizers: Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR); CUHK Centre for Global Health (CGH); CUHK JC School of Public Health and Primary Care (SPHPC); GX Foundation

26 April

14:00-17:00 (UTC+8)

Climate change and One health

Organizer: IRDR ICoE on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on WEather/Climate Extremes Impact and Public HEalth (RIG-WECEIPHE), Fudan University

Co-organizers: Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR), IRDR CHINA, WMO/IGAC MAPAQ Asian Office Shanghai, WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Technology Assessment and Management

6 May

16:00-18:00 (UTC+8)

ANSO-DRR consultation (close door)

Organizer: Alliance of International Science Organizations on Disaster Risk Reduction (ANSO-DRR)

Co-organizers: Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR); Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

7 May

17:00-19:00 (UTC+8)

Risk Science for Resilient Cities - From Concept to Action

Convened by: IRDR ICoE-SEADPRI-UKM, UNDRR Asia Pacific Science Technology Academia Advisory Group (AP-STAAG) and Asian Network on Climate Science and Technology (ANCST)

Supported by: UNESCO Youth and Young Professionals Group on Disasters, International Science Council – Regional Office for the Asia Pacific (ISC-ROAP) and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia

20 May

20:00-22:00 (UTC+9)

Promoting Coherence among Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, and Sustainable Development by Establishing an “Online Synthesis System (OSS)” and Fostering “Facilitators” using OSS

Organizers: IRDR NC Japan; Science Council of Japan

21 May

12:00-15:00 (UTC+2)

Global Research Agenda on DRR - Perspectives from Africa

Organizers: IRDR ICoE for Risk Education and Learning (IRDR ICoE-REaL), PERIPERI U Secretariat, Stellenbosch University, South Africa