Who we are

• Programme Steering Committee (PSC)
• Coordinating team
• Expert working groups
• Implementing partners
• Regional Technical Support Centers (RTSCs)
• Thematic Communities of Practice (COPs)

Programme Steering Committee (PSC)

Formed by representatives of international organizations, governments and development banks, it provides direction, guidance and advice to the programme coordinating team. Besides overseeing the programme preparation and implementation, PSC member organizations contribute technical and financial resources to GRIP and provide guidance on strategies to integrate the programme outputs into decision-making processes in high-risk areas.

Coordinating team

Mostly composed of UNDP staff, it supports core GRIP activities and coordinates the programme implementation. It assists implementing partners with synchronizing their efforts and supporting each other to achieve more than each partner would acting alone. more...

Expert working groups

They ensure technical soundness of the programme activities in both disaster risk assessment and loss data collection. Working in close collaboration with the coordinating team, they are key players in the development of methodologies, standards and applications of disaster risk assessments and loss data analyses.

Implementing partners

They are the authorities, institutions, agencies and individuals directly in charge of the implementation of the GRIP projects. They work in close collaboration with the coordinating team and, through the programme structure, interact with each other to share experiences and best practices. Implementing partners ensure that GRIP projects’ design and implementation follow a common framework. UNDP Country and Regional Offices are among the implementing partners. more...

Regional Technical Support Centers (RTSCs)

They are a network of prestigious academic institutions and centers of excellence that have been selected and have agreed to assist with the programme implementation. The RTSCs provide training on the risk assessment methodologies developed or adopted by GRIP, as well as technical support to the projects being implemented in their region. Additionally, RTSCs are directly involved in the development of GRIP knowledge products.

Thematic Communities of Practice (COPs)

They are GRIP’s adopted mechanism to generate knowledge and support the programme objective of ensuring that improved risk information is incorporated in sound decision making. They are composed of experts and practitioners who are interested in developing their own capacity and willing to contribute to the development of knowledge products such as standards, methodologies, tools, training packages and quality control mechanisms in the area of risk identification.