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Held on the sidelines of the Fragility Forum, this round of the Resilience Dialogue series explored challenges and opportunities at the nexus of disaster risk and conflict.

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This Knowledge Partnership Day organized by the current Co-Chair of the Consultative Group of GFDRR, Germany, brought together experts to showcase innovative approaches toward strengthening climate and disaster resilience.

From developing and adopting national policies on disaster risk management (DRM) and setting new institutions, to initiating risk assessments and finding innovative ways to finance disaster preparedness— Sub-Saharan African countries have exhibited effective leadership and commitment to the global DRM agenda. This session explored the success achieved and lessons learned thus far.

This round of the Resilience Dialogue explored how to scale up and sustain funding and implementation of disaster and climate risk programs to advance post-2015 resilience goals.

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We convened a two week long dialogue dedicated to Urban Flood Risk Management, in which experts, practitioners and policy makers explored cross-cutting solutions and innovative approaches in dealing with urban flood risk.

This round of the Resilience Dialogue explored emerging and innovative financing strategies for the implementation of disaster and climate resilience programs.

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The Organization for Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Regional Engineering Workshop in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) built upon ongoing disaster risk reduction activities in the region, namely through the Regional Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Program (RDVRP) and the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR). 

500 participants from over 60 countries explored innovative approaches for restoring lives, livelihoods, and assets that are more resilient to future natural hazards.

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UR2014 convened 840 participants from more than 60 countries. Under the theme "Producing Actionable Information," 24 technical sessions and workshops led by various international organizations were held, covering topics such as decision-making under uncertainty, and risk modeling in the financial sector.

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