International Day for Disaster Reduction 2018

All around the world on 13 October each year the International Day for Disaster Reduction highlights how at risk communities are reducing their exposure to disasters.

Following the tradition of recent years, the CRC will host an Australian event - this year it will be in Adelaide on Friday 12 October, given that the 13th falls on a Saturday this year.

The venue is The Learning Centre, SA Water House, Adelaide. The event will run from 11.30am to 1.30pm, with light refreshments provided.

Themes for this day change each year and are based on the Sendai Seven Campaign – 7 Targets, 7 Years.

This year the theme is to “Reduce direct disaster economic loss in relation to global gross domestic product.”

The Adelaide event will feature a range of speakers, practitioners and researchers on how they are making Australian communities more disaster ready and prepared. 

This event is free and open to the public. Register here. 

Last year, the CRC hosted an event in Sydney. See the report and video of the day.

More in the International Day for Disaster Reduction is on the website of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.