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

8 September 2017

Call for experts: Developing an ISO standard for vulnerability assessments

The International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) is calling on international climate experts to get involved in the drafting of a new ISO standard on “Climate Change Adaptation – A Guidance to Vulnerability Assessment”. A uniform approach to vulnerability assessments will allow for actors to work consistently based on internationally agreed procedures.

Adelphi

Community announcement

4 July 2017

Investing in youth to enhance disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation for resilience in Africa: Call for contributions

UNISDR-Africa seeks to document the good practices and lessons learned from youth engagement and related activities in the field of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. The publication will include success stories and visions of the youth to enhance resilience in Africa. Contributions are invited from individuals, organisations and youth networks.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa

Community announcement

3 July 2017

Call for authors: White Paper: Next generation disaster data infrastructure (CODATA LODGD Task Group 2017)

Call for authors for white paper on next generation disaster data infrastructure, with a focus on (1) effective big disaster data collection, fusion, exchange, and query, (2) real-time big data analysis and decision making and (3) user-friendly big data visualization.

Integrated Research on Disaster Risk

Community announcement

7 June 2017

Call for examples of effective use of risk data through visualization and communication - Deadline: 16 June 2017

Can you help crack the code to leverage risk data in ways that generate real world action and protection from natural hazards? What examples can you share of how risk data has been used practically and effectively to spur decisions by national and local authorities, the private sector, communities or individuals?

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)

Community announcement

31 May 2017

Nominations for Hamaguchi Award - Deadline: 30 June 2017

Nominations for the Hamaguchi Award for individuals and/or organizations that have made significant contributions to the enhancement of coastal resilience against tsunamis, storm surge and other coastal disasters are open until June 30, 2017.

Port and Airport Research Institute

Community announcement

20 April 2017

Open call for case studies of good DRR youth-led practice or action

In recognition of the many community focused inspiring DRR work, the UN MGCY would like to invite youth/youth-led organizations to submit a case study of good DRR practice or action to be showcased at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) later this year.

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

Community announcement

13 April 2017

Liaison Journal call for papers - Regional cooperation in disaster management

The Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance invites article submissions for the next issue of Liaison, CFE-DM’s journal of civil-military disaster management and humanitarian relief collaborations. The theme for the Winter 2017 issue is Regional Cooperation in Disaster Management.

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DMHA)

Community announcement

27 March 2017

Global Competition for #YouthLed Projects: Flood & Drought Special

The Water Youth Network (WYN) in partnership with Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM) and Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) have organized a competition for young people (below 35 years) and youth-led organizations that are currently working on any project and or have innovative solutions to flood and drought-related problems.

Global Water Partnership

Water Youth Network

Community announcement

13 March 2017

“Building local resilience to climate disaster risk”: Best Climate Practices 2017 Contest is on

The 2017 Best Climate Practices Contest aims to award and promote actionable ideas and concrete projects designed to support urban and/or rural communities in preparing and responding to climate disasters, improving local resilience through enhanced preparedness (ex-ante) and/or recovery (ex-post) capacity.

Initiative on Climate Change policy and Governance

Community announcement

10 March 2017

Disaster risk reduction: A road of opportunities - Call for submissions

Integrated Research on Disaster Risk invites submissions of policy briefs / articles for the DRR Edition of the Youth Science-Policy Interface Publication coordinated by the UN Major Group for Children & Youth. All submission must be authored or co-authored by someone 30 years or below.

Major Group Children and Youth