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The Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) is the office within USAID that is responsible for providing emergency non-food humanitarian assistance in response to international crises and disasters. OFDA is part of the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) and is organized into three divisions.
The Di…
The safety and security of Londoners is of great importance to the Greater London Authority. In this vital role, you will be responsible for coordinating regional resilience planning across the capital. You will ensure that London is prepared to respond smoothly and effectively to any disruptive challenge, threat or hazard identified by the National and…
Description: To provide programme support for the IRDR International Programme Office and the IRDR Scientific Committee.
Key duties and responsibilities:
- Providing planning and programming support to the IRDR Executive Director.
- Developing and implementing a process to gather, achieve, and widely disseminate information from IRDR programs, proj…
The Seismic Risk Management Initiative (SRMI) was developed to strengthen the relevant disaster management capabilities of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Tajikistan. National implementation teams, composed of AKDN agencies and affiliates, are responsible for carrying out SRMI activities in each of these prior…
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is seeking a talented professional for the role of Community Development Specialist. The Community Development Specialist plays a key role in developing and implementing community engagement and support strategies, open and transparent accountability and feedback mechanisms, developing community capacity, and de…
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Egypt is located in northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea between Libya and Gaza strip, and shares its southern border with Sudan. The country has a total area of more than 1 million km2, but the populated area only reaches 78,990 km2, representing 7.8% of the total area. The coastline extends for 3,500 kilometers, facing the Medi…
Established in 1888 Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) is one of Germany's longest established and largest social welfare organisations. ASB entered Haiti following the January 2010 earthquake and has established projects in emergency relief; reconstruction and training. ASB is a key player in disaster risk reduction education in Indonesia and now aims to tr…
The successful applicants will be involved in the research on climate change mitigation and adaptation policies. This research activity is led by the Research Domain Sustainable Solutions chaired by Prof. Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer, who also serves as IPCC Co-chair of Working Group III on Mitigation of Climate Change.
PIK is an internationally renowned resea…
A one-day conference to coincide with the UN International Day for Disaster Reduction.
Key note speaker: Andrew Maskrey, Senior Coordinator for the UNISDR Global Assessment Report on Disaster Reduction The aim of this one-day conference is to create an environment in which the UK 'disasters community', whether from private sector, academia, non-governm…
Global online courses on disaster risk management.
The Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative (EMI) is an international not-for-profit scientific organization dedicated to the reduction of disaster risk in complex urban areas.
One of its core mandates is to build individual and institutional capacities of local and national governments and development…
The purpose of this meeting is to provide an international forum for discussion and cooperation between scientists in both Developed and Developing countries on issues related to electromagnetic studies of earthquake and volcanoes. It is not a forum for announcements of earthquake predictions.
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Session I - Electric, magnetic, and electrom…
Risk Analysis, including risk perception, risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication, represents an interdisciplinary field that is the foundation of decision making across a myriad of disciplines. The annual meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) brings together nearly 1,000 international scientists and practitioners from a wide r…
‘Settlement Planning & Shelter in emergencies’ is a four-day residential course run by RedR India that helps you understand strategies and practices that are intrinsic to the shelter sector and humanitarian sector in general. The course is one of RedR’s Trainings, which aims to improve the effectiveness of specialist and non specialist in emergency…
The Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference series was developed to provide formal and informal venues for the exchange of information, tools and ideas relating to coastal hazards. This successful conference series has encouraged involvement by a broad audience of coastal professionals for multi-disciplinary approaches to coastal issues.
The Coasts,…
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The Global community today faces a series of common challenges including the effects of climate change and the management of depleting natural resources. International efforts to addressing these challenges include the use of small satellites which offer innovative solutions for monitoring and managing natural resources, enhance sustainable…