IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Published purpose

Established in 2000 by the World Bank, the Provention Consortium is a global alliance of international organisations, governments, the private sector, civil society organisations and academic institutions dedicated to increasing the safety of vulnerable communities and to reducing the impacts of disasters in developing countries. The specific objectives of this project include: strengthening partnerships and networking among key actors and sectors involved in disaster risk management; promoting policy to advocate for greater attention and commitment to be given to disaster risk management by leaders and decision makers; improving practice to promote the development of innovative approaches and applications for reducing risk; and managing knowledge and information from ProVention partners and projects about good practices, tools and resources for disaster risk management. The overall goal of this project is to reduce the risk and social, economic and environmental impacts of natural hazards on vulnerable populations in developing countries in order to alleviate poverty and contribute to sustainable development in line with the goals and priorities of the Hyogo Framework for Action.