The document describes the International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC) that took place in Davos, Switzerland in 2010. The conference focused on topics related to risk, disasters, crisis, and global change. It lists various organizations that sponsored the event, including the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, ETH Board, Canton of Grisons, Community of Davos, Swiss Re insurance company, Kuhne Foundation, Syngenta Foundation, BMW Group, and RMS risk management company. It also provides details about one of the plenary sessions that was held on June 1, 2010 regarding desertification, land degradation and drought.