Initiated in 2014 through the IASC and the European Commission, INFORM has evolved into a global informal partnership guided by a Steering Group of founding organizations. In January 2026, the UNDP Crisis Bureau assumed the role of overall coordinator, succeeding UNOCHA. Throughout this journey, the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) has remained the consistent scientific lead, ensuring all INFORM methodologies maintain the highest technical standards.
In 2017, INFORM partners developed a strategy to develop a suite of products, methodologies and services that support decision-making on crises, organised by the time-frame of the decision they support, from long-term climate adaptation and disaster prevention to real-time preparedness, early warning, and emergency response. By providing shared methodologies, we support applications at both the global and subnational levels to ensure data leads to effective, coordinated action.
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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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Beta
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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 (beta) 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 Mid 2026
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INFORM Report 2024
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INFORM Warning
INFORM Warning User Guide
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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 - September 2026
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INFORM Climate Change
INFORM Climate Change Risk Index Methodology
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INFORM Climate Change Brochure
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INFORM Climate Change Brochure data
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