Tackling world disasters with risk and safety management

Ambassador Beyer with Global Risk Forum GRF Davos President and CEO Dr. Walter Ammann (Photo M. Crugnola)

Davos, October 21, 2009: According to the Global Risk Forum GRF, the world’s growing population with expanding urbanization and globalization and the worsening situation of climate change enhances the risks faced by communities from natural hazards to biological risk to terrorist activities. 

Ambassador Beyer discussed with President and CEO Dr. Walter Ammann the Forum’s goals to address the variety of risks by bridging the gap between science and practice, to exchange information on management of risks and disasters, and to target sustainable solutions. The Forum also works closely with Virginia Tech, a university in the Ambassador’s home state.