The long-standing cooperation between IIASA and the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) at Kyoto University has been further strengthened through the renewal of the MOU.
Both institutes are founding members of the Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM) society, which fosters intense science-policy-practice cooperation in the disaster space.
The society organizes an annual conference on related matters. This year`s conference will be held in Samos, Greece, from September 28 to October 1, 2025 on the topic “Advancing disaster risk reduction in islands and remote areas”. Several IIASA scientists will participate to strengthen network collaborations and discuss ways forward on disaster and systemic risks management. The IDRiM society also publishes its own journal, where IIASA researchers are part of the editorial team.
IDRiM is as well engaged in topical conferences, such as last year’s Polycrisis and Systemic Risk Symposium in Beijing, co-hosted by IIASA (see paper on systemic risk and resilience dividends approach and on macro-economic co-benefits of resilience strategies).
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