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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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Multi-hazard DRR Academy for young researchers and practitioners

The Academy aims to provide an inter- and transdisciplinary platform bringing together 40 Early-Career Researchers and Practitioners (ECRs and ECPs) who are currently advancing the field of multi-hazard DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction).

DRR Academy
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Call for applications: Join the RESILIAGE project to build a heritage-driven, disaster-resilient community

Are you looking to improve crisis preparedness and disaster risk management in your community? Would you like to use your local heritage to drive sustainable development and resilience? Apply now to join the RESILIAGE CORE Associated Labs!

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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Call for submissions: Special issue climate change and disaster

The Special Issue calls for the submission of innovative studies from all around the world to demonstrate how climate change can have a multi-faceted impact and the actionable demonstration of innovative solutions and concepts towards climate resilience.

Applied Sciences (MDPI)
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Call for proposals: Research on scaling up soil moisture retention in Sub-Saharan Africa

This research initiative aims to enable the scaling-up of soil moisture retention practices among smallholder farmers in rainfed agri-food systems, thereby mitigating the negative impacts of dry spells on agricultural production.

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
World networks
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Improving risk data through IT innovations and standardization

A notable barrier to better uptake of global risk data in many countries is the lack of standardization and digital systems, making it challenging to compare, integrate, and apply risk data effectively within and across national organizations.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
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The Global Assessment Report 2025: Financing and Investing for Our Future: Call for submissions

The Global Assessment Report (GAR) 2025 will measure the cost of not investing in resilience for people the planet and prosperity.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Call for applications for GP2025 Sessions' Organizing Teams

UNDRR is pleased to launch a Call for Applications to serve on the GP2025 Sessions' Organizing Teams. The Global Platform Organizing Teams (OTs) are multi-stakeholder groups of experts that help shape the substantive aspects of Global Platforms

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Open call: International wildfire exchange competition

This is an open call for the dissemination of academic design and research projects related to wildfire risk reduction and management in the built environment and wildland-urban interface.

Wildfire Exchange
"The flood mural is a collaborative effort between Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Authority (NDRRMA), the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM), Rajapur Municipality, and the Youth Innovation Lab. The activity was carried out first in the classroom where children were allowed to express their experience living with flood through drawings and artistic expression. In the mural, ominous clouds hinted at relentless rain, conveying a message about future flood risks amidst climate
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Call for contributions to the special issue of journal of flood risk management: “Innovation management toward improved resilience to flooding”

This Special Issue invites papers reporting the findings of research into the management of innovation to improve the resilience to flooding. Contributing papers may report on the adoption and implementation process of flood resilience innovation.

Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley)
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Connecting the next generation to build coastal resilience

Tsunami United is a pioneering initiative designed to engage and educate the next generation about tsunami hazards, awareness, and readiness.

U-INSPIRE Indonesia