Annual Report ote: Rescue workers looking over the 2000-year old ctael of Bam hit by a major earthquake on 26 December 2003. Tim Diven/Panos Pictures.For further information, please contact: ProVention Consortium Secretariat PO Box 372 CH ~1211 Geneva 19 Switzerland Email: provention@ifre. org Web site: www. proventionconsortium.org Hosted by eC] ntarnational Feteration of Ried Gross and Ried Crescent Societies Copyright © 2008 by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Sociatiesthe ProVention Consortium, ‘Any part of this publication may be cited, copied, trans'ated into other langueges or adapted to meet local needs without prior permission from the Intemational Federation of Red Cross and Red Gresoant Socieies/ine PraVention Consortium, provided thatthe source is clearly stated,ProVention’s s Contents purpose ProVention was créated in 2000 10 address the increasing frequent feinmeahenen and severity of natural disasters anc 5 ProVention approach their social, economic, and tet i Wee : 6 Goal and objectives developing countries. As. poor. 8 Strategy overview countries continue. to be” digproportionately affected by. 9 Risk analysis and application « disasters: send ined, the majority « of ie 1| Mainstreaming risk reduction 13. Reducing risk in recovery 15. Risk transfer and private sector investment 17 Expanding risk research and learning 19. Knowledge management 23 ProVention forum 24 Governance 25 Partners 26 Financial overview 2008 27 Acronyms "practitioners, with the goal. 0 providing a forum for dialogue and a framework for collective action. ProVention identifies _sirategi © fesues. and: gaps: in the field of, | disaster risk management, and thus plays an important agenda-setting fole, It catalyzes new ideas and | © collaborative initiatives. = The Consortium also serves’ as a network with the explicit aim ‘of ‘brokering! links ‘bebween: organizations end across sectors, providing opportunities. for partnerships, joint activities and information exchange. ‘Annual Report 2008