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IDRC Davos 2014: 5th International disaster and risk conference

Organizer(s) Global Risk Forum
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In person
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Davos Congress Center, Talstrasse 49a, 7270 Davos Platz
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The IDRC Davos 2014 will address the numerous interconnected, complex and emerging risks today's societies are faced with. Environmental, technical, social and economic risks are often closely linked and can result in successive impact. Risks and disasters explored at the IDRC Davos 2014 include, amongst others, natural hazards, failures of critical infrastructure and services, pandemics, acts of terrorism and financial crises. All can severely impact and influence human beings and collective societies.

IDRC Davos 2014 will address the Integrative Risk Management Approach within the following context:

- Disaster prevention, preparedness, emergency response, vulnerability and resilience
- Extreme events, climate change adaptation, migration
- Critical infrastructures and services
- Na-tech hazards, cascading risks, technological risks
- Health impacts, medical response, One Health
- Capacity building, education, communication and training
- Economics of disaster, financial tools for risk management
- Risk and society, risk governance, risk culture

Source
http://idrc.info/pages_new.php/5th-IDRC-Davos-2014/1121/1/

Attachments

IDRC Davos 2014 outcomes report English

Document links last validated on: 18 December 2019

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Hazards Epidemic and Pandemic Technological hazard
Themes Capacity development Climate change Education and school safety Health and health facilities Data and information management Fragility and conflict Governance Economics of DRR Disaster risk management Social impacts and social resilience Critical infrastructure
Country and region Switzerland Europe

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