INFORM is a multi-stakeholder forum for developing shared, quantitative analysis relevant to humanitarian crises and disasters. INFORM includes organisations from across the multilateral system, including the humanitarian and development sector, donors, and technical partners. The Joint Research Center of European Commission is the scientific lead for INFORM.
INFORM is developing a suite of quantitative, analytical products to support decision-making on humanitarian crises and disasters. These help make decisions at different stages of the disaster management cycle, specifically climate adaptation and disaster prevention, preparedness and response. INFORM develops methodologies and tools for use at the global level and also supports their application at subnational level.
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INFORM RISK
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Development, risk reduction,
crisis prevention, preparedness
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Generalised risk of a crisis based
on structural conditions
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Operational
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INFORM WARNING
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Preparedness, early warning,
early action
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Indicatons of elevated risk,
emerging crisis or crisis trigger
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In development
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INFORM SEVERITY
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Early action, crisis response
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Severity of an existing crisis
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Operational
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INFORM CLIMATE CHANGE
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Recovery, risk reduction,
sustainable development, climate change adaptation
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Projected changes to structural crisis
risk as a result of climate change
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Operational
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The INFORM Risk Index is a global, open-source risk assessment for humanitarian crises and disasters. It can support decisions about prevention, preparedness and response.
The INFORM Warning (in development) intends to support decisions around preparedness, early warning and early action. It will be complementary to other INFORM products and is intended to pool resources and expertise to deliver shared analysis available to everyone.
The INFORM Severity Index is an improved way to objectively measure and compare the severity of humanitarian crises and disasters globally. It can help us develop a shared understanding of crisis severity and ensure all those affected get the help they need.
INFORM Climate Change Risk Index is an upgrade of INFORM Risk Index. It includes climate and socio-economic projections. The results are intended to inform policy choices across climate mitigation, climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, sustainable development and humanitarian assistance.
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INFORM Risk
INFORM Risk Index Methodology
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INFORM Risk Index 2024
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INFORM Report 2023
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(3.9 MB - PDF)
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INFORM Severity
INFORM Severity Index Methodology
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INFORM Severity Index User Guide
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INFORM Severity Index - August 2023
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INFORM Climate Change
INFORM Climate Change Risk Index Methodology
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(30 MB - PDF)
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INFORM Climate Change Brochure
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INFORM Climate Change Brochure data
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