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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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Previous events

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.
Meetings and conferences
Zurich
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In person
Resilient Week 20-26 October
Resilience Week combines theory and practice in a wide variety of formats. These are designed for all age groups and life situations.
Meetings and conferences
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Online
Words into Action: National Disaster Risk Assessment
These events will employ locally relevant case studies as a mechanism for exploring and applying the resources and material and to highlight the flexibility, utility and user-oriented design of the guide.
Meetings and conferences
Zurich
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In person
Resilient Week 13-10 Οctober
In Resilience Week, participants can actively engage and gain knowledge that matters in an emergency – and that also strengthens connections in everyday life.
Training event
Arcadia, California
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Online
CIEDM Disaster Risk Reduction 2025 Event
As a long-term member of Global Network of Civil Society Organizations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR), as in past years CIEDM has responded to the GNDR call for supporting the global awareness campaign of the IDDRR 2025 taken place on October 13.

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