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
| Country | Institutions | Date and Time | Activity | Lead |
| Uganda | ADN-UK | 1 March | Voices from the Lake: Fisherfolk Speak on Drowning Prevention | Ms 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 |
| Bangladesh | Freelance multi-award winning journalist | 1-31 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 March | Quiz Hour to raise awareness with university students | Mr Yunes Abouelwafa |
| Taiwan | National Chi Nan University | 11 March | Participatory Forum on Public and Private Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction | Professor CHEN, Jie-Ru, Dr LIN, Yi-tzu and Dr Hideyuki Shiroshita |
| UK | University of Leicester | 12 March | Lighting up of the iconic Attenborough Tower to mark the ADN’s Global Campaign | Prof Nibedita Ray-Bennett |
| Zambia | Educating Girls and Young Women for Development (EGYD) | 12 March | Awareness Workshop | Kelvin Chifulumo |
| Philippines | University of the Philippines Manila | 12 March | Avoidable Deaths Webinar | Dr. Carlos Primero Gundran |
| INDIA | Outdoor Medics Scuba Evolution India COROM | 12 March | Webinar on Avoidable Disaster Deaths | Dr.Nikhil Paul Dr.Vishwanath Rajan |
| INDIA | All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) | 12-13 March | Appreciative Inquiry Around Avoidable Deaths: Progress and Plan Ahead for and with Small Farmers and Businesses | Mr. Mihir Bhatt Ms. Pallavi Rathod |
| Oman | University of Leicester School of Business ADN-Oman | 12-31 March | Heatwave Awareness Campaign in Oman to Prevent Avoidable Death | Ms Moza Al Marhoobi |
| India Canada USA | ADN-UK Mount Royal University Calgary SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) | 13 March | Launching of the Jr Champion Magazine Issue 3 | Miss Anushka Koner Miss Prarthona Datta Dr Ranjan Datta Dr Jean Kayira Dr Jebunessa Chapala |
| Odisha, India | Fakir Mohan University | 13 March | Baseline Data collection on awareness about snakebite and One-day awareness campaign | Dr. Grace B. Mundu Mr. Sameer Kumar Jena |
| Kenya | ADN Future Leader | 13 March | Snakebite in Kenya: A discussion on the landscape of snakebites, antivenom and policy in Kenya to reduce avoidable deaths | Ms Chloe Vasquez |
| Nigeria | Agogo 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 |
| Bangladesh | Department of Meteorology, University of Dhaka | 13 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 |
| UK | ADN-UK | 13 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 |
| Belize | Galen University UNICEF Belize | 14 March 2025 | Launch 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 |
| Cameroon | ADN AFRICK PREPARED IPD-AC | 14 March | Empowering African Youths for Safe Migration and Risk Mitigation | Dr 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 Adaptation | Dr. 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 |
| UK | Sustainable Leadership Forum ADN | 21 March (14:00 - 15:00 UTC) | UNOCHA HNPW Webinar: Debate on the scope of social media during crisis communication | Mr Asad Tahir Jappa |
| Switzerland | DMAT 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 areas | Dr. 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 UK | Darbar 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 | March | Screening of the four short films in the Nigerian Film Festival | Ms. Patience Andrew |
| Nigeria | COAL ADN | March | Launching COAL-ADN Case Station for Avoidable Deaths Poets | Ms. Patience Andrew Prof Nibedita Ray-Bennett |
| Nigeria | Divine Aid Initiative (DAI) | March | Sensitisation of Road Transport Workers on dangers of Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) | Dr Azukaego Nnaji Dr Daniel Nnaji Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) Abuja, Nigeria |