What is Understanding Risk?
UR is a global community of experts and practitioners with interest in the field of disaster risk identification, specifically risk assessment and risk communication.
Events
Check out all the events happening in the UR community.
UR2020 Went fully virtual ! A truely global forum with 6344 attendees from 179 countries, please visit the recorded content.
December 1 - December 3, 2020
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Global
Webex
Wednesday, July 8
Hear what officials working on the front lines in India, Japan, and the Caribbean have learned so far about responding to and preparing for tropical cyclones during COVID-19, and what advice they have for others who are facing similar challenges.
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.
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).
Theme "Human Capital and Innovation for a Resilient Society" from 20 to 22 November 2019 in Abidjan (Ivory Coast).
Initiatives
Explore exciting initiatives run by members of the UR community that help to advance the field of disaster risk identification.
The Open Data for Resilience Initiative (OpenDRI) applies the concepts of the global open data movement to the challenges of reducing vulnerability to natural hazards and the impacts of climate change.
GFDRR and DFID's competitive Challenge Fund pilots new and innovative approaches to overcoming these challenges and strengthens disaster and climate risk decision-making in developing countries.
Resources
Take advantage of our resource library with the latest journal articles, publications and tools related to the UR community.
News
New blogs and other exciting news items are posted regularly.
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.
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