Organization directory

Discover a comprehensive directory of organizations actively engaged in disaster risk reduction.

These profiles showcase institutions, (I)NGOs, research centers, private sector companies, and governmental bodies whose work contributes to building resilience, mitigating risks, and enhancing preparedness in the face of disasters.

Each organization listed plays a pivotal role in advancing global and local strategies to reduce vulnerabilities and protect communities from the impacts of natural and human-induced hazards.

Name

Type

Region

Hazard

Theme

12031 total

Japan

Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center (NIED)

The main purpose of the EDM is to produce "Frontier Research on Earthquake Disaster Mitigation for Urban Regions." The major research activities are performed by three research teams: the disaster process simulation team, the disaster information

Organization type

Academic & Scientific

United States of America

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Human health and human disease result from three interactive elements: environmental factors, individual susceptibility and age.

Organization type

Non Governmental Organizations

Saint Lucia

National Emergency Management Organisation

The role of NEMO is to develop, test and implement adequate measures to protect the population of Saint Lucia from the physical, social, environmental and economic effects of both natural and man-made disasters.

Organization type

Governments

South Africa

National Disaster Management Centre (South Africa)

The NDMC has been constituted with the objective to promote an integrated and co-ordinated system of disaster management, with a special emphasis on prevention and mitigation, by national, provincial and municipal organs of state, statuary functio

Organization type

Governments

Kenya

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) - Headquarters

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements.

Organization type

UN & International Organizations

United States of America

Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

IRIS is a university research consortium dedicated to exploring the Earth’s interior through the collection and distribution of seismographic data.

Organization type

Academic & Scientific

Netherlands, the

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Office - IHE DELFT Institute for Water Education

The mission of UNESCO-IHE DELFT is to contribute to the education and training of professionals, to expand the knowledge base through research and to build the capacity of sector organizations, knowledge centers and other institutions active in th

Organization type

UN & International Organizations

Japan