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Opportunities
Words of Resilience: Youth Perspectives on Urban Flood Solutions

Youth4DRR invites youth to submit their essays for the "Words of Resilience: Youth Perspectives on Urban Flood Solutions" essay competition.

Youth 4 Disaster Risk Reduction
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Call to contribute to innovation in the world of simulation and water management

Do you also want to contribute to innovation in the world of simulation and water management, and to discover how to enrich and share your expertise with like-minded professionals?

Deltares
IDDRR - Fighting inequality for a resilient future
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How are YOU fighting inequality for a resilient future? 

13 October is International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR). We invite you to share your IDDRR events and campaigns with our global community.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Call for abstract: International Conference on Big Data for Disaster Response and Management in Asia and the Pacific

The Call for Abstracts welcomes research and practical applications on the theme “Big Data for Disaster Response and Management in Asia and the Pacific”. Contributions from both academic and practitioner communities are encouraged.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University 東北大学 災害科学国際研究所
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Opportunity: CLARE Roster of Experts - Research-to-action services in Africa and Asia

The CLARE programme has announced a call for Expressions of Interest (EoI). The call will establish a roster of climate experts for short term assignments to apply existing research into use in a variety of decision-making contexts.

Climate and Development Knowledge Network
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Call for applications: iCARE Innovations Fund

Applications are open for iCARE Innovations Fund to ignite breakthroughs for climate resilience in South Asia by promoting innovation in data analytics, decision support systems, and standards building on Tech Emerge and Climate Innovations Challenge.

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
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Consultation on the Global Methodology for Infrastructure Resilience Review

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) invites members of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) community to comment on the Global Methodology for Infrastructure Resilience Review.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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Opportunities
Essay competition "Words of Resilience: Youth Perspectives on Urban Flood Solutions"

Youth4DRR is excited to announce the launch of our essay competition, "Words of Resilience: Youth Perspectives on Urban Flood Solutions".

Youth 4 Disaster Risk Reduction
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#Art4Resilience: Apply for the Knowledge-into-Use awards 2023

The Knowledge-into-Use awards provide a unique opportunity to ignite resilience, celebrate creativity and embrace innovation in engaging with the latest resilience evidence. Apply by 17 September for a chance to win 100,000 SEK to develop your project.

Global Resilience Partnership
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Call for application: IRDR Young Scientists Programme (5th batch)

IRDR Young Scientists Programme is established to promote capacity building of young professionals, and encourage them to undertake innovative and needs-based research which improves DRR research, policy and practice interaction.

Integrated Research on Disaster Risk