Organization directory

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

Name

Type

Region

Hazard

Theme

11771 total

France

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Organization type

Academic & Scientific

United States of America

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

The CDC is one of the major operating components of the American Department of Health and Human Services and is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible informati

Organization type

Governments

United States of America

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

Burkina Faso

Conseil National de Secours d'Urgence et de Réhabilitation, Ministère de l'Action Sociale et de la Solidarité National

CONASUR was set up in order to adopt a strategy for prevention and reduction of the disastrous effects of natural disasters in Burkina Faso.

Organization type

Governments

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Cranfield University

Organization type

Academic & Scientific

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Met Office

Working at the forefront of weather and climate science for protection, prosperity and wellbeing to save lives and improve livelihoods.

Organization type

Governments

Austria

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

The overall purpose of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is the promotion of international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space for economic, social and scientific development, in particular for the benefit of developing countries.

Organization type

UN & International Organizations

Chad

Lake Chad Basin Commission

The Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) was established on 22nd of May 1964 by the four countries that border Lake Chad: Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad. The Republic of Central Africa joined the organization in 1996, Libya was admitted in 2008.

Organization type

Regional Intergovernmental Organizations

Haiti