Here we share news on our current projects and activities around the globe.

Understanding Risk 2022. Florianopolis, Brazil.

We participated in the Understanding Risk Global Forum organized by GFDRR during the last week of November as part of the Emergency Preparedness & Response Global Program of GFDRR and The World Bank.

In this forum, we had the chance to discuss the latest research, innovative projects, and emerging ideas in disaster risk management with academics, policymakers, the private sector, community organizations, and development partners to share knowledge and foster non-traditional interactions and partnerships.

We also moderated the technical session “Building a Culture of Preparedness” with the heads of the disaster risk management agencies of Saint Vincent and The Grenadines and Haiti; and experts from the World Bank.

In this session, we discussed the importance of multi-agency collaboration, local-level capacity building, and community engagements. We also shared experiences, including lessons to be learned from engagements in the Caribbean and what teams learned from COVID-19 and disasters during the pandemic period.

As part of the Emergency Preparedness & Response Global Program, we also supported the organization of a workshop on how to better design and manage Emergency Operation Centres (EOCs). This activity covered this critical infrastructure’s functions, requirements, design, and management. In addition, the participants shared and discussed different EOC facilities and approaches across the World, as well as the essential and desirable features of EOC facilities and challenges that would need to be addressed in operationalizing them, including SOPs, personnel, and ICT.