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

26 April 2023

IFRC-TISS Programme in Disaster Management: Cohort XXI applications open

IFRC-TISS is glad to announce that the process for admission to Cohort XXI of the IFRC-TISS Online Certificate Programme on Disaster Management has been initiated.

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Community announcement

24 April 2023

Public consultation: Draft OECD Recommendation on Building Financial Resilience to Disaster Risks

The OECD has initiated a public consultation seeking comments on a draft OECD Recommendation on Building Financial Resilience to Disaster Risks.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Community announcement

14 April 2023

MAGICA Summer School

Deep dive into cimate change, data analytics, data engineering, and their huge impact on shaping our lives today and tomorrow. Experience the entrepreneurial life with the acceleration programme, and turn your ideas into real projects focusing on climate

H-FARM College

Community announcement

13 April 2023

Call for contributions: Reference guide on LGBTQIA+ people and disasters

The UCL Centre for Gender and Disaster and DRR Dynamics are working on developing a reference guide on LGBTQIA+ people and disasters. Contribute your work!

University College London

Community announcement

31 March 2023

Midterm Review SFDRR: Call for stakeholder registration

For stakeholders including civil society organisations, private sector, academia and the scientific community, grassroots organisations, persons with disabilities, youth and women’s organisations, please register by 24 April 2023.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Community announcement

29 March 2023

Opportunity: Call for concepts - From knowledge to climate-resilient action in African countries

The ‘knowledge-to-action’ call will provide grants to projects led by African organisations that mobilise Indigenous and local knowledge to support locally-led and inclusive climate-resilient action in Africa.

Climate and Development Knowledge Network

Community announcement

27 March 2023

Call for Proposals: Online course on creating localized action-oriented early warning messages

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) is inviting proposals to for the development of an online course focused on creating localized action-oriented early warning messages.

Global Disaster Preparedness Center

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Community announcement

27 March 2023

UNDRR: Survey on advocacy and knowledge products for disaster risk reduction

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction wishes to learn how the development community at large makes use of the tools and information resources it makes available for disaster risk reduction and whether they are useful for your work.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Community announcement

21 March 2023

Global Animal Disaster Management Conference: Call for abstracts

The GADMC 2023 call for abstracts is open.Animal Evac New Zealand is looking to receive conference abstracts from a range of speakers across academia (incl. citizen science), government, and practice.

Animal Evac New Zealand

Community announcement

7 March 2023

2023 Researchers meeting: Call for abstracts now open!

Hazards and disaster researchers are invited to submit abstracts for the 2023 Researchers Meeting. This year’s meeting will focus on New Frontiers of Disaster Research: Action-Oriented Collaborations to Solve Complex Challenges.

University of Colorado Boulder