Organization directory

Organization profiles of organizations whose work scopes have stakes in the field of disaster risk reduction.

Swiss Reinsurance Company (Swiss Re)

Swiss Re, the global reinsurer, has more than 70 offices in 30 countries. The Financial Services Business Group brings together world-class capital management expertise and risktaking capabilities.

Organization type

Private Sector

United States of America

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

The agency works to support long-term and equitable economic growth and advancing US foreign policy objectives by supporting: economic growth, agriculture and trade; global health; and, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.

Organization type

Governments

United States of America

U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

The CSB is an independent federal agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the agency's board members are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

Organization type

Governments

Switzerland

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

SDC is part of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Its mandate is based on the Federal Law on International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid enacted on 19 March 1976, and on a federal decree of 24 March 1995 on cooperation with the countries of Eastern Europe.

Organization type

Governments

South Africa

University of Cape Town

UCT's mission is to be an outstanding teaching and research university, educating for life and addressing the challenges facing society.

Organization type

Academic & Scientific

Panama

Wetlands International

Wetlands International is a leading global non-profit organisation dedicated solely to the crucial work of wetland conservation and sustainable management.

Organization type

Non Governmental Organizations

Switzerland

World Wide Fund For Nature

WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world’s biodiversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustain

Organization type

Non Governmental Organizations

Italy

Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

The current mission of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) focuses on the observation, monitoring and understanding of geophysical phenomena in both the fluid and solid components of our planet.

Organization type

Academic & Scientific

Japan

Public Works Research Institute

PWRI carries out the following research and development, technical support, and dissemination of research results in the field of civil engineering technology.

Organization type

Academic & Scientific

Indonesia