National risk assessment

This service is designed to provide national authorities with practical guidance technical support, and training in the following aspects:

• Implementation of National Risk Assessment;
• Formulation or revision of national DRR strategy based on risk assessment; and
• Development of the national capacity for risk identification and assessment.

This service is delivered jointly by the coordination team, the Regional Technical Support Centres and the UNDP country offices.

Purpose
The purpose of a National Risk Assessment is to create an evidence-based understanding of the magnitude, characteristics, spatial distribution, causes and possible mitigation options of disaster risks. This understanding of risk is a critical input in the formulation or revision of national disaster risk reduction strategies and associated action plans or programmes.

Specific objectives

• To produce a comprehensive multi-hazard National Risk Profile (NRP);
• To establish a National Risk Information System (NRIS);
• To develop the capacity for risk assessment at both national and local levels;
• To strengthen the national disaster risk reduction system as a whole.

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