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Call for contributions: International DRR products and services database

The UNESCO DRR Unit is developing the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Innovation Hub - a digital platform designed to make innovative tools, products, and services visible and accessible to all stakeholders.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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Call for submissions: Wicked Stars: a zin to trouble disaster studies

Wicked Stars offers an alternative space to researchers and whoever else feels like they need to share about their experience of harm, hardship and suffering as per the ethos of the Disaster Studies Manifesto and Accord.

Radical Interpretations of Disasters and Radical Solutions (RADIX)
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Global consultation of the draft Global disaster-related statistics framework

On behalf of the co-chairs of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Disaster-related Statistics (IAEG-DRS), we are pleased to announce the global consultation on the draft Global Disaster-Related Statistics Framework (G-DRSF).

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)
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Call for event submissions: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025

Share with us your International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2025 event celebrations. This year’s theme: “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters.”

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Do you communicate about risks? Test out our Risk know-how workbook

Risk know-how has developed a short workbook aimed at risk information providers to support them in communicating with a given audience and consider their needs. Provide your feedback today!

Risk Know-How
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Convocatoria de propuestas: Iniciativa Radio Global para la Resiliencia

La Iniciativa Global de Radio para la Resiliencia de UNDRR invita a presentar estudios de caso que muestren cómo la radio contribuye a la resiliencia frente a desastres. Plazo de envío: 1 de noviembre de 2025.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Call for applications: 2026 Geneva Association Ernst Meyer Prize

Applications are now open for the 2026 Geneva Association Ernst Meyer Prize, our annual award for an outstanding PhD thesis in the field of risk and insurance economics!

International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics (Geneva Association)
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Call for papers: Extreme processes and their impact on hazards and risks

Contributions from leading experts in these fields to develop new mathematical and statistical frameworks that can address the growing complexity of high dimensional datasets and provide more accurate and actionable predictions for extreme events.

Wiley-Blackwell
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Apply: IAEA youth infographic contest on nuclear emergency preparedness and response

Entries for the IAEA infographic design contest for young professionals aged 18 to 35 to raise awareness about emergency preparedness and response in nuclear and radiological contexts can now be submitted until 31 August 2025.

International Atomic Energy Agency
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A regional video contest empowering youth for climate resilience

As disasters become more frequent and intense across the Indian Ocean region, the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) is calling on young people to take action – through video.

Indian Ocean Commission