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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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Call for experts for IPCC Task Group on Data Support for Climate Change Assessments

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is inviting nominations of experts to serve in the Task Group on Data Support for Climate Change Assessments (TG-Data).

International Science Council (ISC)
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Call for nominations: Coordinating lead authors, lead authors, review editors for the IPCC Seventh Assessment Report

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is inviting nominations for consideration as Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors, or Review Editors for the Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) of the IPCC.

International Science Council (ISC)
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IRDR survey on assessing progress toward gender equality in disaster risk reduction (DRR)

This year, we seek broader perspectives: Is the status improving? Are inequalities being observed, addressed, and resolved? Your feedback will guide actionable strategies to foster inclusive, equitable DRR practices.

Integrated Research on Disaster Risk
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Call for applications: Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) urban challenge

GRP is launching the Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge to convert innovative urban ideas that are meeting resilience needs in informality contexts and scale them to sustainable ideas.

Global Resilience Partnership
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Call for abstracts: IDRiM2025 conference "Advancing disaster risk reduction in islands and remote areas", Samos, Greece, Sept 28 - Oct 1, 2025.

The 15th International Conference of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management will be held in Samos, Greece, on September 28 – October 1, 2025. It will address disaster risk reduction and management in islands and remote areas.

Integrated Disaster Risk Management Society
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Call for papers: The complexity of disaster reconstruction

The aim of this special issue is to probe the socio-technical, conceptual and organisational processes underlying physical reconstruction after disasters.

Buildings and Cities (B&C)
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Call for applications: Climate Mobility Fellowship 2025–2026

Are you a young leader passionate about climate mobility? Apply now for the Climate Mobility Fellowship (CMF) 2025-2026 and gain the tools, networks, and expertise to drive impactful solutions in the field of climate mobility!

Global Centre for Climate Mobility (GCCM)
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WMO calls for proposals for youth-led projects for flood and drought resilience

WMO is pleased to launch the Global Integrated Flood and Drought Management Competition for Youth-Led Projects which funds solutions that enhance global resilience to water-related hazards and contribute to the Early Warnings for All initiative.

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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Call for nominations: 2025 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction

The United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction is awarded to an individual or institution that has made active efforts to reduce disaster risk in their community and advocates for resilience.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Call for papers: Towards a digital ecosystem of virtual testbeds to support Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation in complex multi-risk frameworks

Project RETURN a digital ecosystem of virtual testbeds is being built with the objective of describing and simulating complex multi-risk processes in virtual environments deemed plausibly representative of realistic contexts in Italy

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)