Community announcements

The Gender and Disaster Network and the Natural Hazards Center are inviting nominations of women and men who should be recognized for their efforts to advance gender-sensitive policy, practice, or research in the areas of disaster risk reduction...

UNISDR calls upon all Making Cities Resilient: 'My city is getting ready' participating cities and partners to submit a nomination for the UN-Sasakawa award to highlight good practice and achievements against as many of the 'ten essentials' for making cities resilient as possible - deadline extended to 28 February 2011...

The Global Earthquake Model, a collaborative effort aimed at engaging a global community in the design, development and deployment of state-of-the-art models and tools for earthquake risk assessment worldwide, is calling for proposals to help form a toolbox for GEM's risk assessment platform until 31 January 2011...

If you are a researcher, policy-maker, donor, NGO or community representative, share your knowledge and experience at the AfricaAdapt Climate Change Symposium 2011: from local and indigenous roles in addressing climate change to community-led responses, media engagement, policy, and adaptation linkages...

The new network aiming to bring together PhD students and established researchers working on climate change mitigation and related adaptation activities in small-scale farming and food systems in developing countries calls for proposals...

UNISDR calls for 'good practices' and lessons learned by city/local governments - particularly for those local governments or partners participating in the Making Cities Resilient campaign, though others are welcome. The most illustrative examples will be published and showcased during the Global Platform 2011...

'The Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium is organizing a photography contest under the theme 'Photos of Risk' to advance risk reduction by using photographs as a means to communicate key hazards,' said says Wendy Cue, senior disaster risk reduction advisor...

The nominated candidate can be an individual or an institution that has carried out outstanding and internationally recognized action that contributes to the strategic goals and priorities of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015.

Action Secours Ambulance and the Africa Youth Movement are organizing the Haitian Emergency Leadership Festival to be confirmed shortly. The event is designed to provide the next generation of Haitian leaders an understanding of key sustainable development challenges including disaster risk reduction...

As part of its Making Cities Resilient: 'My City is getting ready!' world disaster reduction campaign, UNISDR will encourage more mayors and local governments to join the 100 cities that have already signed up to the global campaign...