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This is your online notice board to stay informed and engage with the global disaster risk reduction (DRR) community. Here we share important professional opportunities, calls to action, and collaborative possibilities for professionals, organisations, and experts dedicated to reducing disaster risks.

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Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) ‘Social Innovation Grand Challenge’

The Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP): “Social Innovation Grand Challenge” seeks to identify, curate, nurture, and promote innovations derived from ‘local actors.

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
Asian Preparedness Partnership
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Climate action awards East Africa

ICPAC launches East African Climate Action awards on the run-up to COP26.

IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Centre
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Call for papers: African Economic Conference 2021

The 2021 African Economic Conference (AEC), will be held in Cabo Verde, as well as virtually, from 2 to 4 December 2021.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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European forum for disaster risk reduction: Call for 2021 EFDRR session organizing teams

The Session Organizing Teams (SOT) consist in multi-stakeholder mechanisms that will shape the sessions and generate discussions and outcomes of the EFDRR.

Council of Europe (COE)
European Commission
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction
Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil
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European forum for disaster risk reduction: Call for 2021 EFDRR side event proposals

The EFDRR 2021 will provide an opportunity for all stakeholders from Europe and Central Asia to organize side-events which will take place during the event.

Council of Europe (COE)
European Commission
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction
Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil
ISC | UNDRR | IRDR
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Launch of an online survey for the development of a global science agenda on risk

The International Science Council would like to hear your views on the draft Global Risk Agenda.

International Science Council (ISC)
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Open call for young scientist focal points in DRR

This is an open call for 2-3 DRR Science-Policy Interface (SPI) focal points to the mandate period of 2021-2022.

United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth, Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group
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Call for applications for Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards

The competition rewards exemplary and concrete actions to adapt to climate change in the Mediterranean.

Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards
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New climate action blog on the UN Climate Change website

UN Climate Change has started a new and exciting blog, which will highlight climate action being taken around the world.

1.5 Degrees: A Climate Action Blog (UNFCCC)
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CCRIF now invites applications for its postgraduate scholarship programme

CCRIF SPC now invites applications for scholarships under the CCRIF Scholarship Programme.

Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, the