Disaster Risk Management Professional Practice Group
The Disaster Risk Management Professional Practice Group (DRM PPG) brings together risk-focused professionals from across disaster risk reduction, re/insurance and the humanitarian, governmental and academic sectors, to promote best practice and shared geographical knowledge and skills.
- Explore our Disaster Risk Management resources and talks
Contact professional@rgs.org if you would like to know more or to join the group.
Committee members
- Chair: Chris Ewing - Head of Business Development, Impact Forecasting
- Co-Secretary: William Forde - Senior Director, Insurance and Spatial Solutions, CoreLogic
- Co-Secretary: Professor Richard Teeuw - Professor of Geoinformatics and Disaster Risk Reduction, University of Portsmouth
- Vanessa Pilley CGeog - Senior Advisor (on Ocean Sustainability), Defra
- Dr Ian Greatbatch - West Midlands Fire Service.
- Hannah Jordan - Met Office
- Dr Bayes Ahmed - University College London
- Dr Tina Thomson
- Matthew Foote - Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
Society staff support the group’s administration and activities.
Constitution and Annual Review
To learn more about the purpose and aims, organisational status, and activities of the DRM PPG, read the Constitution of the Disaster Risk Management Professional Practice Group.
You can also download the latest DRM PPG Annual Review (PPT).
Disaster Risk Management resource higlights
Why geography matters in disaster risk management
We spoke to geographers working in disaster risk management (DRM) about the importance of geography and geographical skills to managing disaster risk.
Careers in disaster risk management
Interested in a career in disaster risk management? Read our DRM PPG resource to find out more about the sector and where to find roles.
Communicating and understanding risk in dynamic situations
Key themes discussed by our panellists at the first fireside chat, organised by the Disaster Risk Management Professional Practice Group in February 2021.
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