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Opportunities from and for disaster risk reduction professionals.

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 papers: Polar disaster risk reduction and response

The Arctic Institute is pleased to announce that we are accepting abstracts for the 2026 Series on Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response.

The Arctic Institute
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Call for applications: READY Track 1

READY is a groundbreaking training initiative uniting heritage professional, first aiders, risk managers, cultural bearers and emergency responders to break silos and tackle disaster risk reduction challenges to heritage.

International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
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Public sector partnership opportunity with the GEM Foundation

As part of GEM's mission to strengthen global collaboration, GEM is offering a unique opportunity for public organizations to join GEM's Governing Board as Public Governors.

Global Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM)
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Call for submissions: Youth-led innovation in early warning systems

Young innovators are invited to submit ideas that use science, technology, and traditional knowledge to strengthen early warning systems. Selected entries will be featured at the Global Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Early Warnings for All in Geneva.

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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Sign up to preserve the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT)

The Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) offers a carefully assembled, globally comparable database of disasters, including their human and economic impacts.

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
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Sign up for interventions in the Multi-Stakeholder Plenaries at GP2025

The Multi-Stakeholder Plenaries at the 2025 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction will provide a dedicated and inclusive space for Member States, the UN system, and stakeholders to contribute their perspectives and report on progress.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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EU LIFE Calls for proposals 2025 including climate change adaptation

n 2021-2027, the LIFE sub-programme Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation co-finances projects in the areas of urban adaptation and land-use planning, resilience of infrastructure, sustainable management of water in drought-prone areas.

European Commission
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Call for contributions: YYP Innovation Lab @ GP2025

IRDR invites youth and young professionals (YYP) from diverse stakeholders worldwide to share their innovations to address the pressing challenges of disaster risk reduction (DRR).

Integrated Research on Disaster Risk
U-INSPIRE Indonesia
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Call for experts: 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)
Climate change as a risk driver
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Call for IPCC coordinating lead authors, lead authors, review editors

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)