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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.

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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Sun setting amidst buildings in the city of São Paulo and tinting the sky in a deep orange color.
Opportunities
New regional initiative documenting traditional & cultural practices of heat management in Southeast Asia.

Seeking contributions on traditional medicine, vernacular architecture, agricultural practices, clothing traditions, oral history, and other community-based knowledge related to heat prevention and management.

Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN)
A flooded street with people riding a rickshaw through high water in an urban area
Opportunities
WMO calls for proposals for global integrated flood and drought management competition for youth-led projects

WMO is pleased to launch the Global Integrated Flood and Drought Management Competition for Youth-Led Projects supports innovative, youth-driven ideas that address the challenges posed by floods and droughts and advance Early Warnings for All (EW4All).

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Early Warning system in Barbados
Opportunities
Take part in the EW4All global consultation survey

The Early Warnings for All (EW4All) Pillar Leads, UNDRR, WMO, ITU and IFRC, invite your feedback on the impact of the initiative to date, the gaps that remain in early warning systems, and the way forward for global cooperation to support them

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Rescue workers at the scene of last Wednesday's earthquake
Opportunities
Call for contributions 2026-2027: PROCULTHER-4ALL technical bulletins

Call for Papers now open! Submit your concept note by 1 September 2026 for the next editions of the PROCULTHER Technical Bulletin.

European Union
Journalists
Opportunities
Climate disinformation is already harming Europeans. Policymakers should protect us

This briefing warns that climate disinformation is spreading through European media and online platforms, undermining public trust, distorting debate on climate action and highlighting the need for stronger policy and regulatory responses.

Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD)
Man using a cup to drink water
Opportunities
New regional initiative documenting traditional & cultural practices of heat management in Southeast Asia

Seeking contributions on traditional medicine, vernacular architecture, agricultural practices, clothing traditions, oral history, and other community-based knowledge related to heat prevention and management

Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN)
Forest in California with panoramic aerial wildfire is burning trees smoke fire dry grass
Opportunities
ICFFR Photo contest: Visualising fire science

Invitation for researchers, students, and practitioners worldwide to contribute compelling, high-resolution photographs that advance the visual communication of wildland fire science and management across all relevant disciplines.

University of Coimbra
International Association of Wildland Fire
Kibera slum, Africa, Kenya, Nairobi. Low-gauge mabati (tin) roofs provide little protection against the heat, meaning that residents need to use insulation to keep cool.
Opportunities
2027 RISK Award "Homes at risk: Climate resilience for informal settlements"

Apply now for the 2027 RISK Award, endowed with a project funding of up to €100,000! Phase I runs from 1 June to 31 July 2026 (12:00 CET).

Munich Re Foundation
Close up of an African Black videographer looking through viewfinder on video camera.
Opportunities
Call for input: Hazards media toolkit pilot

Help shape a new pilot project by selecting priority hazards and recommending experts for the Technical Working Group. The survey takes 5 to 7 minutes and all responses are confidential.

International Science Council (ISC)
WIN DRR Awards finalists 2025
Opportunities
Nominations now open for the 2026 WIN DRR Leadership Awards

The nominations for the 2026 Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Leadership Awards are now open.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific