LRF World Risk Poll ideation workshop

Note: this event is closed

use · communicate · risk communication

What are some of the most pressing risks faced and feared by the people around the world? Launched in 2017 to narrow the gap between people’s perceptions and real-world risks by undertaking research on the scientific understanding of risk and its practical application through a multi-disciplinary approach, the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk (IPUR) partnered with Gallup to conduct a World Risk Poll, a first-of-its-kind survey to uncover the perceptions of risks across 140 countries. Gallup World Risk Poll Ideation Workshop is a half-day workshop to introduce the Gallup World Risk Poll to an interested audience and generate ideas for potential research projects associated with risk perceptions.

Organizer: Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk

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Lloyd’s Register Foundation steering committee

*note: this is a closed event

Steering group meeting for Lloyd’s Register Foundation Steering Group meeting on Public Understanding of Risk

Organizer: Lloyd’s Register Foundation

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Launch of road geohazard risk management tools and products: Theory into practice

use · Infrastructure · landslide · earthquake · tsunami · volcano

Geohazards are increasing across the globe due to climate change and increase the risk of long-term disruption to transport systems. A reliable and efficient transport system/network is a major catalyst for the development of a country and the backbone of its functioning. Disruption to the transport system will cause economic setbacks and impact people’s daily lives and access to critical infrastructure such as hospitals, schools, or shelters. Therefore, a geohazard risk management perspective that incorporates people, environment, hydrology, geology, and the transportation infrastructure needs to be adopted for robust and resilient transport network.

Traditional approach to maintaining transport network is reactive and remediates geohazard events as they occur. A proactive approach that evaluates hazards, monitors the network, and manages the infrastructure can result in 60-80% life-cycle cost savings. Thus, this innovative program intends to make geohazard risk management a centerpiece of transport and infrastructure planning by providing a platform for all stakeholders to share their experiences and learn practical skills that are directly applicable to development projects.

The Road Geohazard Risk Management package will be fully finalized by April 2020 and the team plans to organize a product launch workshop and training session by inviting donors, technical experts, clients, and task teams involved in the development of this knowledge product and operational engagement.  

Organizer: GFDRR

Partner Organization: Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Nippon Koei Co, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Japan Landslide Society, Sabo & Landslide Technical Center, The University of Auckland in New Zealand

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Setting the vision for resilient school infrastructure at global scale

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This side event builds upon recent achievements of developing countries in improving the resilience of school infrastructure. Through a series of lightening talks, government officials, private sector representatives, practitioners, and development organizations, will discuss challenges and opportunities to scale up resilient school infrastructure efforts. Building on global knowledge through the World Bank’s Global Program for Safer Schools, international experts on school infrastructure will propose innovative and affordable solutions for the modernization of school infrastructure at large scale.  This side event will communicate resilience in schools through sand art, virtual reality, and live performances.

Organizer: World Bank’s Global Program for Safer Schools (GPSS) (Fernando Ramirez Cortes, Sr. Disaster Risk Management Specialist)

Partner Organization: GFDRR

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