Community announcements

The next issue of the Liaison Journal assesses the complex role of climate change as it relates to economic, physical or societal impacts that substantially alter political stability, human security, or national security infrastructure.

The Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) wants to hear from the people working in disaster preparedness. We want to learn what challenges you encounter in your field and for which an innovative approach or solution doesn’t already exist.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction is drafting a Words Into Action guide to create the enabling environment to promote beneficial cooperation among policy-makers, science/academia/technology communities and society to reduce risk.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) invites members of the DRR community to comment on the Handbook for Implementation of the Principles for Resilience Infrastructure.

This survey has been designed for a person living with a disability or a caregiver to share their thoughts on living with disasters. It will run until Friday 3 March 2023.

There are many success stories of researchers and practitioners developing truly risk-informed decision-making systems. This special issue will present some of the most ground-breaking findings, solutions, and lessons learned with a focus on drought.

Apply for the 2023 Averted Disaster Award. The ADA is the premier recognition of successful disaster mitigation interventions that go unnoticed precisely because of their success. Nominations open November 28, 2022. Applications are due January 15, 2023.

A chance to showcase your master’s degree programme on the global platform for disaster risk reduction.

The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab), an investor network that incubates and launches promising investment solutions to address climate change in developing countries, recently opened its call for ideas for the 2023 cycle.

NGOs, INGOs, humanitarian agencies, start-ups, SMEs and social enterprises with digital solutions that enable early action in humanitarian crises situations are invited to apply.