Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, 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.
Global
December 01 - 03
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.
WebEx
Tuesday, June 23
Vienna, Austria
17 - 18 October 2019
Eskişehir, Turkey
June 26-28, 2019
idRc 2019, “from Risk to Resilience” is the organization of the international peer-reviewed Resilience Journal and its editorial group.
Foro UR2018, Ciudad de México, México
14 - 15 de Mayo de 2018
Envía tu solicitud para unirte al evento de “Olla de presión” sobre comunicación de riesgos en el foro Understanding Risk 2018 en la Ciudad de México del 14-18 de mayo de 2018.
UR2018 Forum
May 14 - 15, 2018
A Pressure Cooker event on Risk Communication at UR2018 organized by The Water Youth Network and GFDRR with support from FM Global, The UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and NASA.
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Nairobi, Kenya Oct. 26 - 30, 2015 The training, running 26-30 Oct in Nairobi, is aimed at helping participants and their respective organizations to design and implement Early Warning Systems. The course will help participants develop an early warning systems and risk management plans tailored to the needs of their respective organizations Online 04 Sept - 27 Nov 2015 In these Web-based seminars you will learn from and interact real-time with world-renown experts on the most relevant urban resilience and disaster risk management (DRM) topics. Tehran, Iran 15-16 Feb 2016 The conference will cover a broad range of topics including the need for an improved understanding of disaster risk in all its dimensions of exposure, vulnerability and hazard characteristics.. Abu Dhabi, UAE Oct 6-8, 2015 Eye on Earth 2015 will take centre stage once again to promote dialogue and drive international action that revolutionises the way we collect, access, share and use data and information for real-world change. Sanya, Hainan, China Nov. 23 - Dec. 4, 2015 The objective is to provide a scientific and practical guide on earth observation related to disaster risk management to participants from developing countries. CRESCENT BUILDING, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY, AL-AIN Dec. 8-10, 2015 These two conferences are designed to advance the research and development as well as encouraging innovative applications of Geomatics technologies in global change studies. Berlin, Germany June 27-29, 2016 This workshop will enable sharing of best practices as well as giving space for discussing methodological problems in risk modeling from the information systems point of view for all phases of the disaster cycle. Buenos Aires 15-17 Septiembre del 2015 Invitamos a realizar un balance de los avances de las ciencias humanas y sociales en la gestión del riesgo. 18 April 2016 - 06 May 2016 This course introduces current theory and practice of flood risk estimation and modelling of floods in urban areas, and is designed for professionals active in the urban water sector Sendai & Tokyo, Japan 14-16 March, 2015 The Asia Disaster Resilience Forum 2015 aims to bring together representatives from the ICT communities, private and public sector to discuss experiences and best practices developing civic apps for community-based disaster resilience. Washington, DC April 30 – May 2, 2015 Volunteer mappers, educators, community builders, humanitarians, geographers, and programmers will gather for a 3 day multi-track event to learn, discuss and share ideas about the humanitarian and economic development uses of OpenStreetMap.