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The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)

Emergency Planning

On 1 May 2019 it was renamed the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. UNDRR has a recurrent initiative for assessing the state of disaster preparedness around the world, and this results in a document, the Global Assessment Report (GAR), which is issued biennially to coincide with the UN's Global Platform on DRR.

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Gambling on natural disasters is a losing strategy

National Fire Protection Association

While Preparedness Month focuses on natural disasters that most likely occur in the months ahead, any event that can cause catastrophe within a community year-round should be included in these plans as well. Our CRR digital tool CRAIG 1300® serves as a powerful platform for identifying leading risks within a given area.