UP – Unifying Partners Old and New to Ensure Warnings Save Lives

UP – Unifying Partners Old and New to Ensure Warnings Save Lives Early warning early action UP – Unifying Partners old and new to ensure warnings save lives 20th of June: 0900-1800 The UP Focus Day was designed to showcase where…


Saving Lives in the Face of Climate Risks with Space-Based Early Warning and Action Systems

Saving Lives in the Face of Climate Risks with Space-Based Early Warning and Action Systems Space for Understanding Risk, Space for prepardness, space for monitoring, space for dissemination In this session, with feedback from many…


RISK KNOW-HOW HACKATHON: Empowering Communities to Help Solve Real-Life Risk Communication Challenges

RISK KNOW-HOW HACKATHON: Empowering Communities to Help Solve Real-Life Risk Communication Challenges Risk Know-How, risk information understanding and communication In this session, IPUR mobilised the expertise of the participants to…


How Much Resilience? Tools for Disaster Risk Assessment to Promote Resilience in Infrastructure Investments.

How Much Resilience? Tools for Disaster Risk Assessment to Promote Resilience in Infrastructure Investments. Resilient Infrastructure, Urban Resilience, Transport, Slope Stabilization The session addressed urban landslide risk in the…


Designing Resilient Cities through Data-Driven Solutions in a Riskier World – Lessons Learned from Japan and the World

Designing Resilient Cities through Data-Driven Solutions in a Riskier World – Lessons Learned from Japan and the World Designing cities with data utilization Cities face increasing risks from climate change, rapid urbanization, and…


Charting the Path to Resilient and Low-Carbon Cities through Scenario Modeling and Informed Decision-Making

Charting the Path to Resilient and Low-Carbon Cities through Scenario Modeling and Informed Decision-Making Sustainability, Urban Development, Data Analyses, Policy Decisions, Climate and Disaster risks. The session aimed to leverage…


Breaking the Silos: Synergizing Disaster Risk Management and Climate Adaptation

Breaking the Silos: Synergizing Disaster Risk Management and Climate Adaptation Synergizing Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation In today's complex global landscape, we need to cultivate an integrated approach that…


Anticipatory Action and Parametric Climate Risk Insurance: Exploring Adaptation Strategies Through Play.

Anticipatory Action and Parametric Climate Risk Insurance: Exploring Adaptation Strategies Through Play. Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance, Weather Index Insurance, Anticipatory Action Facing the multiplication and…


Acting Today to Reduce Risk Tomorrow: Innovative Tools to Reveal Risk and Co-Create Future Cities

Acting Today to Reduce Risk Tomorrow: Innovative Tools to Reveal Risk and Co-Create Future Cities Data, Risk Assessment and Modelling, Vulnerability and Resilience, Risk Communication, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Risk Reduction;…


Tackling the ‘Impossible’: Long Lead Time Flood Warnings in Very Fast-Responding Basins

Tackling the ‘Impossible’: Long Lead Time Flood Warnings in Very Fast-Responding Basins Flash flooding affects millions of people worldwide and, unlike flooding in larger river basins, there is very little time between the rainfall…


Risk-Informed Land Use Planning for Livable and Resilient Cities

Risk-Informed Land Use Planning for Livable and Resilient Cities Urban planning, resilience, cities, risk-informed decision making, green growth, smart cities, sustainability Risk-Informed Land Use Planning for Livable and Resilient…


Making Urban Flood Protection More Accessible: Decoding Risks and Democratizing Assessment

Making Urban Flood Protection More Accessible: Decoding Risks and Democratizing Assessment Urban flood risk, floods, cities, resilience, infrastructure, decisionmaking, disaster risk management, climate change, complexity, community…


Human Mobility in Disasters: New Applications of Data from Mobile Devices and Social Media in Recent Asian Emergencies

Human Mobility in Disasters: New Applications of Data from Mobile Devices and Social Media in Recent Asian Emergencies Mobility Data, Disasters, Data Science, Predictive Analytics The focus of this session was on recent advances in…


Advances in Multi-Hazard Risk and Resilience

Advances in Multi-Hazard Risk and Resilience Disaster risk assessment; Socioeconomic resilience; Hazard information profiles The session delves into the intricate dynamics of addressing interdependencies between natural hazards, the…


What about Geohazards? Building a Global Community for Hazard and Risk Assessment

What about Geohazards? Building a Global Community for Hazard and Risk Assessment Geohazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and landslides represent a significant proportion of the global disaster risk.  This…


Using the RiskScape Engine and Platform for Risk-Informed Decision-Making

Using the RiskScape Engine and Platform for Risk-Informed Decision-Making Disaster risk management often focuses on specific hazards, but a broader understanding of risks and how they intersect across various hazards and socio-economic…


Training Preprogram on Enabling Environment and Progress Assessment (EEPA) Tool to Support Planning for the Financial Protection of Public Assets (By Invitation Only)

Training Preprogram on Enabling Environment and Progress Assessment (EEPA) Tool to Support Planning for the Financial Protection of Public Assets (By Invitation Only) The “Global Knowledge Exchange on Training Preprogram on Enabling…


Too Many Sessions? Come Unconference! Breaking Down Structure for Climate Action

Too Many Sessions? Come Unconference! Breaking Down Structure for Climate Action Join us for a unique session that addresses one of the biggest challenges in Disaster Risk Management—the compartmentalization of experts into sectors,…


Study Tour to Emergency Operations Center Design and Management Workshop

Study Tour to Emergency Operations Center Design and Management Workshop Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) are a crucial part of a robust Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R) system, and a central coordination point…


Resilient Communities Emergency Imagination Workshop

Resilient Communities Emergency Imagination Workshop This hands-on workshop will explore the use of co-creative design methods for Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR). The workshop may be of interest to organizations seeking…