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EPFL and UNESCO call for papers for science and technology for disaster risk reduction conference

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 (UNESCO)
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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Indonesia: call for papers - workshop on earthquake and tsunami disaster management strategies

As the rehabilitation of the 2004 tsunami-devastated regions continues, the AIWEST-DR 09 workshop will address questions remaining on rebuilding disaster-resilient communities...

Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center
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GFDRR South-South Cooperation Program announces a call for proposals 2009

The World Bank's Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction South-South Cooperation Program (SSCP) announces a call for proposals 2009...

World Bank, the
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Canada: Caribbean disaster risk management fund’s second call for proposals

The main objective of the Fund is to support local, small projects that deliver tangible and practical disaster risk reduction benefits to the vulnerable...

Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Canadian International Development Agency
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UNISDR/WHO: Call for good practices & lessons learned 'Hospitals Safe from Disasters'

The UNISDR and WHO are inviting submissions from all stakeholders on good practices and lessons learned on making 'Hospitals Safe from Disasters'...

World Health Organization (WHO)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Sphere India: Call for good practices on CBDRR

Sphere India, an NGO based in India, has issued a call for proposals on experiences in community based disaster risk reduction with a view to documenting good practices...

Sphere India
Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief, the
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Call for nominations: UN Sasakawa Award for disaster reduction

The UNISDR calls for nominations of individuals and institutions from around the world who have contributed to building the resilience of nations and communities to natural hazards through innovative practices and outstanding initiatives...

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Call for contributions: good practices on the role of local governments in reducing disaster risks

The UNISDR Secretariat calls for contributions for a new publication, a compilation of good practices and lessons learned, with a view to encourage their replication on a broader scale...

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Call for contribution for 'ISDR Informs 4'

The UNISDR Asia & Pacific launched a call for contributions for its annual publication on disaster risk reduction 'Disaster Reduction in Asia & Pacific - ISDR Informs: Issue 4, 2008' to be issued in March 2009...

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
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ICL: Call for 'world centres of excellence' on landslide risk mitigation

The centres are to be identified at the First World Landslide Forum (WLF) which will take place in Tokyo, Japan in November 2008....

International Consortium of Landslides (ICL)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)