Community announcements

Announcements from and for the global disaster risk reduction community.

These news articles request for your engagement as a member of the DRR community and invite you to participate in a specific effort or event.

Silhouettes of fishermen in the sea, Sri Lanka
Community announcement
ADRRN is collaborating with key partners, including GNDR, ICVA, ACFID, and others, to strengthen the participation of civil society colleagues at APMCDRR in order to maximise the impact of the messages from the communities we serve.
Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network
Writing in a bubble
Community announcement
The Australian Journal of Emergency Management (AJEM) is seeking article submissions for its 2023 editions.
Australian Journal of Emergency Management (AIDR)
Concept with writing paper and pencil
Community announcement
Our next issue of HazNet will focus on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction was developed to guide efforts on disaster risk reduction in the period between 2015 and 2030.
Canadian Risks and Hazards Network
Women farmer in South Africa
Community announcement
The COP27 Africa Hub welcomes all interested individuals, initiatives, and organisations involved in adaptation and resilience in Africa to submit session proposals for virtual events.
Climate and Development Knowledge Network
Engineers discussing over a table with plans
Community announcement
The International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) is launching a global consultation to collect views from members of the engineering community on topics related to the implementation of disaster risk management.
International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure
Villagers going home on an improvised raft during the monsoon flooding in Thailand, 2010
Community announcement
Local leadership is among the most understated strengths of successful DRR practices. Recognising the immense role that local champions play and celebrating their achievements is critical.
Asian Local Leaders Forum
Amazon indigenous family living on floating wooden house in Brazil
Community announcement
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk reductions invites members of the DRR community to comment on the new Words into Action guide on using traditional knowledges for disaster risk reduction.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Sydney Harbour landmarks are obscured by smoke from raging bushfires
Community announcement
The second Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM) Asia Pacific regional conference will take place on 7-9 November 2022 at RMIT University in Melbourne. Paper submissions are invited.
International Community on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
Bangkok residents wade floods after heavy rains left the city inundated
Community announcement
This session aims to be forum for studies on climate change related systemic risks, multi-hazards and multi-vulnerabilities, modeling the natural and human Earth system, modeling of socio-economic impacts, approaches to resilience and adaptation.
American Geophysical Union
Traffic grows heavy on a Mumbai road after a landslide blocks lanes
Community announcement
This session focuses on concurrent, compounding, consecutive and cascading events and their impacts.
American Geophysical Union

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