Creating collaborations and partnerships for a more risk resilient world.
About Us
ARISE was established by UN Secretariat for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) with this mission: “To create risk-resilient societies by energizing the private sector in collaboration with the public sector and other stakeholders to achieve the outcome and goal of the Sendai Framework in a transparent and inclusive way that delivers local and measurable impact.”
Programs and Projects
We convene symposia on DRR issues to identify practical contributions that we can make. We create free tools such as our Scorecards for city DRR (used by over 350 cities), buildings, and engagement of small-medium enterprises; our Critical Asset Management System (CAMS); Action Guides; and our community wildfire risk reduction toolkit.
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Infrastructure
Developing tools to making the infrastructure more resilient to disasters and reducing risk of community threats.
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Public Sector
Working to develop Public/Private Partnerships to improve resilience and collaborations throughout the world.
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Higher Education
Connecting research and education institutions with private sector disaster risk reduction efforts
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SMEs
Focused on developing tools and resources to increase the resilience of Small-to-Medium-sized enterprise.
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NGOs
Communities harnessing the power of the private sector for a more resilient future together.
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Mentoring
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Get In Touch
Get in touch with us to: raise awareness and advocate for resilience issues; build your own and your organization's network; gain recognition and visibility; share knowledge; and make practical contributions to a more resilient world.
Events
Our events focus on specific resilience issues, usually in a virtual symposium format, and by design include multiple stakeholders. The idea is to examine the issue and potential solutions, build common ground and identify practical work items that we can take forward as projects to enable those solutions.
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ARISE-US Annual Conference 2025
Sponsored by ARISE-US
Mark your calendars for ARISE-US' first ever annual conference, hosted by FM, in Providence RI on October 1-2, 2025. For more information, contact Brian Gerber, Teri Billon or Cynthia Hartley. Please look back here after April 15 for a sign-up link.
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The Business Case for Resilience - A Call for Action. An ARISE-US Symposium
On Monday 24th March 2025, ARISE-US held a symposium on the business case for building resilience into assets, buildings and infrastructure, featuring speakers from the Resilient Design Collaborative, ASTM and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) presenting standards and methodologies for assessing resilience and identifying the business case. The recording of this high-quality event can be accessed here.
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Detection, Alert and Warning Systems for Disasters - An ARISE-US Symposium
As UNDRR pursues its "Warning Systems for All" initiative, on June 16th, 2025, at 9am Pacific time, ARISE-US will be holding a virtual symposium on issues and best practices with detection, alert and warning systems. Speakers will be drawn from emergency management practitioners, alarm and warning system vendors, universities and UNDRR. For more information, contact Peter Williams. Please look back here after April 15th for a sign-up link.