Scaling-up disaster risk reduction in humanitarian action at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks 2025

Venue

International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) and virtually

The 2025 Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) will take place from 17 to 28 March in a hybrid format, bringing together humanitarian practitioners from across the globe. This annual event serves as a unique platform for collaboration, knowledge-sharing and advancing humanitarian action. Participants from various sectors, including UN agencies, NGOs, Member States, the private sector, media, academia and beyond, come together to address key humanitarian challenges.

This year, UNDRR is organizing three sessions at the HNPW that explore how disaster risk reduction can be better integrated into humanitarian response. Join us for these dynamic discussions aimed at strengthening the role of disaster risk reduction and environment in humanitarian action and explore ways to improve preparedness, fostering a more resilient response to crises worldwide.

Our sessions will be held in-person at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) and online. Read descriptions and click through to register for individual sessions below.

1. Reducing disaster risk reduction in humanitarian response: lessons from the field

Date: 19 March 2025 (Remote), 13:00-14:00 CEST

Organizers: Global Shelter Cluster, IFRC, UNHCR Yemen, UNDRR

As overlapping and increasing disasters and crises strain lives and livelihoods, integrating disaster risk reduction into humanitarian response remains challenging. This session explores how humanitarian and development actors are collaborating to mainstream disaster risk reduction and environmental considerations in crisis settings, sharing field examples and key actions to scale up impact.

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2. Optimizing emergency preparedness for effective anticipatory action and response

Date: 27 March (Hybrid, Room 14), 9:00-10:30 CEST

Organizers: UNDRR, OCHA, WFP, FAO, UNDP, UNEP

As climate and disaster risks continue to escalate, effective preparedness for anticipatory action and response becomes crucial. This session will share findings from a recent study on emergency preparedness in humanitarian contexts, focusing on the Humanitarian Programme Cycle countries, and explore collaborative approaches between development and humanitarian actors.

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3. Mainstreaming environment and disaster risk reduction into humanitarian response: concepts and practice

Date: 28 March (Hybrid, Room 1), 9:00-10:30 CEST

Organizers: Global Shelter Cluster, UNDRR, UNHCR

Increasingly frequent climate-related hazards highlight the need for a stronger focus on preparedness and recovery in humanitarian response. This session explores how to integrate disaster risk reduction and environmental considerations in conflict and non-conflict settings, sharing experiences to date and practical strategies.

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