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UR is a global community of experts and practitioners with interest in the field of disaster risk identification, specifically risk assessment and risk communication.

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UR22
We are excited to announce that the city of the city of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil will host the Understanding Risk Global Forum 2022 #UR22. For five days, we will meet in person at our main venue and at satellite hubs across the world, as well as online at various time zones. You are invited to be part of a fun and creative environment to share knowledge and inspire action.
28 November - 02 December 2022 | Florianópolis, Brazil
UR22 Florianópolis, Brazil 28 November - 02 December 2022 We are excited to announce that the city of the city of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil will host the Understanding Risk Global Forum 2022 #UR22. For five days, we will meet in person at our main venue and at satellite hubs across the world, as well as online at various time zones. You are invited to be part of a fun and creative environment to share knowledge and inspire action. UR Asia Singapore & Online 2-3 December 2021 UR Asia 2021 brought together experts and practitioners from Asia and all around the world to showcase the best practices and latest innovations in the field of disaster risk identification and communication. 2020 Understanding Risk Forum Global December 1 - December 3, 2020 UR2020 Went fully virtual ! A truely global forum with 6344 attendees from 179 countries, please visit the recorded content. UR Centroamérica San José, Costa Rica Febrero 12-14, 2020 Acompáñenos del 12 al 14 de febrero de 2020 en San José, Costa Rica, para la primera Conferencia de Understanding Risk (UR) en Centroamérica. UR Afrique de l’Ouest et Centrale – West and Central Africa Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast 20 - 22 Nov 2019 Thème « Capital Humain et Innovation, Moteurs de la Résilience » du 20 au 22 Novembre 2019 à Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire).
Theme "Human Capital and Innovation for a Resilient Society" from 20 to 22 November 2019 in Abidjan (Ivory Coast).

Initiatives

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_Averted Disaster Award We're excited to have officially launched the ADA award during the URAsia regional forum. Based on the work of David Lallemant, Maricar Rabonza, and Yolanda Lin to recognise the many successful disaster mitigation interventions made invisible by their success. _UHI Innovation Challenge SSTL and the World Bank, with the support of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), launches the Digital Earth Partnership Technology Challenge to source space tech companies and research organizations to better measure temperatures in cities and analyze the strength of the UHI effect in the region.

Resources

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Open Data for Resilience Initiative (OpenDRI) e-learning course This short course provides an overview of the approach and toolset developed by the Open Data for Resilience Initiative. Understanding Risk Evaluation In order to understand how UR can better serve the community, the managing team commissioned an independent evaluation of the community and its activities.

News

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Breaking the Link Between Extreme Weather and Extreme Poverty The impact of extreme weather on poverty is far more devastating than previously understood—outstripping all other estimates by as much as 60%. We can do much more to protect poor people from the shocks of natural disasters, which, as the report shows, cost the global economy $520 billion and force some 26 million people into poverty every year.