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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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Celebrate 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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Initiative mondiale pour la radio au service de la résilience

L'Initiative mondiale « Radio pour la résilience » de l'UNDRR invite les participants à soumettre des études de cas illustrant comment la radio contribue à la résilience aux catastrophes. Soumettez avant le 1er novembre 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 impacting hazards & 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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IAEA Youth infographic contest

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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Concours vidéo : Quand la nature se fâche, que faire ?

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
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Call for abstracts – IAF Global Space Conference on Climate Change

The conference will explore the theme "Uniting Space and Earth for Climate Resilience," showcasing cutting-edge research, breakthrough technologies, and cross-sector collaboration.

International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
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Call for application: IRDR International Centres of Excellence

IRDR ICoEs serve as hubs for transdisciplinary research, capacity building, and policy support in advancing the mission of IRDR, which is to mobilize science for disaster risk reduction (DRR), resilience building, and sustainable development.

Integrated Research on Disaster Risk
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Heat Adaptive Architecture Design competition (HAAD)

The HAAD competition seeks compelling design submissions that meaningfully address the impacts of extreme heat in cities with innovative, sustainable and affordable structural solutions for the most vulnerable population groups

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)