Community announcements

EPFL and UNESCO has announced that it will be chairing a the International Scientific Conference on Technologies for Development in February 2010 and has made a call for papers...

As the rehabilitation of the 2004 tsunami-devastated regions continues, the AIWEST-DR 09 workshop will address questions remaining on rebuilding disaster-resilient communities...

The World Bank's Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction South-South Cooperation Program (SSCP) announces a call for proposals 2009...

The main objective of the Fund is to support local, small projects that deliver tangible and practical disaster risk reduction benefits to the vulnerable...

The UNISDR and WHO are inviting submissions from all stakeholders on good practices and lessons learned on making 'Hospitals Safe from Disasters'...

Sphere India, an NGO based in India, has issued a call for proposals on experiences in community based disaster risk reduction with a view to documenting good practices...

The UNISDR calls for nominations of individuals and institutions from around the world who have contributed to building the resilience of nations and communities to natural hazards through innovative practices and outstanding initiatives...

The UNISDR Secretariat calls for contributions for a new publication, a compilation of good practices and lessons learned, with a view to encourage their replication on a broader scale...

The UNISDR Asia & Pacific launched a call for contributions for its annual publication on disaster risk reduction 'Disaster Reduction in Asia & Pacific - ISDR Informs: Issue 4, 2008' to be issued in March 2009...

The centres are to be identified at the First World Landslide Forum (WLF) which will take place in Tokyo, Japan in November 2008....