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2012 Understanding Risk Forum

Event Details

Dates July 2 - July 6, 2012
Location Cape Town

Related Initiatives

  • CAPRA
  • Global Earthquake Model
  • Open Data for Resilience Initiative
  • Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

Related Topics

  • Drought
  • Flood
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Finance and Insurance
  • Data
  • Earthquake
  • Technological Advances
  • Changing Risk, including Climate Change
  • Landslide
  • Community Focus
  • Risk Communication & Perception
  • Resilience
  • Open Source

Event Summary

UR 2012, held in Cape Town, July 2-6, convened 500 risk assessment experts from more than 86 countries, underscoring the importance of integrating disaster risk management (DRM) and climate change adaptation (CCA) as a core element of development. Organized in partnership with the Government of South Africa and the European Union (EU), UR 2012 showcased new tools for decision–makers, strengthened regional and global partnerships, and built technical capacity in the Africa region through a series of training events.

Event Resources

    • Proceedings from the 2012 UR Forum
    • UR2012 Program and Agenda
    • Training Session Information
    • Innovation Expo Presentations
    • Photos
    • Ignite Videos
    • Videos of Sessions
    • News Coverage

Event Sessions

  • Advancing Risk Assessments for Financial Applications
  • Assessing Risk in a Changing Climate
  • Community-based Risk Assessment
  • Drought Response and Resilience: Innovations in the Horn of Africa and Beyond
  • Flood Risks Across Spatial Scales
  • Satellite Earth Observation and Disaster Risks
  • Global Assessment Report
  • Landslide Risk Assessments for Decision Making
  • Meteorological, Hydrological and Climate Services to Support Risk Analysis
  • Open Data
  • New Tools and Methodologies for Building Disaster Resilience: Moving from Risk Assessment to Mitigation
  • Thinking about the Unthinkable
  • Applications of Crowdsourcing for Development and Disaster Response
  • Working Together to Advance Earthquake Risk Assessment and Understanding
  • DĂ©couvrez le monde d’OpenStreetMap
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