5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice 24-28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland

1. Innovations in Emergency Management:
Organizational Resilience in the UN
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014
‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland
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Brian Gray
United Nations
@brianinroma
Buridansblog.com

2. 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014
‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland
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3. 5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014
‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland
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Super heroes can’t do complexity

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‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland
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Emergency Management Tasks

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‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland
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The UN ORMS

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‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland
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7. Added value for the Post 2015 Framework for
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014
‘Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice‘ • 24-28 August 2014 • Davos • Switzerland
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Disaster Risk Reduction
• How did (will) your work support the implementation of the Hyogo
Framework for Action:
– Institutionalizing multi-hazard risk management
– Providing a common platform to establish a resilience network, linking
international and national actors
– Cement a culture of knowledge sharing and innovation around resilience
– Increase collaboration across domains to reduce disaster risk
– Provides a platform to strengthen preparedness at all levels
• From your perspective what are the main gaps, needs and further
steps to be addressed in the Post 2015 Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction in:
– Research: The link between communication and risk reduction
– Education & Training: Managing risk in complexity
– Implementation & Practice: Disciplined approaches to manage operational
and strategic risk
– Policy: Cross-disciplinary frameworks to bring together emergency
management and disaster risk domains