Update on the Consortium

Disasters cause a wide variety of social, economic, and environmental impacts that can reverse hard fought development gains in vulnerable communities. ProVention was created in 2000 to provide a forum for dialogue and for catalysing new ideas and collaborative initiatives on disaster risk reduction. Originally hosted by the World Bank, it has been hosted since 2003 by the IFRC and has included a broad range of partners, from development to humanitarian organizations and from the public sector to the private sector.

The Consortium has been widely recognised for its role in brokering links among diverse actors. Over the ten years between 2000 and 2010, many of ProVention’s original goals to mainstream attention to disaster risk reduction have been successfully attained. With the increasing strength of many of its partners institutions on disaster risk reduction, the needs for a consortium like ProVention have changed and the decision has been made in 2010 to phase out ProVention’s program activities.

This website will continue to be maintained by the IFRC to ensure that the ProVention legacy continues and to highlight the resources that have been developed through ProVention projects and related partners initiatives. It is hoped that the resources on this site will continue to be useful in improving policy and practice and advancing the disaster risk reduction agenda.

For a review of ProVention achievements over the last 10 years, a short analysis of key lessons and an overview of progress on ProVention work program activities in 2009, see the ProVention Update 2010 report.

Research and action grants

This program has provided grants to 208 teams of young professionals in 57 countries to undertake innovative research on disaster risk reduction. Read more...

Urban risk analysis in Africa

The AURAN network is engaging multiple actors in local risk analysis in 5 cities throughout Africa. Read more...

Community resilience fund

GROOTS and the Huairou Commission have led the roll-out of the Community Disaster Resilience Fund in 7 states in India as well as in Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua. Read more...

Urban risk reduction

UCLG, EMI, CITYNET, and Metropolis have joined in the Partnership for Urban Risk Reduction and are supporting the UN/ISDR Resilient Cities campaign. Read more...

Community risk assessment

The CRA Toolkit now contains over 30 methodologies and 50 case studies. Project partners reported on the long-term impact of 8 CRAs. Read more...

Supporting trainers in Asia

The TLC project provides a space for trainers and academics to share knowledge and experience in India and the Philippines. Read more...

ProVention You Tube channel

The channel features over 40 videos on community-based disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and education. Watch videos...