The 2025 RISK Award is a funding opportunity for projects dedicated to improving risk reduction and disaster management. The award aims to empower children and youths as agents of change in disaster risk reduction. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) emphasizes the importance of children and young people in DRR. The award provides financial support of up to €100,000 to projects focusing on climate change and natural hazards in developing and emerging countries in the Global South.

Scope of Work

The 2025 RISK Award focuses on projects that aim to improve disaster risk reduction and management. The projects should involve children and youths as agents of change and address risks related to climate change and natural hazards. The award specifically targets projects that demonstrate a potential for impact, equity, scalability, viability, and sustainability.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the 2025 RISK Award, projects must meet the following criteria:

• Be non-profit

• Include an implementation part (action)

• Address risks related to climate change and natural hazards. Risks due to social turmoil, war, chemical disasters, and/or political crises are not within the scope of the RISK Award.

Budget and Duration

The 2025 RISK Award offers project funding of up to €100,000.

Additional Information

The 2025 RISK Award is open to projects from developing and emerging countries in the Global South. The award aims to improve risk reduction and disaster management by providing financial support to projects dedicated to these issues. The award emphasizes the importance of children and young people in DRR.

Key Dates

• Online Seminars: 24 July & 25 September 2024

• Deadline: 13 October 2024

• Individual notification of application status: 01 April 2025

• Winner announcement: June 2025

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