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.

Theme

Hazard

Region & Country

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.

Mila Supinskaya Glashchenko/Shutterstock

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

Community announcement

17 February 2021

Innovative climate risk insurance wanted – 5th Call for Proposals of the ISF is open now!

The 5th Call for Proposals of the InsuResilience Solutions Fund (ISF) is open until 16 April 2021 at 23:59 CET.

InsuResilience Global Partnership

Community announcement

16 February 2021

Dr. P.K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, India, and Rt Hon Alok Sharma, President COP 26, jointly launch “CDRI Resilient Infrastructure Marketplace” and “Youth for Resilient Infrastructure” essay competition

The Marketplace provides space for public and private sector solution providers to showcase their knowledge or technology products online.

Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

Community announcement

11 February 2021

ADRC21 call for abstracts extended

AIDR has extended the call for abstracts for the Australian Disaster Resilience Conference to be held in Sydney in August this year.

Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience

Community announcement

8 February 2021

Building a global database of CCA solutions for mountain regions

Participate in this open-access database which aims to share adaptation solutions in a structured, easy-to-search way that acknowledges solutions developer.

weADAPT

Community announcement

3 February 2021

SDG: Submit good practices

A second open call for SDG good practices, success stories and lessons learned in the implementation of 2030 Agenda is now open from 2 December 2020 to 28 February 2021.

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs