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Announcements from and for the global disaster risk reduction community.

This is your space to stay informed and engage with the global disaster risk reduction (DRR) community. Here, we share important updates, calls to action, and collaborative opportunities for professionals, organizations, and experts dedicated to reducing disaster risks.

Whether you're contributing insights, participating in events, or submitting your own initiatives, your involvement is key to driving meaningful progress in DRR. Explore opportunities to connect, learn, and take action to help build a more resilient world.

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IDRC Davos 2012: Call for abstracts - deadline extended

GRF Davos issued a call for papers to be presented in Davos. The call for abstracts is still open until 30 April 2012. Submit your proposals for oral or poster presentations, or for whole sessions and workshops...
Global Risk Forum
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Call for abstracts for the 2013 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction

The 2013 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction is calling for abstracts until Friday 30 March (extended). The purpose is to encourage more research on how public regulation and private investment shape disaster risk, in the context of broader changes in the global political economy...
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Call for papers: The role of security in disaster risk reduction for natural hazards

What can we learn from studies in security to make natural hazard evacuations more effective? How do hazard mitigation efforts impact upon, for example, food security? And, how do disasters create and/or exacerbate issues areas around biosecurity, war, and conflict? ...
Royal Geographical Society
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ESCAP trust fund for tsunami, disaster and climate preparedness, 7th call for proposals

This call for project proposals will support the implementation of the objective of the Fund to build and enhance tsunami, disaster and climate preparedness capacities for early warning for coastal hazards...
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)
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International Day for Disaster Reduction 2011: ABKD poster contest held in Quezon City, Philippines

The poster-making contest has become a venue for children to express their views and concerns on disaster-related issues and the importance of biodiversity in reducing the impact of disasters...
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
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CDKN: Research call on climate compatible development

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) give an advance notice of a new global research call which includes a theme on disaster risk management and resilience to open on Thursday 1st September 2011...
Climate and Development Knowledge Network
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Announcement and call for papers for PLoS Currents: Disasters

PLoS Currents: Disasters is a new open-access publication from the Public Library of Science for the rapid communication of new research results and operational analyses derived from the study or management of all types of disasters. It will be launched in August 2011...
Public Library of Science
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Call for contributions - gender and disaster sourcebook

The Gender and Disaster Network with support from UN Women Pakistan is updating and developing the Gender and Disaster Sourcebook, a freely accessible online resource for disaster and development professionals, academics and all others interested in integrating gender in their work, advocacy or research....
Gender and Disaster Network, the
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UN-OCHA: Ending drought in Kenya - call for proposals

OCHA Kenya recently launched a call for proposals as part of a campaign to promote best practices in long term intervention on drought mitigation in Kenya...
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Mary Fran Myers Gender and Disaster Award 2011 - call for nominations

The Gender and Disaster Network and the Natural Hazards Center are inviting nominations of women and men who should be recognized for their efforts to advance gender-sensitive policy, practice, or research in the areas of disaster risk reduction...
Gender and Disaster Network, the

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