At the same time, Claire Souch of the Insurance Development Forum spoke of the framework “bridging the gap between creators and end users” to create communities and “webs of participants” as opposed to passive users of the information.

While practical issues on the GRAF’s development, such as governance and methodologies, were debated, participants agreed unanimously with the overarching vision of the project – to accelerate the shift from response to prevention; an idea that is fundamental to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

“In this day of technology and knowledge, why are losses from disasters continuing to rise at a faster rate than economic growth and GDP?” said Ian Burton, University of Toronto.

The GRAF will be introduced as part of the 2019 Global Assessment Report for Disaster Risk Reduction, published by UNISDR every two years, and launched in Geneva at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in May 2019.

Date:

14 Jun 2018

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

Themes:

Community-based DRR, Advocacy & Media, Risk Identification & Assessment, Insurance & Risk Transfer, Science and Technology