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…
Pacific Talanoa Hub Conversations on Innovative Tools and Strategies for Resilience
Pacific Talanoa Hub Conversations on Innovative Tools and Strategies for Resilience Disaster Risk Financing; Risk Communication; Emergency Preparedness and Response; Early Warning Systems; Inclusion The focus day sessions outlined how…
Improved Coastal Erosion and Flood Risk Assessments for Areas Prone to Climate Change Adversity
Improved Coastal Erosion and Flood Risk Assessments for Areas Prone to Climate Change Adversity Use cases and potential solutions in Ghana, Bangladesh and Vietnam coastal areas Coastal problems due to flooding and coastal erosion were…
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…
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;…
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…
Unlocking Innovative Solutions to Disaster Resilience in Fragile, Conflict and Violent Settings
Unlocking Innovative Solutions to Disaster Resilience in Fragile, Conflict and Violent Settings Upending what we think in know about disasters in fragility, conflict and violence (FCV) settings was the focus of the session, wherein…
Towards a Green, Resilient and Inclusive Built Environment
Towards a Green, Resilient and Inclusive Built Environment To create an enabling environment for resilient, green and inclusive built environment, we need to work beyond silos and build strong partnership between public and private…
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…
Opportunities and Challenges when Leveraging AI to Support Early Warnings for All
Opportunities and Challenges when Leveraging AI to Support Early Warnings for All The four pillars of the UN’s “Early Warnings for All” (EW4ALL) exemplify the components of a comprehensive early warning system (EWS): a solid…
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for Climate Resilience – From Analytics to Decision Making
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for Climate Resilience - From Analytics to Decision Making 9:00 - 9:10 Introduction of the Day by GFDRR | World Bank Brief overview of the day's schedule and objectives. 9:10 - 9:40 Nature-Based Solutions…
NASA Lifelines: Satellite Games
NASA Lifelines: Satellite Games Join us for a memorable 'game show' experience where anyone can volunteer to be a contestant on “Family Feud” or “Price is Right” and learn how satellites support humanitarian action. Participants will…
NASA Lifelines Extreme Event Simulation
NASA Lifelines Extreme Event Simulation The session will be a large group playing the game Extreme Event, an award-winning in-person role-playing game that gives participants a taste of what it takes to build community resilience in the…
Meet the Resilience Risk Pools! Opportunities and Partnerships
Meet the Resilience Risk Pools! Opportunities and Partnerships This discussion was a deep dive with partners and clients to jointly explore growth opportunities for resilience risk pools. All participants were invited to actively…
How Can Japan Contribute to Anticipatory Action and Early Warnings for All?: Introducing Cross-Sector Initiatives
How Can Japan Contribute to Anticipatory Action and Early Warnings for All?: Introducing Cross-Sector Initiatives With the launch of the “Early Warnings for All” initiative in 2022, we stand at a pivotal stage in gathering momentum and…
Empowering Risk Communication with Artificial Intelligence
Empowering Risk Communication with Artificial Intelligence Risk communication teams often encounter resource constraints, which become particularly critical during emergencies. Artificial Intelligence tools possess significant potential…