Community announcements

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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Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is funding a two-year project on ICTs, climate change and development. The project is co-ordinated by the University of Manchester's Centre for Development Informatics...
International Development Research Center
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The Canada Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Fund invites Caribbean-based non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations; and community based not-for-profit organizations, to submit proposals for projects designed to reduce disaster risk in vulnerable communities...
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
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GEM’s Risk Module will calculate damage and direct losses resulting from this damage such as fatalities, injuries and cost of repair. It includes give global components for seismic vulnerability and risk. Requests for proposal are requested by 18 March 2010...
Global Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM)
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Disaster risk reduction experts are encouraged to seek nomination in particular for Working Group II on Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Authors can be nominated by their country’s IPCC Focal Point, their Ministry of Foreign Affairs or one of the Observer Organizations to the IPCC until March 12...
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Community announcement
The European Environment Agency announces its plans to award a Framework Partnership Agreement concerning the European Topic Centres on climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation 2011-2013...
European Environment Agency
Community announcement
The Special Issue call for papers from the International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment will bring together multi-disciplinary research findings in the field of healthcare and resilience to disasters...
Water, Engineering and Development Centre
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'From thoughts to action' the IDRC Davos 2010 international conference to be held in Davos, Switzerland in May 2010 is expected to gather over 1,300 people focusing on the risks society is facing today and how to effectively manage these risks...
Global Risk Forum
Community announcement
The International Journal of Ecology and Development is calling for papers or review on and related to the area of hydro-ecological and eco-environmental frequency analysis (EEFA) for a special edition of the journal...
International Journal of Ecology & Development
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Community announcement
Call issued to Governments and Observer Organizations: the Special Report, to be undertaken following IPCC procedures and with the involvement of the UNISDR, is expected to be released in the second half of 2011. Deadline: 27 July 2009...
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Community announcement
EPFL and UNESCO has announced that it will be chairing a the International Scientific Conference on Technologies for Development in February 2010 and has made a call for papers...
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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