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Events

The latest events and happenings from GFDRR

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Past Events

May 12 - May 13, 2019
Fourth Meeting of the Small Island States Resilience Initiative (SISRI) Practitioners’ Network | Geneva, Switzerland

More than 60 practitioners from 29 small island states came together to share lessons learned on climate and disaster resilience on the sidelines of the World Reconstruction Conference (WRC) and UNISDR’s 2019 Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2019).

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May 12 - May 13, 2019
SISRI Practitioners Network Meeting 2019
Apr 23 - Apr 25, 2019
Strengthening Hydromet Services in Bank-Funded Operations | Washington, DC, United States

GFDRR's Hydromet team hosted a 3-day learning course on strengthening hydromet services in World Bank-funded operations. 

Presentations 

Apr 2 - Apr 4, 2019
Middle East and North Africa Regional Urban Resilience Conference | Beirut, Lebanon

This conference provided an opportunity to learn from regional and global experiences in urban resilience to tackle the challenges that Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) cities face. 

Proceedings 

Dec 7, 2018
Enhancing Resilience through Nature-Based Solutions | Katowice, Poland

This event provided an overview of state-of-the-art knowledge on nature-based solutions for disaster risk reduction.

Nov 14, 2018
OpenDRI Mapathon | Washington, DC, United States

Development professionals from around Washington, DC joined us at World Bank HQ to learn about ways they can get involved in efforts to map for resilience globally.

Feature Story | Video Series | Photo Album

Oct 16 - Oct 19, 2018
Understanding Risk Finance Pacific (URf Pacific) | Port Vila, Vanuatu

URf Pacific brought together more than 200 policymakers, financial risk managers, and development practitioners to share best practices and tools to improve disaster risk finance in the Pacific region and across Small Island States more broadly.

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Sep 17 - Sep 19, 2018
Understanding Risk Balkans | Belgrade, Serbia

Over 350 experts and practitioners from the resilience and disaster risk management community shared ideas, best practices, and lessons learned on identifying, communicating and assessing risk in the Balkans and beyond.

Feature Story | Video Series | Photo Album

 

Aug 29 - Aug 31, 2018
Understanding Risk (UR) Tanzania | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

UR Tanzania focused on the understanding of urban risk, showcasing new spatial tools and risk data developed in Tanzania that can empower stakeholders to identify and reduce their risk.

 

May 14 - May 18, 2018
Understanding Risk (UR) Forum 2018 | Mexico City, Mexico

UR 2018 brought together a global community of 8,000 disaster risk management experts and practitioners to discuss the latest tools and innovative approaches for collecting, communicating and using risk information.

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