The Understanding Risk Forum

June 1-6, 2010

Washington, D.C.

 

The Understanding Risk Forum included:

June 1-3:Understanding Risk Conference

June 3-4: GEM Annual Outreach Meeting

June 5: D.C. Crisis Camp

June 5-6: Random Hacks of Kindness Hackathon

 

What is risk? Can we measure it? If we understand it, can we manage it better?

These are the fundamental questions the Understanding Risk community seeks to address and discuss in this online community forum.

This forum is designed to bring together a diverse community of experts and practitioners to engage in an online discussion on various topics concerning innovation in disaster risk assessment.

The discussion threads generated in this online forum determined the content of 16 sessions that took place at the Understanding Risk Conference on June 1-4, 2010 at The World Bank in Washington D.C.



Get Involved in the Dialogue

We invite you to join a group and engage in the online discussion that is moderated by an expert in the field or Session Lead. We encourage participants to discuss the developments, challenges and innovation in each of their field of interest. Your contribution directly enhances the quality of the each topic by giving direct experience and by providing insightful debate.

Join Your Group Discussion

Find the group you have been invited to participate in by either clicking on the Groups tab at the top of this page or choosing from the icons in the left or by clicking on one of the links below.

When you arrive at the group page, click on "+Join" at the top of the page to become a member of the group. You will then begin to receive email updates about the activity within your group.

The specialized topic groups are:

• Hydrometeorological Modeling - Led by Deltares
• Climate Risk Modeling - Led by Willis Research Network
• Disaster Risk and Climate Change - Led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research
• Perceiving and Communicating Risk - Led by the Academy of Educational Development
• Extraction of Exposure Information from Earth Observation - Led by the Joint Research Center
• Open Source Spatial Web and Open Data - Led by Open Geo
• Crowd-Sourcing for Risk Assessment - Led by Ushahidi
• Community-Based Risk Assessment - Led by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• Atypical Risks - Led by UC Davis
• CAPRA - Led by ERN
• The Global Assessment Report - Led by the UN ISDR
• Risk Modeling Beyond Insurance – Analyzing the Catastrophe Exposure of the State - Led by AIR - Worldwide
• Haiti: January 12th and Beyond - Led by ImageCat and The World Bank
• Making Ends Meet: How can Communities use Risk Assessment Results - Led by the National Academies
• Farming Data: What's New in Agriculture Risk Modelling - Led by the World Bank
• Sub-Regional Risk Assessments as a Tool for National Investment Planning - Led by the UN ISDR

Global Earthquake Model (GEM) also held its 2010 Outreach meeting in conjunction with the Understanding Risk Conference. Join the group page to share your opinions and questions on GEM.

Meet the Understanding Risk Community

This site also enables participants to connect directly with other members of the Understanding Risk community.

You may edit your profile and the information you choose to share with the community about yourself by clicking on the My Page tab at the top left of this page.

The Members tab allows you to see the community of individuals participating in discussions on this site. By clicking on their names, you can learn about the other members of the Understanding Risk community and send them messages directly through the site.