Community announcements

UNISA and CUT are calling for abstract submissions for contributions to planned books about cyclones, floods, and SDGs in South Africa.

The APRU and the IFRC are calling for submissions of research papers and case studies about success stories and investments in DRR.

PLACARD is calling for submissions of stories and images that deal with and encourage urban resilience around the world.

Applications for the Allianz Climate Risk Research Award should be submitted by 02 September, 2019.

The Challenge Fund has launched a call for proposals to support Southern African countries to develop innovative agriculture risk financing tools.

Concept notes for the development of climate risk insurance products can be submitted until July 12th.

At the Global Platform, the prestigious RISK Award went today to Dundee University and Resilience Solution for pioneering floating houses in Bangladesh. The houses are designed so that a family of six can survive floods and still produce their own food. The prize money will be used to help bring the project to scale in the flood-prone areas of Bangladesh.

The DRMKC is looking for external reviewers for their upcoming report "Science for DRM 2020: acting today, protecting tomorrow".

IRDR has issued a Call for Chapters for an edited book titled, 'Integrated Research on Disaster Risks: Contributions from the IRDR Young Scientists Programme'. The book will be part of the Springer 'DRR: Methods, Approaches and Practices' series, and will examine research and actions in disaster risk reduction. Please submit abstracts by April 10.

African youths are invited to participate in a short essay contest on #TheAfricaWeWant. Entries, which should be submitted by 28 February, will be judged on the originality of ideas or proposals. Proposals should feature ideas that can have positive societal impacts for Africa either right now or in the future through actions taken via the AU Agenda 2063.