Integrated Disaster Risk Management - IDRiM Society

01/05/2026

🎙️ DAY 15 — IDRiM Podcast Series
🌍 Rethinking disaster risk: Learning from communities

In this episode, we spotlight the Canada chapter of the Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN) and a powerful conversation about how Indigenous and community-led knowledge can reshape how we understand and prevent avoidable deaths.

✨Join our hosts, Mark Ashley Parry and Haris Rahadianto, and our guest Ranjan Datta - Mount Royal University, in an engaging conversation about:

🌱 Centring community voices - understanding avoidable deaths requires listening to Indigenous, racialised, and marginalised communities, those most affected and often overlooked.
🤝 Moving from collaboration to impact - creating space for dialogue that connects lived experiences to challenges such as climate change, wildfires, and inequality.
🎓 Learning through reflection - encouraging students to relate disaster risk to their own lives and communities through interactive discussions, making the issue more tangible and actionable.
🔄 Rethinking conventional approaches - accepting that indigenous knowledge is essential for effective, sustainable prevention strategies.
🚀 Looking ahead - influencing policy and practice through approaches rooted in community needs, self-awareness, and long-term sustainability.

🎧 Watch the episode here:
➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVdnDxjyLnU

🌏 A reminder that lasting solutions come from within communities—by valuing diverse knowledge and lived experience.

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24/04/2026

🎙️ DAY 14 — IDRiM Podcast Series
🎉 Celebrating the 60th episode of the IDRiM Podcast!

🌍 What better way to mark this milestone than by looking ahead to our most anticipated event of the year: The 16th International Conference of the International Society of Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM) 2026

This year’s conference continues IDRiM’s mission of bringing together global experts, researchers, and practitioners to advance integrated approaches to disaster risk management.

💡 Joining us from the Resilience Development Initiative, Indonesia, Cecilia Nonifili Yuanita Gulö and Vidya Azzizi will discuss with our hosts, Mark Ashley Parry and Haris Rahadianto, what we can expect at IDRiM 2026:
Innovative solutions for complex disaster challenges
Interdisciplinary research and collaboration
Practical strategies for building resilient communities
Engaging discussions, workshops, and knowledge exchange

🚀 Watch this milestone episode and prepare for an exciting year ahead!
➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2rLcWxX8go

🔗 For more information about the IDRiM Conference 2026, visit:
➡️ https://idrim2026.com/

Stay tuned!

The 16th International Conference of the Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM) 2026 brings together global experts to advance integrated approaches to disaster risk management.

08/04/2026

🎙️ DAY 13 — IDRiM Podcast Series
🌍 We’re back after a short break—with not one, but TWO new episodes!

This week, we explore how creativity, education, and community action are shaping efforts to reduce avoidable deaths around the world.

🎧 Episode Highlights (Part 1)
🎨 Creative communication for impact (UK & India ADN Chapters)
✨ Winifred Ekezie – Aston University
Explores how creative arts—posters, blogs, and campaigns—translate complex data on avoidable deaths into engaging, accessible messages. Students play a key role in transforming research into visuals that raise awareness and inspire action.
🇮🇳 India Chapter in action
✨ Ramya Pinnamaneni
✨ Pratap Kumar Jena – Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
Highlights the launch of the India ADN chapter, focusing on youth engagement, partnerships with NGOs and policymakers, and building a platform that connects research, policy, and practice.

🎧 Episode Highlights (Part 2)
🎭 Creative expression in sub-Saharan Africa
✨ Patience Andrew – Custodians of African Literature
Shows how poetry, storytelling, photography, and performance are used to humanise data, amplify lived experiences, and engage youth in tackling issues like maternal health and conflict.
🌊 Community-based risk reduction in Bangladesh
✨ Fatima Akter – University of Dhaka
Focuses on education, early warning systems, and community outreach, where students help spread knowledge and support communities during disasters such as floods.

🎙️ Co-hosts:
🎤 Mark Ashley Parry – Northumbria University
🎤 Haris Rahadianto – Lund University

🎧 Watch the episodes:
➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJVqja2clmQ&t=986s
➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQwRx6Tuhn0
💡 From creative arts to early warning systems, this week’s episodes show that reducing avoidable deaths requires innovation, collaboration, and community engagement.

Summary:The first interview explores the role of creative arts within the Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN), featuring Winifred Ekezie from Aston University. Wh...

19/03/2026

🌍 IDRiM 2026 Conference Announcement 🌍

We are excited to announce the IDRiM 2026 Conference, taking place 5–9 September 2026 in Bali, Indonesia!

This year’s theme, “Resilient Cities in Multi-Hazard Crises: Bridging Innovation, Implementation Science, and Grassroots Action,” brings together global perspectives to tackle one of the most urgent challenges of our time—building cities that can withstand and adapt to complex risks.

🔍 What to expect:
• Cutting-edge research on AI, GeoAI, digital twins, and data-driven risk analysis
• Practical insights on translating science into policy and scalable solutions
• Community-driven approaches that prioritise equity, inclusion, and sustainability

📣 Call for Abstracts Now Open!
We invite researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and civil society actors to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations and contribute to this vital global dialogue.

🗓 Submission deadline: 1 April 2026

✨ Don’t miss the Young Scientists Session, featuring the prestigious Best Young Scientist Award—a fantastic opportunity for emerging researchers to showcase their work.

Stay tuned for updates and submit your abstract via the official conference website: https://idrim2026.com

Let’s work together to turn knowledge into action and shape resilient urban futures!

19/03/2026

🎙️ DAY 12 — IDRiM Podcast Series
🌏 Expanding the global movement: Launch of the Taiwan ADN Chapter

In this episode, we highlight the launch of the Taiwan chapter of the Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN) as part of the International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths (IAD4AD).

🇹🇼🤝With its long-standing experience of earthquakes, typhoons, landslides, and flooding, Taiwan brings important insights to global efforts aimed at reducing disaster risks and avoidable deaths. To mark the launch, a multi-stakeholder seminar brings together communities, educators, researchers, and government representatives to exchange knowledge and strengthen preparedness.

💡Key priorities of the Taiwan ADN chapter include:
1️⃣ Strengthening collaboration between academia, government, and communities
2️⃣ Making the concept of avoidable deaths accessible through Mandarin translation
3️⃣ Connecting local initiatives with global knowledge
4️⃣ Supporting vulnerable groups, including children and older adults, through disaster education

By linking local action with international collaboration, the initiative aims to support practical steps toward reducing disaster-related risks and fatalities.

🎙️ Guests:
Jie-Ru Chen – National Chi Nan University
Yi-Tzu Lin – National Chi Nan University

🎤 Co-hosts:
Mark Ashley Parry – Northumbria University
Haris Rahadianto – Lund University

🎧 Watch the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-n0jCZDolA

Summary:This episode introduces the launch of the Taiwan chapter of the Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN), marking a new milestone in the global campaign for th...

11/03/2026

🎙️ DAY 11 — IDRiM Podcast Series
🌱📚 Amplifying youth voices on climate and disaster risk

📝 In this episode, we highlight the inspiring initiative behind the ADN Junior Champion Magazine—a platform designed to bring forward the voices of children and young people who are increasingly on the frontline of climate change and extreme weather impacts.

🌍 Each issue of the magazine focuses on a timely theme related to climate risks and resilience, with subject-specific experts invited to guide and support the young editors. The goal is simple yet powerful: create a space where young voices, lived experiences, and ideas for change can be heard and shared globally.

Join guests Anushka Konar and Arkoneil Ghosh, and hosts Mark Ashley Parry and Haris Rahadianto, to discuss how this initiative enables the next generation of leaders to reflect on the realities they face and contribute to discussions on climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, and safer futures.

🎧 Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwtQKwB86PI

Summary:The ADN Junior Champion Magazine is led by two junior champions Master Arkoneil Ghosh (Founding Editor) and Miss Prarthona Datta (Deputy Editor). The...

09/03/2026

🌟 IDRiM Mentorship program - Stories that celebrate women

As a continuation of 🌸 International Women’s Day, we are delighted to share the inspiring story of a mentor–mentee collaboration from the IDRiM Women in Science and Practice mentorship program, kindly shared by Angeli Medina (Mentor) and Reine Suzanne Kadia (Mentee).

✨ Key milestones of their journey:
📧 First connection & community work
On 27 March 2025, the mentor and mentee connected via email. The mentee, Kadia, is a member of Belosy Africa, an NGO supporting internally displaced people affected by disasters and conflicts in Douala, Cameroon. Together with her team, she conducted needs assessments within displaced communities and designed interventions addressing key challenges such as food security, socio-economic empowerment, and mental health support.

📚 From practice to research
Through mentorship discussions, they worked on translating these field experiences into a research paper, focusing on key academic elements such as:
-Purpose and research aims
-Methodology (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods)
-Findings and conclusions
-Literature review and references

🎓 A major achievement
By 5 May 2025, Kadia completed her research on the role of volunteerism by displaced women in Cameroon and successfully submitted an abstract to the IDRiM Annual Conference panel, supported by the IDRiM Women in Science Committee.

🌍 This story reflects the spirit of mentorship: sharing knowledge, building confidence, and amplifying voices from the field so that lived experiences can contribute to global disaster risk research.

08/03/2026

🌍 The UN announced the theme of International Women's Day 2026 (March 8) as “Give to Gain” —highlighting the importance of , , and .

Additionally, the European Union’s communication “A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020–2025” states clearly that and are essential for bringing forward new ideas and innovative approaches for achieving a dynamic and successful society.

🤝The IDRiM Society is built on collaboration and keeping everyone on board. We recognize the profound importance of integrating the principles of diversity, equity, and ethical conduct into our community. At IDRiM, we are proud of the support we enjoy across generations, genders, disciplines, and continents.

💬 Last year, the IDRiM Women in Science and Practice Committee launched a global mentorship and professional exchange program to support women in our field. The initiative proved highly successful, and we are pleased to launch it again this year. At its core, the program reflects the spirit of “Give to Gain”: a shared journey of growth where experience, encouragement, and fresh perspectives flow in both directions.

👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 As the IDRiM Women in Science and Practice Committee, we strongly believe that inclusion, solidarity, and the willingness to share knowledge are always the right path forward—especially in challenging and uncertain times.

✨ To celebrate the successes of women supporting each other across the world, over the next two days, we will share inspiring messages from two representatives of our mentorship program.

📢 Stay tuned—and Happy International Women’s Day! 🌏💪

05/03/2026

🎙️ DAY 10 — IDRiM Podcast Series
Preventing avoidable deaths starts with awareness and action.

In this episode, we explore Pakistan’s engagement in the International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths (IAD4AD), with the 2026 focus on road safety with guests Tahira Khan (Punjab Emergency Service Rescue 1122, Pakistan) and Asad Tahir (University of Leicester, UK).

As traffic accidents rise in rural districts, communities are mobilizing to protect lives—especially among young motorcyclists.

The campaign brings together schools, police authorities, and community leaders to raise awareness about:
🚦 Helmet use
🚦 Safe driving practices
🚦 Responsible road behavior

Through seminars, outreach visits, and educational materials, the initiative aims to prevent deaths before they happen. Beyond road safety, the conversation highlights the wider importance of prevention and youth engagement, including:
⛑️ Improving safety around agricultural wells
⛑️ Training volunteers in first aid and emergency response
⛑️ Building community awareness and preparedness

Guided by the principle “global vision, local action,” this initiative demonstrates how practical, community-based efforts can save lives and strengthen resilience.

🎧 Join our co-hosts Mark Ashley Parry and Haris Rahadianto and listen to the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N7IyVYKTT8

Summary:This episode explores Pakistan’s engagement in the International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths (IAD4AD), with a 2026 focus on road safety. In re...

25/02/2026

🎙️ DAY 9 — IDRiM Podcast Series
🎓🌍 Call for Nominations: IDRiM Outstanding Dissertation Award

✨The International Society of Integrated Disaster Risk Management - IDRiM Society is proud to announce the Call for Nominations for the IDRiM Outstanding Dissertation Award. This award recognizes and encourages exceptional early-career researchers whose doctoral dissertations have made significant and original contributions to the field of Integrated Disaster Risk Management.

🎯 Why this matters:
🌱 Promoting high-quality doctoral research
🌍 Enhancing the international visibility of emerging scholars
🚀 Supporting career development in the global DRR community

Strong doctoral research shapes the future of disaster risk science—and this award celebrates those pushing boundaries with innovative, impactful work.
🎧 Listen to the episode and learn more about eligibility, criteria, and how to nominate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t217OV2BeOU

📢 Know an outstanding recent PhD graduate in IDRiM? Tag them, share this post, and help us spotlight the next generation of leaders in disaster risk reduction.

Summary:The International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM) is pleased to announce the Call for Nominations for the IDRiM Outstanding D...