International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction webinar: Fund resilience, not disasters
Time
13:00 - 14:00 (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
About
The global cost of disasters is approximately US$202 billion per year. However, the real cost, including social and economic losses and impacts, is closer to US$2.3 trillion. Many governments allocate less than 1% of their budget to risk reduction, however the evidence suggests that increased investment in disaster risk reduction and resilience leads to better outcomes for people, communities, the environment and the economy in the long run.
AIDR welcomes Natalie Egleton (Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal), Paul Box, (CSIRO) and Jimmy Scott (Queensland Reconstruction Authority) to this webinar for the United Nations International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. Natalie, Paul and Jimmy will bring their expertise and perspectives to this discussion on the 2025 theme: fund resilience, not disasters.
- Natalie will speak about the difference that upfront investment in resilience makes for communities, addressing the grass roots impacts that even small investments can make, and further action that is needed
- Paul will discuss the evidence-base for investment in resilience, and the data that funders and policy-makers need to inform resilience investment
- Jimmy will explain how funding decisions are made, barriers to prioritising resilience, and examples of successful funding models.
Join us for an informative exploration of this topic of funding resilience, not disasters. The webinar will conclude with time for Q&A.
This event directly links to the IDDRR theme fund resilience, not disasters by inviting participants to hear from speakers about the local impact of funding resilience, research to develop data evidence for funding resilience, and barriers to funding resilience. These experts will share their own knowledge, research, information and experience that our networks can use to develop an evidence-base to advocate for better policy and investment in funding resilience.