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Prize and awarding ceremonies
The RISK Award, endowed with 100.000 €, will be assigned to operational projects in the field of risk reduction and disaster management. The prize will be awarded every two years. The International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC), organised by GRF Davos, and the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva, organised by UNISDR, will host the awarding ceremonies. The endowment for the RISK Award is provided by the Munich Re Foundation.
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We hold recent disasters to be indicative of the increasing devastation and variety of disasters the world is facing today.
We draw attention to the fact that risk and disasters threaten development and security. Disaster Risk Management must become a major global concern.
We underline the fact that the world’s growing population combined with expanding urbanisation and the exposure of people and values to risk has aggravated the risk potential for communities and nations. We are convinced that climate change has the potential to exacerbate the risk situation.
We believe that in order to support prevention, intervention and fast recovery from unexpected events, it is crucial to promote projects and programmes in the field of risk reduction and disaster management along the guidelines of the Hyogo Framework for Action strategy and the Sendai Framework.
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