The Avoidable Deaths Network designated March 12 as the International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths (IAD4AD) in 2023. Since then, we have been collaborating with our global partners every March to raise awareness and take action to reduce avoidable deaths.

Various organizations around the world are scheduled to host 30 diverse events, as listed below. We invite you to explore and participate in any event that interests you.

If you are interested in celebrating IAD4AD with us, please feel free to contact us at (contact@avoidable-deaths.net). We look forward to celebrating IAD4AD with as many people as possible!

Event list (As of 1 March 2025) Click the highlighted text for more details

CountryInstitutionsDate and TimeActivityLead
UgandaADN-UK 1 MarchVoices from the Lake: Fisherfolk Speak on Drowning PreventionMs Racheal Nantume
Sub-Saharan Africa    (48 countries, according to the World Bank and UN)   COAL
ADN-UK
SEVHAGE Literary and Development Initiative  
1-31 March Art 4 Life Campaign: Poetry, Flash Fiction and Photography Patience Andrew and Prof Nibedita Ray-Bennett 
BangladeshFreelance multi-award winning journalist1-31 March Photos and stories of avoidable deaths of fishermen due to natural hazards while fishing at sea in Bangladesh. Hundreds of fishing families on the coast are facing extreme crisis after losing their only breadwinner.Mr Rafiqul Montu
India Special Centre for Disaster Research, Jawaharlal Nehru University 6  March Webinar: Avoiding Disaster Deaths Dr Nikunj Makwana and Prof Nibedita Ray-Bennett 
Ireland SAFER Odisha
ADN Future Leader
University College Dublin
10 MarchQuiz Hour to raise awareness with university students Mr Yunes Abouelwafa
Taiwan National Chi Nan University11 March Participatory Forum on Public and Private Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction Professor CHEN, Jie-Ru, Dr LIN, Yi-tzu and Dr Hideyuki Shiroshita
UKUniversity of Leicester12 March Lighting up of the iconic Attenborough Tower to mark the ADN’s Global CampaignProf Nibedita Ray-Bennett 
ZambiaEducating Girls and Young Women for Development (EGYD)12 MarchAwareness WorkshopKelvin Chifulumo
PhilippinesUniversity of the Philippines Manila12 MarchAvoidable Deaths WebinarDr. Carlos Primero Gundran
INDIAOutdoor Medics Scuba Evolution India
COROM
12 MarchWebinar on Avoidable Disaster DeathsDr.Nikhil Paul
Dr.Vishwanath Rajan
INDIAAll India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI)12-13 MarchAppreciative Inquiry Around Avoidable Deaths: Progress and Plan Ahead for and with Small Farmers and BusinessesMr. Mihir Bhatt
Ms. Pallavi Rathod
OmanUniversity of Leicester School of Business
ADN-Oman  
12-31 March Heatwave Awareness Campaign  in Oman to Prevent Avoidable DeathMs Moza Al Marhoobi
India    Canada   USAADN-UK
Mount Royal University
Calgary
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF)
13 March Launching of the Jr Champion Magazine Issue 3Miss Anushka Koner
Miss Prarthona Datta
Dr Ranjan Datta
Dr Jean Kayira
Dr Jebunessa Chapala 
Odisha, IndiaFakir Mohan University13 MarchBaseline Data collection on awareness about snakebite and One-day awareness campaignDr. Grace B. Mundu
Mr. Sameer Kumar Jena
Kenya ADN Future Leader 13 MarchSnakebite in Kenya: A discussion on the landscape of snakebites, antivenom and policy in Kenya to reduce avoidable deaths Ms Chloe Vasquez 
NigeriaAgogo Consulting Limited
Nigerian Center for Climate Renewal, Resilience, and Adaptation
ADN
13 March (10:00- 12:30 UTC)Seminar: Flood and Fatalities: Exploring the Solutions for Preventing Avoidable Flood-Related Deaths in Nigeria Nkem Joseph-Palmer
BangladeshDepartment of Meteorology, University of Dhaka13 March 2025 (TBC)Rally followed by Seminar on “Early Warning for Disasters: International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths (IAD4AD) in Bangladesh, 2025”  Dr. Fatima Akter
UKADN-UK13 March  (6.30 pm) Panel Speaker for the session “Natural Disaster Relief in a Changing World” organised by Global PANEL Project, University of Cambridge Prof Nibedita Ray-Bennett 
BelizeGalen University
UNICEF Belize
14 March 2025Launch of the Micro Credentialing courses aimed at Child Environmental Hazards, Introduction to DRM, and Integrated Protection of children and adolescents in disaster and emergency situations   Zain Dueheney
CameroonADN
AFRICK PREPARED
IPD-AC
14 MarchEmpowering African Youths for Safe Migration and Risk MitigationDr Franklin BABILA DOH
Canada Mount Royal University
ADN
17 March (15:00 - 16:30 UTC)UNOCHA HNPW Webinar : Land-Based Approaches to Address Human-Induced Disaster AdaptationDr. Ranjan Datta
Dr. John Acharibasam
Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
ADN
19 March (11:00 - 12:00 UTC)UNOCHA HNPW Webinar: The impact of climate-related disasters on early marriage and reproductive health in Bangladesh Dr Fariha Haseen
Professor Nibedita S. Ray-Bennett
UKSustainable Leadership Forum
ADN
21 March (14:00 - 15:00 UTC)UNOCHA HNPW Webinar: Debate on the scope of social media during crisis communicationMr Asad Tahir Jappa  
SwitzerlandDMAT
ADN 
24 March ( 10:00 - 11:30 UTC )UNOCHA Seminar: Why do so many people die in disasters and how can we reduce them?Prof Alois Hirschmugl
Prof Nibedita  Ray-Bennett
Switzerland Preparedness International
ADN 
26 March (15:00 - 16:30 UTC)UNOCHA HNPW Seminar: Anticipatory Action to avoid deaths in urban areasDr. Albrecht Beck  
Uganda Makerere University 27 March Professor Peter Jackson's Annual Lecture Prof Yazidhi Bamutaze
Dr Olive Kobusingye
UK ADN 27 March    (2.30 pm - 3.30 pm) AI for Avoidable Deaths Mr Siddharth Vidyadhar
Dr Madhulika Sahoo 
India  UKDarbar Sahitya Sansad (DSS)   
Youth4Water India
Water Initiatives India
ADN  
28 March   (7.0 pm IST;  1.30 pm GMT)  Webinar:  Localised impact of of micro-plastics on youth health and environmental injustice    Ms Giulia Cristiana
Mr Ranjan Panda
Ms Samsita Mohapatra 
Thailand School of Global Studies, Thammasat University TBC soon Webinar on raising awareness about ADN’s Global Campaign Dr Te Klangboonkrong
Nigeria COAL  MarchScreening of the four short films in the Nigerian Film FestivalMs. Patience Andrew 
Nigeria COAL
ADN
MarchLaunching COAL-ADN Case Station for Avoidable Deaths Poets Ms. Patience Andrew
Prof Nibedita Ray-Bennett 
NigeriaDivine Aid Initiative  (DAI)MarchSensitisation of Road Transport Workers on dangers of Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs)Dr Azukaego Nnaji
Dr Daniel Nnaji
Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) Abuja, Nigeria