6th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016 Integrative Risk Management - Towards Resilient Cities. 28 August - 01 September 2016 in Davos, Switzerland

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Partners of the RISK Award
UN International Strategy for
Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
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Global Risk Forum Davos (GRF)
Munich Re Foundation (MRF)
2017 RISK Award Announcement

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The RISK Award
Purpose
To Address the increasing risks posed
by population development,
environmental and climate change
as well as complex technical systems
and infrastructure, the award partners
set up the RISK award in 2012.
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The RISK Award
Aims
improve risk reduction and
disaster management
promote new, innovative and
effective solutions
for disaster prevention and relief
provide financial support
to DRR projects
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Beira –
Winner of the 2012
Early Warning in Urban Areas

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Peñaflor –
Winner of the 2014
Disaster Risk Reduction –
people-centered, innovative and sustainable

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Pune –
Winner of the 2015
Disaster Emergency –
resilience for the most vulnerable

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11. Announcement
of the 2017

12. Information and Communication
Innovative Concepts and Technologies
for Disaster Risk Reduction and
Disaster Risk Management

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2017 RISK Award
Information and Communication
Information and communication technologies (ICT) play
an important role for disaster risk management (DRM).
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The more efficient these tools are used, the more people at
risk can be reached in time before or during an emergency.
New options for preparing communities to better cope with
disasters and its consequences can be facilitated.

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• raising awareness
• make planning more accessible
• transmit warnings and evacuation notifications
• mobilise and coordinate people
• observe and influence behaviour during disasters
• provide humanitarian information
• create integrated community warning systems:
communication, information, organisation, participation
• enable cash flows, e.g. for reconstruction and relief
RISK Award
Information technology may include
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The 2017 RISK Award
goes to a project which…
is innovative
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uses modern technologies in an intelligent way
is tailored to the needs, culture, and skills
reduces the severe consequences of a disaster.

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The Jury
internationally renowned
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interdisciplinary
gender balanced
regionally diverse
fair
objective
targetedWalter AmmannDr. Susan CutterAnisya Thomas FritzDr. Robert GlasserThomas R. LosterHon. Maria Emily Lubega
Mutagamba (MP)Professor Haresh ShahSandra Wu, Wen-Hsiu
2017 RISK Award Announcement

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Application
1 September 2016 to 30 October 2016
RISK Award Ceremony
UNISDR Global Platform
for DRR, Cancun, Mexico
May 2017
Dates and Deadlines
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