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The 15th International Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM Society) will be held in Samos, Greece, on September 28 – October 1, 2025. The Conference (IRDiM 2025 Conference) addresses disaster risk reduction and management in islands and remote areas.

The Call for abstracts and session proposals is now open.

Call for abstracts and papers

The 15th International Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM2025), titled “Advancing disaster risk reduction in islands and remote areas”, highlights the distinct risk environments and multifaceted challenges faced by islands and remote areas. In this context, the conference places accessibility (physical, social, economic, institutional, etc.) at the center, examining its impact on disaster mitigation, emergency response, and disaster recovery in the era of climate crisis and globalization.

Remote areas, such as small islands, peninsulas, forest and rural communities, and mountainous regions, are often characterized by their geographic isolation, limited infrastructure, forced self-reliance, and fragile ecosystems. These regions face significant challenges in disaster risk reduction and management, including difficulties in accessing resources and services, and weak connection to emergency management systems. Communication barriers and fragmented governance structures further hinder communication and coordination among stakeholders, and challenge access to critical information. Additionally, the impacts of climate change and globalization exacerbate vulnerabilities, making it essential to develop and implement adaptive, sustainable, and locally tailored solutions to reduce risks and enhance resilience.

Addressing disaster risks in complex and resource-constrained settings often reveals critical implementation gaps. To bridge these gaps, emphasis is placed on the pivotal role of implementation science, which integrates research, policy, and practice to develop adaptive, collaborative, and participatory solutions for disaster risk management. Implementation science enables the systematic identification of gaps and barriers to effective action and the development of tailored strategiesto overcome them, ensuring that interventions are contextspecific and feasible. Additionally, it fosters continuous learning through iterative processes, allowing stakeholders to refine their approaches based on real-time feedback and evolving conditions. Focusing on the practical aspects of implementing integrated disaster risk management, the conference invites the scientific community, decision-makers, and practitioners to explore strategies for disaster risk reduction and management in contexts where access to locations, infrastructure, services, resources, funding, information, and knowledge is limited, intermittent, or constrained.

Scheduled over three and a half days, from September 28th to October 1st, 2025, IDRiM2025 will foster dialogue between scientists, practitioners, and decision-makers to address the multifaceted challenges faced by islands and remote areas in advancing disaster risk reduction and management.

Deadline for submission of abstracts and session proposals

March 31, 2025

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