Center For Hazards & Risk Research

Organisations active in disaster risk identification have

collaboratively decided to establish an interinstitutional

framwork to support and coordinate activities to promote

systematic improvement and application of risk information.

The Global Risk Identification Programme (GRIP) is a global

program created for assessing, identifying, and analysing

information on disaster risks and losses. The main objective

of GRIP is an improved evidence base for disaster risk

management to enable the application and prioritisation of

effective disaster risk reduction strategies at the national, regional,

and global scales.

GRIP Description and Documents

Proposal Development Coordination Meeting, 19 May 2006

Columbia University, New York

The purpose of this meeting hosted by Columbia University Center for Hazards

and Risk Research was to discuss in detail the components of the GRIP Global

Risk Update: to specify major objectives and products, to assign roles and re-

sponsibilities of project partners, and to launch the proposal phase.

Risk Sub-programme Planning Workshop, 4-6 January 2006,

Columbia University, New York

Columbia University's Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR) hosted

the GRIP Sub-programme Planning Workshop for the UNDP and ProVention.

Its purpose was to develop a conceptual framework for identifying and evaluating

risks from natural hazards at the regional, national, and global scales.

Recommendataions from the workshop were presented to the GRIP Programme

Steering Committee on 4 February 2006 in Bangkok.