New Certificate in Disaster Risk Reduction, Switzerland/India

This new interdisciplinary certificate focuses on climate change and hydrometeorological risks. Read more...

WEF report: Buidling Resilience to Natural Disasters

To deepen understanding of the private sector’s role in building resilience, the WEF facilitated a series of dialogues. Read the report...

New MA Disasters Adaptation and Development

A new masters programme in disaster risk reduction will start in September 2008 at King's College. Read more...

Young scientists and practitioners seminar, Nepal, 5-6 June 2008

Deadline for paper submission: March 15, 2008. Read more...

International CRED summer course 2008: July 7-18, 2008

CRED is offering a 2-week intensive course to familiarise professionals with epidemiological techniques that help to determine the impacts of disasters and conflicts. Read more...

InterAction Annual Forum: May 6-9, 2008

The InterAction Annual Forum is the largest gathering of international humanitarian and development professionals. Read more...

World Conference of Humanitarian studies 2009

The World Conference of Humanitarian Studies 2009 will be held from 4-8 February 2009 in Groningen, the Netherlands. Read more...

IDRC 2008, Davos, Switzerland: 25-29 August 2008

Abstracts and session proposals can be submitted until 29 February. Read more...

ProVention Forum 2008

On 8-10 April, ProVention hosted its annual Forum in Panama. Three pre-Forum workshops on climate change adaptation, the role of women and indigenous groups, and a new generation of DRR champtions were organized in Trinidad & Tobago, Guatemala and Panama in the lead up to the Forum. Read more...

Donor Policy Forum: Oslo, 28-29 February 2008

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ProVention Consortium and UNDP are organising a Policy Forum on disasters and climate change in Oslo. Read more...

Lessons learned: flood disasters

ProVention and ALNAP have released a lessons paper on flood disasters, drawing on key lessons in the last 20 years from relief and recovery operations in Africa, Asia and the Americas. Read more...

New Resources on the ProVention Website

Two new sections have been developed on this website: a collection of resources on the use of Cost-Benefit Analysis, and a Monitoring & Evaluation sourcebook.

Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Guide

The Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Guide, which was launched on 20 November at the 16th Session of the General Assembly of the IFRC presents five years of experiences from more than 30 Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, in particular in developing countries. Download guide [pdf, 5MB]...

Research & Action Grants: 90 projects selected

The ProVention grants programme is designed to engage young students and professionals from developing countries in creating innovative links between research and action in disaster risk reduction. Read more...