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

30 August 2018

Call for participation: Transforming development and disaster risk in Asia: A regional forum

During 10-11 October 2018, ICoE-TDDR will host a regional forum in Bangkok, Thailand. Through panel discussions and workshop break-out sessions, the TDDR in Asia Forum will examine how the current development model in Asia may increase disaster risk. IRDR invites about 80 participants to engage in a deep exploration of how risks are generated, and can be addressed.

Integrated Research on Disaster Risk

Community announcement

2 August 2018

Call for abstracts: Second International Conference on Natural Hazards & Infrastructure

The Innovation Center on Natural Hazards and Infrastructure is hosting its second international conference, and invites authors to submit abstracts by September 15, 2018. Themes include earthquakes, landslides, floods, climate change, risk warning and management, vulnerability assessment, and infrastructure resilience, among others.

Innovation Center on Natural Hazards and Infrastructure

Community announcement

31 July 2018

Call for applications: Host interesting side events at the GP2019

The sixth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2019) will take place from 13 to 17 May, 2019, under the theme "Resilience Dividend: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Societies." Interested parties are invited to express their interest in organizing side events during the GP2019. Please submit your application by 28 September, 2018.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Community announcement

31 July 2018

Call for application: ICoE-REaL Risk Methods School

The Periperi U partnership is convening an intensive, two-week Risk Methods School from 10-22 September 2018 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This collaboration responds to the call for Africa’s scientists and researchers to work more closely with humanitarian action, development and DRR practitioners. Submit an application by August 20 to reserve a spot.

Integrated Research on Disaster Risk

Community announcement

31 July 2018

Call for abstracts: Increasing the value of weather-related warnings

The High Impact Weather Project aims to build resilience to weather-related hazards through better preparedness, with a focus on value chain provisions of weather forecasts and warnings. Please express your interest in participating in the workshop, with an abstract (max. 300 words), via email to [email protected] before 17 September 2018.

China Meteorological Administration

Community announcement

26 July 2018

Call for applications: IRDR ICoE-SEADPRI-UKM workshop on geohazards and DRR

IRDR ICoE-SEADPRI-UKM, the Malaysia Window to Cambridge at Univerisiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, is convening a training workshop on Geohazards and Disaster Risk Reduction on 18-20 September 2018 in Penang, Malaysia. The training is designed to build the capacity of scientists from Malaysia and the region on hazards assessment for disaster risk reduction.

Integrated Research on Disaster Risk

Community announcement

25 July 2018

Call for participation: 2018 training course on earthquake hazard and risk assessment in East Asia

A training course will be held from October 1-5, 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan, and will focus on all aspects of earthquake hazard and risk assessment. Participants at the Master and PhD level, post-docs, and young-career candidates from academia, practitioners, and policy communities from East and Southeast Asia are invited to apply by August 31st.

UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction

Community announcement

23 July 2018

Call for applications: Views from the Frontline 2019

GNDR invites applications for implementing Views from the Frontline 2019 as National Coordinating Organisations. VFL 2019 will be implemented in 50 countries across Asia, the Pacific, Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa. It will capture the local perspectives on resilience, but also monitor the extent to which local actors are included in resilience planning.

Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction

Community announcement

23 July 2018

Call for abstracts: European Climate Change Adaptation conference 2019

The 4th European Climate Change Adaptation (ECCA) conference will explore how people and businesses are preparing for the challenge of climate change. The abstract and session submission is between 09 July and 10 October 2018, and registration opens 25 September 2018.

European Commission

Community announcement

6 June 2018

Call for organizing teams: Help shape substantive sessions of the GP2019

As part of its commitment to ensuring an inclusive approach to the Global Platform, UNISDR invites interested Governments, UN system and stakeholder representatives to help shape the substantive sessions by joining Organizing Teams. The application process is open from 6 June until 20 June, and selected applicants will be contacted during the week of 25-29 June.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)