In the 09/18/2025 edition:
Disaster Resilience 2025 continues to highlight global efforts in resilience, disaster risk reduction (DRR), and climate adaptation. In the September 18, 2025 edition, readers will find international events on inclusive insurance, biodiversity and DRR, and urban resilience, alongside vacancies and internships from leading organizations such as UNDRR, ADPC, UNESCO, and ADN. This edition also features Resilience Week in Zurich, the 13th Plenary Session of the LAC Women’s Network for DRR, and the launch of the ADN Junior Champion Magazine.
Event: Inclusive insurance for empowered communities: Turning challenges into opportunities
By Microinsurance Network published on Sep 17, 2025 02:34 pm
The conference programme will feature 24 sessions, including interactive workshops, plenary sessions, multiple parallel sessions, and will conclude with a field trip.
Event: Webinar: Integrating biodiversity and disaster risk reduction
By United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) published on Sep 17, 2025 02:26 pm
This webinar highlights links between disaster risk reduction, biodiversity & climate change adaptation, introduces guidance, engages national/regional stakeholders, and facilitates discussion on regional perspectives, challenges & opportunities.
Event: ADPC’s Young Professional Platform “Interns Talk” – Fiscal Risk and Resilience
By Asian Disaster Preparedness Center published on Sep 16, 2025 02:35 pm
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center’s Young Professional Platform “Interns Talk”, is a webinar, where interns share fresh perspective, bring with them new ideas for resilience building.
Event: Tsukuba Conference 2025: Scaling Up Urban Disaster Risk Reduction in Emerging Megacities in the Asia-Pacific Region: Research, Policy, and Business Perspectives
By National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention published on Sep 16, 2025 02:34 pm
The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) Japan will be organizing a session on Urban DRR and Resilience at the Tsukuba Conference 2025 on October 2nd.
Vacancy: Knowledge Management Specialist (Consultant)
By Asian Disaster Preparedness Center published on Sep 16, 2025 02:23 pm
The primary purpose of this assignment is to support the PCA Department program teams in developing and implementing Knowledge Management (KM) strategies that enable the programs to capture, share, and utilize the collective knowledge.
Event: Resilient Week
By University of Zurich published on Sep 16, 2025 12:42 pm
In Resilience Week, participants can actively engage and gain knowledge that matters in an emergency – and that also strengthens connections in everyday life.
Vacancy: Terms of Reference for Internship contract (SC/DRR)
By United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – Headquarters published on Sep 15, 2025 05:37 pm
The intern will gain firsthand experience of UNESCO’s decision-making processes and project implementation, both internally and in collaboration with external partners.
Event: 13th Plenary Session LAC Women’s Network for DRR
By LAC Women’s Network for Disaster Risk Reduction – Red de las Américas y el Caribe de Mujeres para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres published on Sep 15, 2025 05:11 pm
The LAC Women’s Network for Disaster Risk Reduction invites you to be part of a historic space for dialogue and collective action.
Event: Fund resilience, not disasters
By Aston Crisis Management Centre published on Sep 12, 2025 03:39 pm
Join for a half-day event including keynote talks about resilience in the UK and hands-on taster sessions delivered by Aston Crisis Management Centre’s team.
Event: The future of disasters: What we need to know and what we need to do
By UCL Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction published on Sep 11, 2025 04:11 pm
In his retirement lecture, Professor David Alexander gives his insight on the future of disasters: what we need to know and what we need to do.
Vacancy: Application for ‘Future Leader Internship’ with Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN)
By Avoidable Deaths Network published on Sep 11, 2025 04:02 pm
This internship, running from 1 October 2025 to 31 July 2026, 4–7 hours per week, fully remote, offers an exciting opportunity for motivated individuals to gain hands-on experience in administration, communications, and stakeholder engagement.
Event: Launch of the ADN Junior Champion Magazine, Volume 4
By Avoidable Deaths Network published on Sep 11, 2025 08:39 am
The Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN) will launch its Junior Champion Magazine, Volume 4 on October 13, 2025, to mark the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s (UNDRR) International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR).