UR2020 # Risk finance

Strengthening Financial Resilience against Climate and Disaster Impacts: Key Insights from UR24 Original article published on the Financial Protection Forum A joint reflection note by the World Bank’s Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program (DRFIP), Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), Tokyo Disaster Risk Management Hub, and Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility…

Written by Yasuhiro Kawasoe, Disaster Risk Management Specialist at the GFDRR Tokyo DRM Hub of the World Bank When the doors opened at the Understanding Risk (UR) Forum 2024 in Himeji, Japan, attendees were greeted by an extraordinary sight: an exhibition area unlike any other, designed with the innovative touch of world-renowned Architect Shigeru Ban…

Authors: Ahmed Eiweida, with contribution from Hideyasu Kiyomoto, Yoshihiro Senda, and Dixi Mengote-Quah Cultural Heritage Symposium for UR24 Resilient Cultural Heritage: Reflections on Japan’s Castle Conservation Legacy Walking through UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world always feels like stepping back in time. I can sense the presence of those who lived there, ponder their…

World Health Organization (WHO) Kobe Center presents on Disaster Risk Management at World Bank Global Forum Original news Release authored by WKC Disaster risk management is a national priority in Japan, and its importance is increasing worldwide due to natural hazards and climate change effects. With the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake (GHAE)…

   Keynote: In this talk, Emiliano Rodriguez Nuesch will present tips and tools to navigate the waves of risk. Topics will include four lenses:● The Innovation Lenses Tools like systems-thinking to map inter-relations between risk and hazards and define where to make interventions.● The Risk Perception Lenses Understanding how people and different cultures perceive multi-hazard…

Today we are living the midst of a climate change crisis with an unprecedented number of disasters happening around the world. At the same time, we live in a rapidly changing world where rapid advances in science and technology are transforming all aspects of human society, and the field of disaster management is no different….

At UR conferences, we seek to provide an inclusive, creative and fun space for meaningful risk knowledge exchange, encouraging collaboration among disaster risk experts and practitioners from all over the world and between global and regional organizations. We aim to spur innovation and spark lasting partnerships.

   Leveraging AI for Social Impact @ LATAM Floods and wildfires are some of the most common and deadly natural disasters on the planet. Every year, they affect hundreds of millions of people, cause thousands of fatalities and cost billions in economic damages. Google’s AI Research teams are passionate and committed to developing new early…

   Money Talks: The Risk of Not Knowing Your Risk In the aftermath of a disaster, someone must pay the bill. Sometimes, the government covers most of the expenses, and sometimes, bills are left unpaid. However, national governments are improving their response to physical and financial risks by learning about the contingent liabilities of disasters…

   Risk in the Era of Digital Platforms (no recording) (Due to technical difficulties, this session had no audio), In our current world, social media is part of our daily lives. We check the news, get the new dancing moves, and follow our favourite teams, politicians, and idols. Undoubtedly, social media is here to stay….

   Closing Ceremony UR22 Home UR22 Highlights With an extensive curriculum and a life dedicated to public safety, Araújo Gomes accumulates practical and theoretical knowledge in several areas related to public safety and risk management. The military is Colonel of the Santa Catarina Military Police Reserve, having served in the corporation from 1985 to 2020….

   Risk: What Do We Really Need to Know to Take Action UR22 Home UR22 Highlights Nowadays, we must undertake risk assessment studies to make a risk reduction investment. We must collect and sometimes produce hazard, exposure, and vulnerability data; make the necessary calculations for risk; and finally, draw technical and political conclusions and priorities….

   Governments: How Are We Making Risk Informed Decisions UR22 Home UR22 Highlights Speakers Claudia Herrera Melgar Executive Secretary Coordination Center for Disaster Prevention in Central America and the Dominican Republic (CEPREDENAC) First woman to hold the position of Executive Secretary of the Coordination Center for Disaster Prevention in Central America and the Dominican Republic…

   Abstract When it comes to extreme hazard events, the overwhelming focus is on catastrophe and destruction. Yet the goal of disaster risk management is precisely to ensure that society continues to function – and even thrive – despite shocks arising from natural or human actions; in short, to ensure that “nothing happens” in the…

<<< BACK TO UR22 OPENING CEREMONY: The opening ceremony was moved from the Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa as continues rain fell upon Florianopolis. Plan ‘C’ moved everything to P12, the Main Event venue. The inspirational talks were followed by a spectacular performance by Cosmobloco, a Theatre and dance group from Porto Alegre….

The opening ceremony was moved from the Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa as continues rain fell upon Florianopolis. Plan ‘C’ moved everything to P12, the Main Event venue. The inspirational talks were followed by a spectacular performance by Cosmobloco, a Theatre and dance group from Porto Alegre.

UR FLORIPA – TOWARDS SAFER BUILT ENVIRONMENT: RISK-INFORMED POLICY MAKING Organized by UNESCO’s Unit of Disaster Risk Reduction, Natural Sciences Sector More than 50% of people live in urban areas and that proportion is expected to increase to 68% by 2050. In low- and middle-income countries, rapid urbanization has not always kept pace with improvements…

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   UR Niger The Programme de Gestion des Risques de Catastrophes et de Résilience Urbaine (PGRC-DU), together with the Agence Nationale pour la Société de l’Information (ANSI), the Direction Générale de la Protection Civile du Niger (DGPC), and other key partners, will implement a satellite of the UR Global conference in Niamey – the UR Niger…

Open-sourced and collaborative portable atmospheric floating kit, which enables anyone to launch their own aerosolar sculpture, just with heat of the sun.

Installation of an miniature city with features that enhance its resilience to climate change and disasters. Produced by the City Resilience Program with sand artists from Florianopolis. 

Evening sessions with an actual fire! Enjoying casual presentations and drinks.  

Engage in new ways to conceive and deliver risk communication. Performances + Session.

Join us in this risk-taking singing adventure! What’s at risk on stage? Prizes available.  

Expo Area. Creative discussions and demos with our sponsors and partners.
Exhibitors: Google, NASA, Canada, Image Cat, TikTok, Anticipation Hub, Averted Disaster Photo Exhibition, GFDRR, City Resilience Program, Digital Earth Partnership. 

     Science Trust and Society (Part 2)(Part one available here) Summary: This interactive session will spark thinking on the central role of public trust in understanding risk and taking the right actions to reduce risks through a serious game.This panel will dig deeper into the critical role of trust in understanding and communicating risk,…

     UR Asia Closing Ceremony Summary: Organisers, Olivia and Nathaniel wrap up UR Asia in style after a nice highlight video. Speakers: Olivia JensenNathaniel Tan Qian Jin UR Asia Home UR Asia Sessions Initiatives Averted Disaster Award Urban Heat Island Challange

     Closing Keynote Summary: Dr Freeman will speak about her own journey as a risk communicator, driven by a mission to inform, not persuade. Communicating risk has been a vital activity in the last two years – in some cases a genuinely life or death activity. People have been bombarded by numbers – of…

     The Gift of Perpetual Giving Summary: Climate extremes that have been impacting cities in recent years – including floods, droughts, cyclones – collide with existing challenges of aging and inadequate urban infrastructure, preventing cities from full economic recovery. The impacts of these events have of course then been magnified in recent years by…

     City Leaders Speak: Maintaining Vision in a World with Increasing Risks Summary: Climate extremes that have been impacting cities in recent years – including floods, droughts, cyclones – collide with existing challenges of aging and inadequate urban infrastructure, preventing cities from full economic recovery. The impacts of these events have of course then…

     Risk Know-How (IPUR) Summary: How do we empower people communicating about risks in their communities to navigate information and to take part in constructive discussions about risk? This participative session will engage the audience in developing a framework for risk know-how and identify the steps needed to achieve it in communities around the…

     Understanding Extreme Urban Heat – Launch of the Digital Earth Partnership Technology Award Summary: Background: Climate change is driving rising temperatures in East Asian cities, the effects of which are being compounded by the urban heat island effect that is associated with the modification of land surfaces due to urbanization. And these rising…

     Responsible AI for DRM (Robert Soden, Toronto) Summary: Featuring an interview with Robert Soden from the University of Toronto. Speakers: Robert Soden UR Asia Home UR Asia Sessions Initiatives Averted Disaster Award Urban Heat Island Challange

     Enhancing Resilience of Smart Cities through Cognitive Computing Technology Summary: The resilience of a modern society comprises both infrastructure and social resilience. Social and cognitive factors are essential for making a populated area such as a city, more resilient. Smart cities allow for the integration of cognitive computing technology and cognitive engineering approaches…

     FutuRisk – Foresight-Based Approach to Explore Multiple Futures and Anticipate Risks Summary: Geopolitics of Asia produces complex patterns of competition, conflict, cooperation, and potentially a disastrous disintegration, which are unfolding at the same time in a volatile environment characterised by uncertainty, exceptional disruption, and unprecedented change. This interactive session will immerse the participants…

     China’s First Comprehensive National Survey of Natural Disaster Risks Summary: China’s first comprehensive national survey of natural disaster risks is the largest such risk survey project in the world so far. This session will introduce the design, specific tasks and progress of the national risk survey project, and highlight the latest findings in…

     Dynamic Risk Models for Evolving Cities Summary: Key to making informed policy decisions to promote resilient and sustainable future cities is the ability to model risk as it relates to dynamic changes in our urban environments, reflecting population increase, urban growth patterns and evolving vulnerability linked to time-dependent processes. We bring together experts…

     Plenary Panel – Averted Disasters Summary: Good news or Bad news. How do we make the invisible visible? A session to recognise the hidden hero’s of normality. Presenting the Averted disaster award. Link:http://averteddisasteraward.org/ Speakers: Pablo SuarezDavid Lallemant UR Asia Home UR Asia Sessions Initiatives Averted Disaster Award Urban Heat Island Challange

     Innovation in Risk Finance: Modelling Matters! Summary: Disseminate insights and lessons learnt from innovative modelling work completed as part of South-East Asian Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF) offering an initial flood insurance product. The focus of this session will be on modelling used for risk transfer products offered by SEADRIF. In addition it…

     Integrating Resilience into the Financial System – Practitioner Perspectives Summary: Aligning financial flows with climate-resilient development is one of the goals of the Paris Agreement. In this event, we discuss the rationale for alignment and ask what this means in practice and review progress toward this. We hear from practitioners across government, banking,…

     Master Lecture: Communicating Climate Science Summary: As the IPCC launches its Sixth Assessment Report, what lessons have been learned and what challenges lie ahead? After a decade heading IPCC’s communications, Mr. Lynn will reflect on how messages and channels have changed over time. Speakers: Jonathan LynnOlivia Jensen UR Asia Home UR Asia Sessions…

     Integrating Resilience into the Financial System – the Global Resilience Index Initiative Summary: Aligning financial flows with climate-resilient development is one of the goals of the Paris Agreement. The Global Resilience Index Initiatives brings together global partners with the goal of providing open risk information and standards with the goal of creating a…

     Rapid Assessment of Comparative Climate Risk in Cities Summary: Deltares is developing a methodology to assess the risks for climate-induced natural hazards in cities based on open-source global data in combination with rapid assessment modelling. Resilient Cities Network and Deltares are now conducting this assessment for cities in the Network to map how…

     Using Narratives to Communicate Climate Risks Summary: Stories engage, inspire and enlighten us. In this session, the panellists will discuss how books, games and films can contribute to climate risk communication, reaching a broad audience from kids to grandparents, connecting people to their communities and the environment. Speakers: Matthew Schneider-MayersonPontus WallinZhaoli SongReuben Ng…

     Open Mapping to Address Donor-Driven Risks Summary: Open Knowledge Kit (OK Kit) is a free and open-source tool kit to empower local communities with digital employment through geospatial data collection, analytics and monitoring toward the stewardship of their economic, climate, and social prosperity. Surveys, disaster and climate change modeling and 3D reconstruction are…

     Urban Heat: Causes and Solutions Summary: Asian cities are impacted at an unprecedented speed by climate change and urbanisation. Since the mid-1970s, Singapore has warmed at a rate of 0.25 degrees Celsius per decade, which is higher than the global average rate of 0.17 degree Celsius. Developing nature, design, and engineering-based strategies to…

     From Space to Community Summary: Satellite and distributed data gathering hold enormous potential to improve disaster risk management, leading to leaps in the ability to forecast, respond and recover. However, getting the information into the hands of decision-makers at the community level at the time and in the form they need it is…

     Post-COP26 Climate Risk Landscape Summary: Regional experts including Melissa Low (Energy Studies Institute, NUS) will give a round-up of the impact of the latest climate summit on the regional risk landscape. Speakers: Chan Ghee KohMelissa LowLutfey SiddiqiKoh Lian Pin UR Asia Home UR Asia Sessions Initiatives Averted Disaster Award Urban Heat Island Challange

     Is it Really Risky? Why Experts and the Public Disagree about Risks Summary: The public and experts are sometimes closely aligned in terms of what they consider to be a high risk. But there are also many cases of divergence, cases when experts and the public seem to disagree about what is risky….

     Master Lecture: Risk Telling or Risk Listening? Summary: If we look at COVID-19 or climate change, we see lots of good scientific/analytical/expert evidence presented to the policy community yet policy responses are often somewhat dilatory or dismissive. There are many reasons for this – part is the societal response and a lot about…

     Science, Trust and Society (part 1)(Part Two available here) Summary: This panel will dig deeper into the critical role of trust in understanding and communicating risk, drawing on experience in emergencies, including the continuing COVID pandemic, as well as the long-running challenge of raising confidence in vaccines. Panellists will consider the roles of…

     From Science to Society via Trust Summary: This interactive session will spark thinking on the central role of public trust in understanding risk and taking the right actions to reduce risks through a serious game. Speakers:Pablo Suarez UR Asia Home UR Asia Sessions Initiatives Averted Disaster Award Urban Heat Island Challange

     Next Generation Flood Modelling for Financial Resilience: Learning from the SEADRIF Experience Summary: Following the successful placement of the first flood insurance product for Lao PDR this session will initiate discussions regarding future design requirements for the flood model and platform in support of additional insurance products for SEADRIF member countries. The session…

     Are You Prepared? Communicating Risk in the Face of Disasters Summary: The Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll 2021 interviews more than 150,000 people around the world to find out how prepared – or not – they feel in the event of a disaster. The results will highlight their worries and experiences of…

   “Video not available at the moment”   Open Knowledge Kit Regeneration Program – Local Knowledge, Local Jobs, Local Stewardship Summary: Open Knowledge Kit (OK Kit) is a free and open-source tool kit to empower local communities with digital employment and the stewardship of their economic, climate, and social prosperity. Locally trained non-technical, cross-sector community…

     Making Seasonal Forecast Useful for Decisions Summary: Translating raw seasonal climate forecasts into country-level threat profiles presents notable challenges, both methodologically and operationally. To move toward an operational system, beneficial for decision making, we recommend 3 pathways for future activities: 1. Quality and skill assessments, including the validation of our approach with historical…

     Advancing Risk-Informed Decision Making in the Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities Summary: The objective of the session is to discuss the importance of risk databases for risk-informed decision-making and financial tools, illustrated with the Pacific Risk Information System (PacRIS). The community session will discuss the benefits of tools like PacRIS, as well as a…

     Keynote: Climate Risk and Asia’s Response Summary: In recent years, Dr Thomas’ research and writing have focused on climate change, including his 2017 book Climate Change and Natural Disasters. Understanding climate change risks, he argues, requires connecting the dots between the weather risks we experience or can at least imagine, and the invisible…

   Closing Remarks/Keynote: George Roter-Expert-in-Residence at Rippleworks; Tyler Radford-Executive Director at HOT Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title Community Sessions by topic HOT Summit Sessions by title…

   Dialogue: Regina Campos Ccarhuarupay-GAL Center: MapImpact: University students developing mapping projects in times of pandemic Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title Community Sessions by topic HOT…

   Lightning Talk: Anna Teach-HOT: Beyond the Mapathon – The Future of Volunteering at HOT Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title Community Sessions by topic HOT Summit…

   Lightning Talk: Jian He: User-Centric Design for Open Source Mapping Tools Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title Community Sessions by topic HOT Summit Sessions by title…

   Lightning Talk: Chad Blevins-Critigen-Trashsites: Mapping the Trash Value Chain Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title Community Sessions by topic HOT Summit Sessions by title Session tags…

   Lightning Talk: Erika Nunez-U.S. Department of State (MapGive initiative): Cities Covid Mitigation Mapping Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title Community Sessions by topic HOT Summit Sessions…

   Lightning Talk: Kazeem Owolabi – Humanitarian Mappers: Getting the best of COVID-19 for Data Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title Community Sessions by topic HOT Summit…

   Lightning Talk: Madison Musgrave-Maxar Technologies: Open Data for Disaster Response Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title Community Sessions by topic HOT Summit Sessions by title Session…

   Lightning Talk: Laura Mugeha-YouthMappers: OSM Contribution 101: Contributing to OpenStreetMap beyond mapping Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title Community Sessions by topic HOT Summit Sessions by…

   Lightning Talk: Leon-Practical Action: Mapping against wildfires in Bolivia [HOT 2020 Micrograntee] Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title Community Sessions by topic HOT Summit Sessions by…

   Failfest: Bethany McGowan-Purdue University: OSM Mapping as a Critical Data Literacy Instruction Tool Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title Community Sessions by topic HOT Summit Sessions…

   Dialouge: Katie Pickett-Cadasta Foundation: The Future of Mapping Land Rights and Resources Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title Community Sessions by topic HOT Summit Sessions by…

   Dialouge: Erica Hagen-Map Kibera/GroundTruth Initiative: Ethical Geography and Humanitarian Mapping Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title Community Sessions by topic HOT Summit Sessions by title Session…

   Dialouge: Jeff Underwood, Yunzhi Lin-Facebook: Map With AI: Past, Present, and Future Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title Community Sessions by topic HOT Summit Sessions by…

   Debate: Rupert Allan, Deo Kiggude, Arnalie-Missing Maps & HOT: Geospatial Ethics, Philanthropy, Politics of Representation Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title Community Sessions by topic HOT…

   Debate: Marc van den Homberg, Cristiano Giovando, Antoni Ros Martinez-Netherlands Red Cross 510, REACH Impact Initiatives, & HOT: Damage Assessment Organizer: Humanitarian OpenStreetmap team <<< Back to Hot sessions About:2020 theme is “10 Years of Humanitarian OpenStreetMap: The Past, Present, and Future of Humanitarian Mapping.” UR2020 Home Main Event Sessions Community Session by title…