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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.

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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Call for abstracts - Needs 2022: Global disasters

Disasters research is ever more salient today. Weather related incidents fueled by climate change have filled the news for years while the Covid-19 pandemic has overshadowed everything else during the past year and a half.

University of Copenhagen
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Attend the From Risk to Resilience Summit: Seeking leaders in disaster risk reduction

Are you an established or emerging leader with an ambition to reduce disaster risk in Australia, or do you know someone who is? The NRRA and AIDR are currently accepting expressions of interest to attend the Summit in Sydney on 29 & 30 June.

Australia - government
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR)
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AIDR: Call for resources: disability and disasters

AIDR is currently researching content for a Knowledge Hub collection focusing on disability and disasters.

Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR)
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Call for session proposals for the 5th Africa Dialogue Platform

The 5th Africa Dialogue Platform, which will take place 28-30 June 2022, will comprise a mix of face-to-face meetings in Nairobi with online sessions.

Anticipation Hub
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Deadline for registration extended: Plenaries of the Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework (MTR SF)

Registration of interest in the Plenaries of the Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework (MTR SF) is extended until 18 May.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Join the #GPDRR2022 conversation with our social package

Spread the word on social media with our Global Platform social media kit on Trello. Along social cards, banners and videos, the toolkit features a series of editable templates to help you promote your participation in the Global Platform.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Call for Participation 2022 CAP Implementation Workshop

Everbridge and Alert-Hub.Org CIC are co-hosting the 2022 Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Implementation Workshop and Training in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Workshop is 19 - 20 September, 09:00-17:00 CEST, at the KIT Royal Tropical Institute.

International Association of Emergency Managers
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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CGHA calls for contributions to develop the annual training program and for participation in the design and implementation of international projects

UNESCO Chair on Coastal Geo-Hazard Analysis (CGHA) invites scientists and researchers from universities and research institutes in public and private sectors to participate in the development of the annual training program.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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Special issue on "Systemic risk, cascading disasters and compound events"

In recent years it has become increasingly clear that the nature of disaster risk is changing. Systemic challenges require a paradigm shift in how we approach emergency management, disaster reduction and resilience.

Progress in Disaster Science (Elsevier)
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The Manchester Briefing on COVID-19 evaluation survey

We kindly request 5 minutes of your time to complete the 6-question anonymous survey to contribute to the evaluation and future development of TMB. Your views and opinions are valuable to shaping the contents of TMB.

University of Manchester