Global risk analysis and reporting
Policies and practices for disaster risk management should be based on an understanding of disaster risk in all its dimensions of vulnerability, capacity, exposure of persons and assets, hazard characteristics and the environment. Such knowledge can be leveraged for the purpose of pre-disaster risk assessment, for prevention and mitigation and for the development and implementation of appropriate preparedness and effective response to disasters,"
- Priority 1 of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
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Risk Assessment and Analysis
UNDRR provides global leadership in enhancing risk knowledge through products such as the Global Assessment Reports and guidance on emerging issues.
The Global Assessment Report (GAR) 2025
Past Global Assessment Reports and Special Reports
Risk Knowledge and Innovation
UNDRR works to strengthen the analysis of disaster risk for humanitarian and development planning processes and to improve risk governance.
Global Risk Dialogues and Learning
Development choices impact the creation or reduction of future risk. UNDRR works with partners to develop new ways to understand frontiers of risk and their implications.
Developing National and Local Foresight Scenarios
UNDRR Online Training Resources
- Online Orientation: Words into Action Guide on National Disaster Risk Assessment
Online Orientation: Words into Action Guide on National Disaster Risk Assessment
Online Orientation: Words into Action Guide on National Disaster Risk Assessment
- Risk Assessment for National Planning Processes
Risk Assessment for National Planning Processes
Risk Assessment for National Planning Processes (facilitated)
Risk Assessment for National Planning Processes (self-paced)
- Risk Assessment for the Humanitarian Programme Cycle
Risk Assessment for the Humanitarian Programme Cycle
- Online Orientation: Checklist for scaling up Disaster Risk Reduction in Humanitarian Action
Online Orientation: Checklist for scaling up Disaster Risk Reduction in Humanitarian Action
Online Orientation: Checklist for scaling up Disaster Risk Reduction in Humanitarian Action
- UNDRR at the 2024 Behavioral Science Week
UNDRR at the 2024 Behavioral Science Week
- Resilient Planet Data Hub
Resilient Planet Data Hub
- Global Risk Dialogue I: Hazards with escalation potential - Implications for risk research
Global Risk Dialogue I: Hazards with escalation potential - Implications for risk research
Global Risk Dialogue I: Hazards with escalation potential - Implications for risk research
- Global Risk Dialogue II: Hazards with escalation potential: Implications for risk governance at the national and international levels
Global Risk Dialogue II: Hazards with escalation potential: Implications for risk governance at the national and international levels
Science, Policy, and Partnerships
The role of global science and innovation is enshrined in the Sendai Framework where it is recognized for the catalytic, and transformative potential it holds for addressing the dynamic drivers of disaster risk and unlocking new methods.
Risk Understanding Events
- Online Launches of the Words Into Action Guide on National Disaster Risk Assessment
Online Launches of the Words Into Action Guide on National Disaster Risk Assessment
Newcastle, Australia | Singapore (1 October 2025)
Bangkok, Thailand (13 October 2025)
Port Harcourt, Nigeria | Bajul, Gambia (13 October 2025)
Majmaah, Saudia Arabia (13 October 2025)
Beirut, Lebanon | Durban, South Africa | Dakar, Senegal (14 October 2025)
Honolulu, USA | Fukushima, Japan (14 October 2025)
Victoria and York, Canada (16 October 2025)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Curitiba, Brazil (15 October 2025)
Jeju, South Korea (22 October 2025)
Miami, USA | Merida, Mexico (23 October 2025)
- Disaster Forensics: Learning from the past to build a resilient future
Disaster Forensics: Learning from the past to build a resilient future
Disaster Forensics: Learning from the past to build a resilient future
- UNDRR at the 2024 Behavioural Science Week
UNDRR at the 2024 Behavioural Science Week
- Hazard Information Profiles (HIPs) webinar launch
Hazard Information Profiles (HIPs) webinar launch
- Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Events (June 2025)
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Events (June 2025)
HLD1: Harnessing risk understanding for a safer future: Are we keeping up?
Science, Technology, and Innovation Mixer Event (Co-Hosted by GSPI)
TS1-3: Development and adoption of technologies to accelerate disaster risk reduction
TS3-1: Integrating DRR into the global financial system
TS 4-2: A world in crisis: Building resilience in complex settings