GRF Davos is taking part in the Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction GPDRR 2013, which aims to continue the momentum of the prior Global Platform meetings, into a durable and sustained effort from all actors (governments, NGOs and civil society, international agencies and organizations, academic and technical institutions, and the private sector) to take shared responsibility in reducing risks and reinforcing resilience in our communities. The Fourth Session will also be an opportunity to progress and consult on the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA).

The Fourth Session of the Global Platform is held in Geneva at the International Conference Centre from Sunday 19 May to Thursday 23 May 2013. Activities, reports and pictures are available >>>here.

Considering the tremendous interest placed in the upcoming 2nd GRF One Health Summit the organizing committee decided to extend the submission of abstracts for oral presentation, posters, and special sessions! 

Submission is open until 16 June 2013!

Take your chance now and make sure that we receive your proposal too.

GRF One Health Summit provides vast opportunities for networking, knowledge and experience exchange and first-hand information. Take stock of what has already been achieved through co-ordinated multi-sectorial approaches so far and learn which strategies prove most effective.

Few early bird spots are still available.Register today and save on fees. >>> read more

The UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference, which was declared closed by Antonio ROCHA MAGALHAES; Chairperson of the Committee of Science and Technology at the World Conference Centre in Bonn last Friday, 12 April 2013.

GRF Davos had been mandated by the UNCCD Secretariat as lead organizer for the conference. For about 2 years the GRF Davos team was working on making this conference a success. Looking back on last week’s event I am confident that this conference was an important step towards zero net land degradation and sustainable development.

For those who have missed the conference we have published an interactive conference agenda with all presentations given and video recordings of the plenary sessions. A preliminary outcomes report has been published on Tuesday and will be finalized within the coming weeks. Explore the conference website for the latest updates.

On Tuesday, 09 April 2013 Antonio ROCHA MAGALHAES; Chairperson of the Committee of Science and Technology CST, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Brazil declared the UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference opened.

About 800 scientists are gathering in Bonn, Germany, discussing socio-economic impacts of DLDD e.g. global food insecurity, poverty, biodiversity loss, unemployment and migration, as well as potential solutions.

Join the dialogue on the economics of DLDD! Follow the live webcast and get involved in online discussions.

An international team of rapporteurs is preparing summaries of all conference sessions with major findings and themes. A daily report is published on the website every morning. >>>read more

Following a very successful launch of the first GRF One Health Summit in February 2012, GRF Davos is pleased to announce the 2nd GRF One Health Summit 2013 which will take place from 17 - 20 November 2013 at the Davos Congress Centre in Davos, Switzerland.

The 2nd GRF One Health Summit will further explore, advance and agree on the need for a global integrative risk management approach for One Health. Furthermore, the conference will identify ways to achieve added value by multi-sectorial and multi-stakeholder cooperation and promote enhanced public-private partnership models for risk-based financing tools. The findings of the conference shall be used to make recommendations on policy and organisational changes and stimulate a more efficient collaboration between stakeholders.

Registration and Abstract Submission are open now.

Submit your abstract today and present at the 2nd GRF One Health Summit 2013. Explore the conference website and get further information on the One Health concept and the 2nd GRF One Health Summit.

"Sharing Practical Know-how for Improved Risk Management"

GRF Davos’ innovative new e-journal on integrative risk management facilitates rapid translation of research findings into practice and supports the establishment of a worldwide risk community, which is committed to sharing know-how and expertise. By swiftly collecting and pooling ‘grey literature’, scientific reports, case studies, book reviews and working papers, Planet@Risk allows information which has previously been difficult to access to finally be put to use. The call for papers is now open!

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With a series of 11 plenary sessions, 2 key note lectures, an open forum, over 50 parallel sessions and workshops, 4 open stage interventions, and 4 pre- and post-conferences, the 4th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 2012 has closed last Thursday evening. 956 registered participants from more than 100 countries met from 26 August to 30 August 2012 at the Davos Congress Centre to jointly discuss, assess and disseminate new approaches and solutions for integrative risk management.

The conference outcomes including the videos of all plenary sessions, the presentations as well as the short and extended abstracts of the parallel sessions, all videos of the red chair statements, the winners of the risk award, the winners of the poster award, and the conference photo gallery, can be accessed on the conference website.

Our thanks go to all our participants, the keynote and plenary speakers, the oral and poster presenters, the exhibitors, the patronage organisations, the co-hosting and collaborating institutions, and of course to our sponsors.