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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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Opportunities
Early Warning Systems best practices contest in the Caribbean

All Caribbean countries are invited to respond to the call for early warning system good practices to improve information management and operational capacity.

Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
International Committee of the Red Cross
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
European Union
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Breaking down barriers to climate-finance: the City Finance Lab launches second call for proposals

Climate emergencies are an urban reality today. The City Finance lab has launched a call for proposals for cutting edge climate finance solutions in European cities.

Climate-KIC, European Institute of Innovation and Technology
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Call for book chapters — Cyclones, floods and sustainable development goals (SDGs) in southern Africa

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

University of South Africa
Chinhoyi University of Technology
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Celebrating disaster 'non-events': a call for research papers and case studies

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

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Association of Pacific Rim Universities
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What's your story? Urban resilience stories competition

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

PLAtform for Climate Adaptation and Risk reDuction
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Call for applications: Allianz Climate Risk Research Award 2019

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

Allianz Group, Allianz SE
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Call for proposals: Challenge fund for developing an agricultural risk financing tool for Southern Africa

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

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
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InsuResilience Solutions Fund — 2nd call for proposals is open!

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

InsuResilience Global Partnership
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Coastal resilience RISK Award goes to Bangladesh

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.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Open call for external reviewers

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

Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre