Community announcements

Announcements from and for the global disaster risk reduction community.

This is your space to stay informed and engage with the global disaster risk reduction (DRR) community. Here, we share important updates, calls to action, and collaborative opportunities for professionals, organizations, 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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Community announcement

14 November 2022

Apply: CDRI Fellowship Programme 2023-24

The CDRI Fellowship Programme invests in cutting-edge research and innovation for disaster and climate resilient infrastructure.

Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

Community announcement

4 November 2022

Call for applications: 2023 RISK Award "Climate resilience and early warning"

The RISK Award, endowed with 100,000 € project funding, is jointly organised by UNDRR and Munich Re Foundation. The RISK Award 2023 focuses on early warning, particularly in building resilience to climatic risks.

Munich Re Foundation

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Community announcement

2 November 2022

Funding call: Grassroots Action Research Micro-grants

The ARA has launched the Grassroots Action Research Micro-grants, a new funding opportunity for action and research entities to collaborate to unearth knowledge, ideas and opportunities for climate change adaptation in the Global South.

Adaptation Research Alliance

Community announcement

18 October 2022

IOM and IDMC developing indicators on displacement for DRR: Call for public review

IOM and IDMC invite members of the DRR community to comment on a newly created set of standard displacement-related metrics and indicators which will strengthen the ability of DRR actors to integrate displacement in their work.

International Organization for Migration

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Community announcement

18 October 2022

Fall/Winter Issue: Progress on Sendai Framework: Taking stock and moving forward

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

Community announcement

4 October 2022

Register for the COP27 Resilience Hub

Registration is now open for the COP27 Resilience Hub Virtual Platform.

Global Resilience Partnership

Community announcement

4 October 2022

2022 Ideathon for climate change in East Asia and the Pacific

The Ideathon for climate change in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) is an opportunity to crowdsource ideas from young people everywhere about how to equip utilities in the EAP region with the tools needed to address climate risk.

World Bank, the

Community announcement

26 September 2022

Call for applications: ICLEI Action Fund

The ICLEI Action Fund is a granting scheme conducted by ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability with support from Google.org to foster data-driven environmental and climate action at the local level.

ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability

Community announcement

26 September 2022

Climate Resilience Challenge 2022: Call for solutions toward coastal resilience

The Climate Resilience Challenge is a competition for innovative, interdisciplinary, and solution-oriented ideas to build and enhance resilience in the country.

Oscar M. Lopez Center for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Foundation, Inc.

Community announcement

21 September 2022

Knowledge into use awards: #Art4Resilience

The “Knowledge into use” awards are for innovative and creative ways of facilitating the use of resilience knowledge. These could be games, cartoons, arts, theatre, exhibits of local and indigenous knowledge or audio-visual content (films, songs, etc).

Climate and Development Knowledge Network