A new UNESCO Chair in Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Engineering is being highlighted as an important step towards strengthening research, education and professional capacity in disaster risk management. The initiative focuses on developing knowledge and expertise around disaster risk reduction, resilience engineering and preparedness, areas that are becoming increasingly important as communities and infrastructure face more complex natural and human-induced hazards.
The Chair is expected to support greater collaboration between universities, researchers, policymakers and disaster-management institutions, helping translate scientific knowledge into practical resilience measures. Its focus on resilience engineering is particularly relevant for critical infrastructure, where the objective is not only to reduce the probability of disruption but also to strengthen the ability of systems to absorb shocks, maintain essential functions and recover after a disaster.
The development reinforces the growing importance of integrating disaster risk reduction into infrastructure planning and risk management. For insurers and risk professionals, stronger scientific understanding of hazards and resilience can support better risk assessment, loss prevention and disaster preparedness. Building resilience before an event occurs can also reduce the potential scale of physical damage, business interruption and wider economic losses.
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