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

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

Community announcement

10 March 2021

Extreme events in human evolution: From the Pliocene to the Anthropocene

This research topic welcomes contributions from across relevant disciplines, including but not limited to the Earth Sciences, Geography and Environmental History.

Community announcement

22 February 2021

Disability and disasters award

This award supports people with disabilities working in disasters, as well as those who care for, study, or advocate on behalf of those with disabilities.

Natural Hazards Center

Community announcement

17 February 2021

NEEDS 2021: Imagining future disasters: Call for panels and colloquia

Welcome to submit your proposal by 28 February 2021.

Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies