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

24 January 2022

Call for contributions: Special issue on water-related disasters and risks

This Special Issue intends to create a platform to discuss state-of-the-art developments in identifying, estimating, and mitigating water-related disasters, their threats, and risks, aiming to find solutions in order to build a resilient society.

United Nations University (UNU)

Community announcement

19 January 2022

Hydromet Network: Call for papers

Varysian’s digital campus - the Varysian Hydromet Network - and its events, annual journal and insight products make it the sector’s leading information and networking resource, as well as a powerful advocate for public-private engagement (PPE).

Varysian

Community announcement

19 January 2022

Submit abstracts to the 9th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM9)

The 9th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM9) will be held in Tsukuba, Japan, from 18 to 21 February 2023.

International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management

Community announcement

11 January 2022

IAEG review of the UNDRR/ISC hazard definition and classification supplement

The overall aim of this statistical review is to provide expert feedback from a statistical perspective on the applicability of hazard classifications and the hazard information profiles.

United Kingdom - government

Community announcement

5 January 2022

The trigger database is live!

The Anticipation Hub's trigger database presents information on the trigger systems of early action protocols.

Anticipation Hub

Community announcement

4 January 2022

Call for Book Chapters "Cinema, Disasters and the Anthropocene"

Popularized by the atmospheric chemist Paul J. Crutzen, the term “Anthropocene” designates the current geological epoch, in which humans exert a central impact on the global environment.

Il Sileno Edizioni

Community announcement

4 January 2022

GP2022: Side event applications are open

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is glad to announce that the application for Side Events of the seventh session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2022) is now open!

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Community announcement

31 December 2021

ARA shared learning process on climate risk: Call for applications

The Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) invites organisations to participate in a Shared Learning Process on Climate Risk. The members of ARA consider ‘Climate risk’ to be a comprehensive concept spanning both socio-economic and bio-physical elements.

SouthSouthNorth

Community announcement

22 December 2021

Launch of the resilient Caribbean cities photo competition 2022

In this launch webinar for the photo competition, the renowned professional photographer Kirk Elliott of St Lucia will share his top advice on how photos of the eastern Caribbean can tell a story of hope and resilience against climate change.

Overseas Development Institute

Community announcement

16 December 2021

Call for good practices on Early Warning Systems with focus on multi-hazards

UNDRR, UN-SPIDER from UNOOSA and the WMO invite partners and stakeholder to share good practices on lessons learned on Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)