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About GRIP

GRIP is a multi-stakeholder initiative that directly aligns with the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)’s Priority Area 2: risk identification, assessment and monitoring. Although hosted by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, GRIP’s structure, is inherently multi-stakeholder, as it is a set of harmonized activities contributing to commonly-agreed-upon objectives. Dozens of organizations have been involved in its preparation, design and implementation. GRIP’s programme design reflects the information and support needs identified by the risk identification community. As one of the key thematic platforms for the implementation of the HFA by the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) system, the programme was officially launched in 2007 at the 1st session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and has been adopted by the ISDR system to support worldwide activities to identify and monitor disaster risk.

OUR GOALS & OBJECTIVES
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    GRIP aims to promote sustainable development by reducing the impact of natural hazards in high-risk areas. Its specific objectives are to improve disaster risk information and understanding and to increase their use in decision-making processes. With the mission of providing “better risk information for sound decision making”, GRIP coordinates the generation of evidence-based risk information and facilitates its applications to improve the quality of policies, regulations and investments at all levels.

WHO WE ARE
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    Programme Steering Committee (PSC)
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    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
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    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.
    Expert working groups
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    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
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    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.
    Regional Technical Support Centers (RTSCs)
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    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)
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    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.
WHAT WE DO
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    GRIP's Mission
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    In the design, selection and implementation of its activities, GRIP identifies the following 3 pillars to fulfill its mission:

  • Capacity development
    GRIP requires capacity development to be one of the main objectives of every GRIP initiative in order to ensure sustainability of risk assessment activities;

  • Evidence-based information and baselines
    GRIP promotes and supports the generation of evidence-based risk information and the establishment of baselines. These are essential inputs to set priorities to risk reduction processes, identify the most effective measures, set realistic and measurable goals and monitor progress;

  • Monitoring and evaluation
    The continuous update of disaster risk information is the way to measure the effectiveness of risk reduction strategies. GRIP assists in the establishment of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms at all levels.
    GRIP's Activity Outcome
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    GRIP project activities fall into 5 outcome areas:

  • Capacity development
    GRIP works to develop local capacity at every level (regional, national, local, community) to undertake risk assessments and apply their results. Activities include the development and promotion of standards and norms, provision of training in disaster risk analysis, development of an interactive learning-by-doing environment and associated learning opportunities, and the establishment of knowledge-generation communities of practice;

  • Loss data enhancement
    GRIP works to expand and improve the documentation of disaster-related losses, which is necessary both to conduct risk assessments and to measure progress towards the HFA goal – the substantial reduction of disaster losses. Activities include developing tools and standards for damage and loss assessment and the systematic organization of disaster data into global, regional, and national databases;

  • Risk information improvement
    Working with governments and local institutions as the key partners and supported by international agencies as appropriate, GRIP coordinates the generation of evidence-based risk information and facilitates its applications to policies, decisions and investments at all levels. Activities in high-risk countries are designed to strengthen institutions, establish national risk information systems and facilitate the incorporation of risk information in the design of national risk reduction strategies and action plans. GRIP's support to these countries focuses on the development of local capacities;

  • Demonstration countries
    GRIP has selected three countries ̶ Mozambique, Sri Lanka and Ecuador ̶ to demonstrate that information on disaster risks and losses can be applied to improve risk management decisions and development outcomes. Demonstrations are undertaken with the explicit understanding that a multi-stakeholder client base agrees to participate and intends to use the risk analyses to inform the identified priority policies, plans and decisions;

  • Monitoring and evaluation
    Risk analyses generated through GRIP will be compiled into a periodical Global Risk Update. This update, which will be widely distributed, will contribute to a common understanding of disaster risk patterns and their causes globally. With each iteration, the risk update will be increasingly based on high resolution analyses contributed by local, regional, and national partners.
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