GFDRR Labs | GFDRR Skip to main content Header Main Navigation Who We Are How We Work Where We Work Knowledge Hub What's New Dropdown Main Navigation Who We Are + Funding Structure & Partnerships Meet Our Team How We Work + GFDRR Labs Challenge Fund Understanding Risk Open Data for Resilience Initiative Disruptive Technologies Resilient Infrastructure Building Regulation for Resilience Global Program for Safer Schools Nature-Based Solutions Resilient Cities City Resilience Program Hydromet Services Africa Hydromet Program Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) CREWS Caribbean Financial Protection SFRARR Central Asia Caribbean Regional Resilience Building Facility DRF Analytics DRFI in Caribbean OCTs Global Risk Financing Facility Social Resilience DRM-FCV Nexus Gender Resilience to Climate Change Small Island States Resilience Initiative Canada-Caribbean Resilience Facility Resilient Recovery Where We Work + Africa Europe and Central Asia East Asia and Pacific Latin America and Caribbean Middle East and North Africa South Asia Search Grants Knowledge Hub + Publications Online Tools E-Learning What's New + Feature Stories Events Blogs News Videos Search GFDRR Labs Unlocking access to risk information GFDRR Labs Resilient Infrastructure Resilient Cities Hydromet Services and Early Warning Systems Financial Protection Social Resilience Resilience to Climate Change Resilient Recovery GFDRR Labs uses cutting-edge science and technology to make high-quality risk information available faster and at lower costs, and develop new tools that allow decision-makers and communities to collect, share, and understand risk information. We tailor our approach to support the full range of disaster risk management interventions — from preparedness to risk reduction to consideration of financial solutions. Read More View All Grants Highlights from GFDRR Labs Community Understanding Risk (UR) Bringing together practitioners in disaster risk identification, assessment & communication. Learn More Program Disruptive Technologies for Disaster Resilience Exploring the use of disruptive technologies for disaster risk management and resilience. Learn More Online Tool OpenDRI Mobilizing the global open data movement to tackle disaster and climate risk. Learn More Pillars Pillars of our GFDRR Labs Work Open Source Tool Development Technical Advisory Service Research and Knowledge Sharing Partnerships for Innovation Open Source Tool Development GFDRR creates tools to promote wide access to vital data and information. The Open Data for Resilience Initiative (OpenDRI) encourages governments to make official data available to the public — and supports local communities to play a greater role in risk management through projects like community mapping — all through the use of open source tools. ThinkHazard! is a new web-based tool that enables non-specialists to consider the impact of disasters on new development projects. Code for Resilience works with country partners to co-invest in developing capacity, community, and tools that leverage technological innovations to strengthen resilience to natural disasters. Publication Open Data for Resilience Initiative: Field Guide Learn More Online Tool Code for Resilience Learn More Online Tool ThinkHazard! Learn More Emma Phillips Head of GFDRR Labs ephillips@worldbank.org Technical Advisory Service GFDRR helps to ensure decision-makers, from the local to the international level, are taking advantage of new approaches and technology in order to deliver risk information to more people faster, cheaper, and with greater functionality. Collaborating across areas of engagement, such as the financial protection and hydromet teams, GFDRR works to advance the use of risk information. National-level risk profiles have been developed and rolled out in Africa, Central Asia, and Europe. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the first phase focused on five countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Senegal, and Uganda. These risk assessments provide valuable information on the risks from earthquake, flood, drought, volcano, and landslides to aid decision-makers in better understanding their risk to support sustainable development. Publication Disaster Risk Country Profiles Learn More Emma Phillips Head of GFDRR Labs ephillips@worldbank.org Research and Knowledge Sharing The pace of innovation moves rapidly, and fresh knowledge needs to be shared. GFDRR prioritizes making new methods of disaster risk assessment available and increasing understanding for other stakeholders – including best practice publications and analysis. The "Making of a Riskier Future" publication, released in May 2016, makes the case for all risk assessments to consider how climate and socio-economic changes will shape and grow risk in the future. This research informs future interventions. Emma Phillips Head of GFDRR Labs ephillips@worldbank.org Partnerships for Innovation GFDRR works with a wide variety of partners at both the local and multinational level to bring the most innovative and custom-made solutions to countries around the world, each with different needs and priorities. Key partners include producers and users of risk data, such as national governments and local communities. Through these ecosystems, GFDRR shares knowledge, fosters connection, and encourages collaboration. It also works closely with other development partners, including UN agencies, NGOs, technology companies, insurers, and academic institutions. The Understanding Risk community is an important focal point for partnerships. The Challenge Fund, a joint project with the UK government, awards grants for positively disruptive ideas that can overcome entrenched barriers to understanding risk. Through the Fund, new methods such as open-source mobile weather stations, drones, crowdsourcing, social media, and satellite imagery are being applied. Program Challenge Fund Learn More Collection Understanding Risk Knowledge Products and Proceedings Learn More Online Exhibit The Art of Resilience Learn More Emma Phillips Head of GFDRR Labs ephillips@worldbank.org Tools & Resources View All Tools Online Tool Unbreakable: Resilience Indicator Toolbox Learn More > Dataset Global Landslide Hazard Map Learn More > Online Tool ThinkHazard! Learn More > Online Tool Return Period Calculator for Likelihood of Hazard Events Learn More > Online Course E-Learning: Understanding Risk Learn More > Online Tool GeoNode Learn More > Explore more of our work. View All Resources Event Open Data Day 2021 Learn More News Supporting data for resilience at Open Data Day 2021 Learn More Blog Everybody has a role: How stakeholders are contributing to increase urban resilience in Cameroon Learn More Guidance Note The Open Cities Africa initiative develops critical disaster risk data A guidance note was published to document the best uses of drones in collecting geospatial data... Learn More Blog How a hackathon sparked resilience and innovation throughout one of the largest western African cities Learn More Results in Resilience Results in Resilience: Disruptive Technologies for Disaster Risk Management in Africa Learn More Blog Making cities resilient helps youth thrive professionally: A tale of resilience from Congo Learn More Blog African Communities are Closing the Digital Map Gap for Cities Learn More Event Understanding Risk (UR) Global Forum Bringing together the 10,000-strong UR community of disaster risk experts & practitioners. 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