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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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Meetings and conferences
Online
Climate Change, Conflict and Displacement
Join this online event at the occassion fo the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2026 under the theme of ‘Resilience Starts at Home’.
Meetings and conferences
Online
Employment & entrepreneurship opportunities in the disaster risk reduction sector
Aligned with the UNDRR's IDDRR 2026 global theme, “Resilience Starts at Home,” this event will connect the urgent need for safer homes and resilient communities with emerging opportunities for young professionals, researchers and aspiring entrepreneurs.
Meetings and conferences
Bucharest
In person
Questions are the answer: A workshop on household and community preparedness in Romania
Workshop will highlight that an emergency backpack is only one piece of preparedness. Real resilience also depends on accessible information, practical planning, community engagement, and longterm cooperation to bring households and communities to safety.
Meetings and conferences
In person
Safer Homes, More Resilient Communities: Youth as Changemakers for Disaster Risk Reduction
The event will provide a platform for young people to share their perspectives, engage with the audience and connect disaster management policies with practical action at home.
Meetings and conferences
Online
Resilient foundations: Accountability, finance, and inclusive housing
This session will explore how accountable, inclusive, and risk-informed housing can strengthen resilience and reduce disaster risk for communities.
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.

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