UNISDR’s mandate has been defined by a number of United Nations General Assembly Resolutions, the most notable of which is “to serve as the focal point in the United Nations...
The Index for Risk Management INFORM is a composite indicator developed by JRC as a tool for understanding the risk of humanitarian crisis and disasters. It can support decisions about prevention; preparedness and response.
INFORM is a joint initiative of the European Commission and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task Team(IASC) for Preparedness and Resilience; in partnership with Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); UK Department for International Development (DFID); World Bank; the Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS); UN agencies; and many others. INFORM is also intended to support global policy processes
Source's unique ID | INFORM |
Update / Data frequency | annual |
Geographic coverage | World |
Related organisation(s) | JRC - Joint Research Centre |
Knowledge service | Metadata | Migration and Demography |Migration and development |Decision supportHumanitarian crisesNatural disaterPreventionRisk |
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | preparedness |
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