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.

Community announcement

26 April 2021

Call for papers: African Economic Conference 2021

The 2021 African Economic Conference (AEC), will be held in Cabo Verde, as well as virtually, from 2 to 4 December 2021.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Community announcement

14 April 2021

European forum for disaster risk reduction: Call for 2021 EFDRR session organizing teams

The Session Organizing Teams (SOT) consist in multi-stakeholder mechanisms that will shape the sessions and generate discussions and outcomes of the EFDRR.

Council of Europe

European Commission

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction

Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil

Community announcement

14 April 2021

European forum for disaster risk reduction: Call for 2021 EFDRR side event proposals

The EFDRR 2021 will provide an opportunity for all stakeholders from Europe and Central Asia to organize side-events which will take place during the event.

Council of Europe

European Commission

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction

Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil

Community announcement

12 April 2021

Launch of an online survey for the development of a global science agenda on risk

The International Science Council would like to hear your views on the draft Global Risk Agenda.

International Science Council (ISC)

Community announcement

7 April 2021

Open call for young scientist focal points in DRR

This is an open call for 2-3 DRR Science-Policy Interface (SPI) focal points to the mandate period of 2021-2022.

United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth, Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group

Community announcement

1 April 2021

Call for applications for Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards

The competition rewards exemplary and concrete actions to adapt to climate change in the Mediterranean.

Mediterranean Climate Change Adaptation Awards

Community announcement

24 March 2021

New climate action blog on the UN Climate Change website

UN Climate Change has started a new and exciting blog, which will highlight climate action being taken around the world.

1.5 Degrees: A Climate Action Blog (UNFCCC)

Community announcement

19 March 2021

CCRIF now invites applications for its postgraduate scholarship programme

CCRIF SPC now invites applications for scholarships under the CCRIF Scholarship Programme.

Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, the

Community announcement

18 March 2021

Call for papers: Addressing challenges of hazards, risks, and disaster management in mountain regions

The international peer-reviewed journal Mountain Research and Development is looking for trans- and interdisciplinary contributions

Mountain Research and Development

Community announcement

17 March 2021

Call for abstracts: Transformational risk management and loss and damage

At the INQUIMUS 2021 workshop scientists and practitioners will advance in cross-fertilization scientific concepts, methods and tools.

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Department of Geoinformatics, University of Salzburg