The Space Between the Forums
For 16 years, the Understanding Risk Global Forum has been the beating heart of disaster risk management. But the real work? That happens in the quiet months between the main events. We are on a mission to supercharge the UR network—transforming it from a biennial gathering into a relentless, year-round engine for resilience. By establishing the Foundation for Understanding Risk for All (UR4All), we are fighting to sustain momentum, fund digital public goods, and bridge the data gap every single day. Scroll down to explore the UR2030 vision.
The UR Story
16 Years of Democratizing Risk
16 Years of Democratizing Risk
13,000+ members across 190 countries, tearing down silos between technology, finance, and policy to build resilient futures.
8 Global Forums and 17 Regional and Thematic Forums, taking the pulse of disaster risk management to every corner of the globe.
UR4All Foundation will actively coordinate global investment and accelerate locally led disaster risk management.
Risk Data Library Standard (RDLS) to open AI hazard models and dynamic exposure databases, UR4All will fund, maintain, and scale the open-source tools that power global DRM.
subsidizing compute access, localized model training, and technical assistance grants for highly vulnerable regions.
us design the UR4All foundation, shape the DPG agenda, and prepare for Abu Dhabi 2027.
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