Preparedness, resilience, and disaster risk reduction (DRR)

Information tools

• Index for Risk Management (INFORM)

Global and open-source index assessing the crisis and disaster risk, supporting decisions about prevention, preparedness, and response

• ALERT Project (START Network)

Information management system aiming to improve disaster preparedness and humanitarian response as part of the START Network

Key actors

• PreventionWeb

Knowledge sharing platform on disaster risk reduction, managed by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

• IASC Reference Group on Risk, Early Warning and Preparedness (REAP)

Inter-agency group, chaired by WFP and UNDP, promoting the understanding of risk, early warning and preparedness, and enhancing the preparedness of national and local actors

• The Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative (CADRI)

Global partnership composed of 15 UN and non-UN organizations working towards strengthening countries’ capacities to prevent, manage, and recover from the impact of disasters

• UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

Serves as the focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reduction and to ensure synergies among disaster reduction activities

• The Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC)

Reference center to support innovation and share knowledge in disaster preparedness, founded by the American Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Key references

• Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

Inter-governmental framework aiming to increase understanding of disaster risk, to strengthen disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk, to invest in disaster risk reduction for resilience, and to enhance disaster preparedness for effective response

• Emergency Response Preparedness (ERP) Guidelines (IASC Task Team on Preparedness and Resilience, 2015)

Guidelines for adopting a proactive approach to emergency preparedness through risk analysis and monitoring, minimum and advanced preparedness, and contingency planning