National Risk Information Consultant in Basseterre

hace 5 meses

Panama United Nations A tiempo completo

Result of Service
Decision-makers are better able to use risk assessments to make decisions when the foundation of evidence is comprehensive, connected to their context and presented in a format that meets their needs. In this process, decision makers data and risk information reflecting prevailing hazards, details of exposure, and vulnerability and resulting direct risks and estimations of knock-on effects will be gathered in target countries.

This consultancy is expected to contribute to this by compiling data and methods.

Work Location
Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis

Expected duration
6 moths

**Responsibilities**:
Background

Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of disaster reduction and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and regional organizations and activities in socio-economic and humanitarian fields. Led by the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR has around 140 staff located in its HQ in Geneva, Switzerland, and 5 regional offices and other field presences. Specifically, UNDRR coordinates international efforts in disaster risk reduction, and guides, monitors and reports on the progress of the implementation of the international strategy for disaster reduction, now the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2015-2030; campaigns to create global awareness of disaster risk reduction benefits and empower people to reduce their vulnerability to hazards; advocates for greater investments in disaster risk reduction to protect people's lives and assets, and for increased and informed participation of men and women of all stakeholder groups in reducing disaster risk; and informs and connects people by providing practical services and tools such as Prevention Web, publications on good practices, and by leading the preparation of the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction and the organization of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. The adoption of The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction created new requirements and new opportunities for those involved in building resilience to the shocks to which societies are exposed and articulated the need for improved understanding of risk in all its dimensions.

UNDRR’s partners face a digital divide, where they are challenged to access and make the most effective use of the latest innovations in risk information. UNDRR aims to close this divide by improving access to risk information generated from global, regional and national sources. In response to this challenge, UNDRR was called upon by experts to establish a process to co-design and develop the Rix Exchange Platform (RiX), to inform decision-making and the design of Early Warning Sytems (EWS). The goal of RiX is to improve risk information for more resilient development decision making across sectors and scales. It aims to increase resilient investment by governments and the private sector to accelerate achievement of the Sendai Framework targets, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement objectives.

RiX is an open access platform that builds on national efforts and connects them to relevant regional and global initiatives tracking risk. Information is organized to adhere to global standards, and aggregates risk data across traditionally siloed climate change, humanitarian and development networks. The RiX does not duplicate existing risk and climate data, instead it aggregates risk information and synthesizes data sources into a common platform accessible to all development and humanitarian actors. The Risk Information Exchange (RiX) aggregates open-source information for sharing risk data among global and national end-users such as: government ministries and departments, including disaster management and civil protection agencies, sector planners, and finance and investment officials; UN (United Nations), bilateral and other multilateral organizations; NGOs (Non-governmental organizations) and INGOs (International non-governmental organization); researchers; and the private sector. To strengthen risk knowledge and contribute to efforts to improve national risk data ecosystems, RiX facilitates linkages between the providers and generators of risk information with end-users at country level. Improving risk knowledge, is fundamental to achieving the Sendai Framework and Paris Agreement, and contributing to national development and investment plans.

At COP27, UNDRR launched the Risk Information Exchange (RiX). RiX is a living repository of open-source global, regional, and national risk information to improve risk knowledge, risk literacy, and risk analytics. RiX promotes the use of a common taxonomy of risk based on standardized Hazard Information Profiles (HIPs). Contributing to country-led efforts to strengthen the

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