High-level launch: from heatwaves to cyber threats – understanding today’s hazards

The UNDRR–ISC Hazard Information Profiles (HIPs) provide a comprehensive, science-based overview of 281 hazards relevant to disaster risk reduction – from floods and wildfires to pandemics and cyber threats.

This 2025 edition reflects a major shift toward a multi-hazard understanding of risk – recognizing that hazards often interact, cascade, or occur together in ways that intensify their impacts. 

With contributions from over 330 experts across 150+ organizations, the HIPs are a trusted reference for governments, agencies, researchers, and practitioners worldwide.

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Hazard Information Profiles (HIPs)

2025 Update

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Programme

• Discover how the HIPs support early warning, risk analytics, and disaster preparedness
• Hear from leaders across the UN, science, and humanitarian sectors
• Explore how standardized hazard information drives smarter, science-informed decisions

Speakers

• Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDRR
• Peter Gluckman, President, ISC
• Virginia Murray, Chair of the ISC Steering Group for the ‘Review of Hazards Definition and Classification‘ project
• Ko Barrett, Deputy Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization
• Andrea Hinwood, Chief Scientist, UNEP
• Fleur Wouterse, Deputy Director, FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience