CATALYST is an EU funded project that brings together those working in the general field of Capacity Development for Hazard Risk Reduction and Adaptation in order that they can identify and share information about best practices, identify knowledge gaps, and strengthen and extend existing networks.
14/05/2012 - Making Cities Resilient: 'My City is getting ready!'
The campaign, launched in May 2010 by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), addresses issues of local governance and urban risk. With the support and recommendation of many partners and participants, and a Mayors Statement made during the 2011 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Making Cities Resilient campaign will carry on beyond 2015. more...
14/05/2012 - NHESS Call for Papers
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)“Building Social Capacities for Natural Hazards: An Emerging Field for Research and Practice in Europe” Abstracts due by Friday, 8 June 2012. more...
26/04/2012 - JTI Foundation – Resilience Award: Call for Proposals
The JTI Foundation is pleased to announce a new award, to be made jointly with the Global Risk Forum Davos. The JTI Foundation Resilience Award, of 175,000 Swiss francs, will be conferred in August 2012 at IDRC Davos to a project that demonstrably improves outcomes for communities subject to foreseeable disaster risks by promoting original and practical research into capacity-building in the field of resilience. more...
22/04/2012 - First Virtual Meeting
The first CATALYST virtual meeting took place on Friday, April 20th. Stakeholders representing the four regions that the project will be focusing on participated in the event which presented the themes and goals of the project, and initiated its think tank activities. More information will be available shortly. If you are not already registered in the project and would like to be considered for participation, please contact, info@catalyst-project.eu
18/04/2012 - UNISDR new initiative
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) today launched a new initiative to support cities around the world to manage risk following the worst year on record for economic losses from disasters. It also announced today that over 1,000 cities have now joined its "Making Cities Resilient" Campaign. more...
