Global
December 1 - December 3, 2020
UR2020 Went fully virtual ! A truely global forum with 6344 attendees from 179 countries, please visit the recorded content.
Vancouver, BC
Summer through fall, 2020
Understanding Risk (UR) BC 2020 is a collaborative, online symposium that will foster place-based risk reduction strategies to proactively enhance resilience and improve disaster recovery pathways in BC.
San José, Costa Rica Febrero 12-14, 2020 Acompáñenos del 12 al 14 de febrero de 2020 en San José, Costa Rica, para la primera Conferencia de Understanding Risk (UR) en Centroamérica. Almaty, Kazakhstan Присоединяйтесь к представителям правительств, частного сектора, научных и пр. кругов из пяти центральноазиатских стран на первом Форуме "UR Центральная Азия". Dar es Salaam October 2 + 3 2019 Tanzania's first zero waste event brought 250+ participants to discuss issues of urban resilience. Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast 20 - 22 Nov 2019 Thème « Capital Humain et Innovation, Moteurs de la Résilience » du 20 au 22 Novembre 2019 à Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire).
Theme "Human Capital and Innovation for a Resilient Society" from 20 to 22 November 2019 in Abidjan (Ivory Coast).
San José, Costa Rica Febrero 12-14, 2020 Acompáñenos del 12 al 14 de febrero de 2020 en San José, Costa Rica, para la primera Conferencia de Understanding Risk (UR) en Centroamérica. Almaty, Kazakhstan Присоединяйтесь к представителям правительств, частного сектора, научных и пр. кругов из пяти центральноазиатских стран на первом Форуме "UR Центральная Азия". Dar es Salaam October 2 + 3 2019 Tanzania's first zero waste event brought 250+ participants to discuss issues of urban resilience. Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast 20 - 22 Nov 2019 Thème « Capital Humain et Innovation, Moteurs de la Résilience » du 20 au 22 Novembre 2019 à Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire).
Theme "Human Capital and Innovation for a Resilient Society" from 20 to 22 November 2019 in Abidjan (Ivory Coast).
Bucharest, Romania
27 - 29 November 2019
Join us for a regional Europe event to foster greater regional collaboration!
May 15 - July 15, 2019
Join this global challenge to explore how maps and visualization techniques can help citizens and governments understand and use risk data. Learn about data viz and risk communication, and compete for prizes!
Chiang Mai, Thailand
June 3rd - 28th, 2019
A one-month long arts and technology un-conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand exploring critical design practices in disaster risk management, collaborative technology production, hacking and art.
Barbados
May 27 - May 31, 2019
UR Caribbean took place May 27-31 in Barbados.
Port Vila, Vanuatu
16-19 October 2018
The Understanding Risk Finance Pacific forum took place in Port Vila, Vanuatu, bringing together policymakers, financial risk managers, and development partners to strengthen regional collaboration on climate and disaster risk finance in the Pacific. URfP participants explored the challenges and opportunities of managing disaster risk in Pacific Island Countries and Small Island States.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
August 29–30, 2018
Urban Resilience for Tanzania. URTZ 2018 will focus on the understanding of urban risk – showcasing new spatial tools and risk data developed in Tanzania that can empower stakeholders to identify and reduce risks.
Belgrade, Serbia
17-19 September 2018
The UR+ Balkans Conference will convene leading experts and practitioners from diverse sectors to consider the future of risk, climate change, and resilience in the region.
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
April 16-17, 2018
Toward a Resilient British Columbia: Implementing strategies to reduce natural hazard risk in BC's Built Environment. April 16 & 17, 2018, at the Victoria Conference Centre.
Mexico City, Mexico
May 14 - 18, 2018
Check out highlights and reflections from #UR2018 in Mexico City, México! May 14-18, 2018
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
31 May - 2 June 2017
What did you miss in Tanzania? Check out our post-conference summary
Washington, DC
May 4, 2017
Learn what was discussed at the UR2018 planning meeting, held on May 4 in Washington, DC.
Vancouver, Canada
March 29 - 31, 2017
An exploration of actionable strategies to reduce earthquake and flood risks in the Georgia Basin, Vancouver, Canada.
Vienna, Austria
January 20 - 21, 2016
During January 20th and 21st, Understanding Risk Austria event will bring together the major Austrian players in the fields of warnings, risk management and prevention as part of the Understanding Risk Community.
Venice, Italy
May 16 - 20, 2016
Thank you for joining us in Venice! We saw more than 650 attendees from 100 countries and over 350 institutions, making this the most global forum yet.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Nov. 17 - 20, 2015
The Understanding Risk and Finance (UR&F) conference is part of the program, “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub–Saharan African Regions, Countries, and Communities”.
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Oct. 23 - 25, 2015
UR Boulder convened the talent and expertise of Boulder, Colorado's communities, scientists, technologists, and government to develop shared understanding of the challenges we face relating to risk. UR Boulder is a local spinoff of UR events.
London, UK
June 30 - July 4, 2014
Under the theme "Producing Actionable Information", UR2014 convened 840 participants from more than 60 countries, representing 285 institutions that covered government agencies, the private sector, NGOs, research institutions, academia and civil society.
Petion-Ville, Port-au-Prince
July 14-18, 2014
Understanding Risk Haiti 2014 brought together Haitian and international experts in disaster risk assessment with a specific focus on the Caribbean country.
Cape Town
July 2 - July 6, 2012
The second biennial UR Forum convened 500 risk assessment experts from more than 86 countries under the theme "Best Practices in Disaster Risk Assessment".
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
November 12-14, 2012
URBR focused on multidisciplinary discussions of risk management among specialists, policy-makers, academics and government officials in the Brazilian context.
Washington, DC
June 1 - 4, 2010
The first Understanding Risk Forum was held in Washington, DC in June 2010 with the theme "Innovation in Disaster Risk Assessment".