Career pathways / Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist
How to become a Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist
Disaster risk reduction specialists build the systems that make hazards survivable — early warning, resilient infrastructure standards, risk financing. Climate change is pushing the field from the margins of humanitarian work to the centre of development planning.
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Employer types: UN agency · NGO · reinsurance
Representative employers: UNDRR · IFRC · Swiss Re · GFDRR
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