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Get involved with the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

The theme for the 2026 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR), commemorated on 13 October, is “Resilience starts at home.” This theme recognises that the home is both the primary site where disaster impacts are felt and the frontline of resilience-building. The 2026 campaign calls on all actors – governments, the private sector, civil society, organizations of persons with disabilities, women's groups, youth networks, diverse community leaders and households themselves – to take concrete actions to reduce disaster risk, where it matters most.

Responding to these calls can transform the disaster risk landscape, accelerate Sendai Framework implementation, and reduce the human and economic toll of disasters.

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Many events will be organized around the world to commemorate the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction Day on 13 October.

Send us your activities so that we can amplify your events. We would be delighted to know more about how you are going to commemorate the Day. Find out more about organizing your own #DRRday #ResilienceStartsAtHome event.

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Upcoming events

Meetings and conferences
Online
Release of the ADN Junior Champion Magazine, Volume 6: Children and Youths’ Experiences of Disasters in Vietnam
To commemorate the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2026, the Avoidable Deaths Network will launch the Junior Champion Magazine Volume 6 on October 13th at 1.00pm (UTC), featuring stories from Vietnamese youth on disasters.
Meetings and conferences
Geneva
In person
When home is lost: From prevention to durable solutions for disaster displacement
This roundtable will bring together policymakers, practitioners, researchers and other stakeholders to explore how disaster risk reduction can help prevent displacement and support durable solutions when displacement occurs
Meetings and conferences
Geneva
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In person
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction Youth Festival
The IDDRR Mini Youth Festival will engage young people in practical, interactive learning on disaster preparedness, household resilience, and everyday actions that can help keep families and communities safe.
Meetings and conferences
Geneva
In person
Facing extreme heat in Europe: Reviewing summer 2026 - Preparing for summer 2027
The session will provide a platform to exchange practical experiences, compare what is working, identify gaps, and explore how successful local approaches can be scaled nationally and regionally

Previous events

Meetings and conferences
Geneva
In person
Roundtable on resilient housing as a pathway to city resilience
It will bring together mayors, urban planners, architects, policymakers, financial institutions, and resilience experts to Geneva, and together with experts from Geneva, to examine how housing resilience can strengthen broader urban resilience outcomes.
Training event
Geneva
In person
From knowledge to action: Communication for a safer world
Together, we will examine how to reach people in a rapidly changing information landscape, strengthen trust, harness new technologies and build stronger partnerships across sectors to help turn risk knowledge into action
Meetings and conferences
Zeist
Online
1st Dutch-International Resilience Symposium - How to strengthen the resilience of essential services?
The 1st Dutch-International Resilience Symposium will bring together experts, practitioners and community leaders to tackle this challenge head-on.
Training event
Madrid
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In person
Challenges in geohydrological risk management: floods first response, modelling and resilience in action
This course presents a novel approach within the academic domain of geohydrological risk management by integrating challenge-based learning (CBL), serious gaming for disaster resilience, and collaborative GIS and hydrodynamical modelling tools.
Training event
Madrid
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Online
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) hackathon in the Alto Tajo
The EELISA Water in an Era of Change (EWEC) Community, is convening a three-day academic hackathon in Madrid, Spain, focused on prototyping Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for pollution and geohydrological hazards in the upper Tagus River.
Meetings and conferences
Athens
In person
Exercise HEPHAESTUS II, 2025: Evacuation of a building during an earthquake and fire scenario involving persons with disabilities
This exercise is a follow-up to the inclusive evacuation table-top exercise conducted in 2023 in Athens, which provided valuable lessons on multi-stakeholder coordination and the practical implementation of accessibility.
Training event
Online
Webinar on the Building Resilience Index: A risk mitigation tool in funding investments for resilient infrastructures
To advance the goal of IDDRR 2025, NEO, the lead partner for the Resilient Infrastructure priority area of ARISE Philippines, in partnership with International Finance Corporation and other key stakeholders, will be hosting an online webinar.

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