Pre-disaster efforts to reduce risk and improve response coordination can lessen hardships and avoid compounding economic and social devastation. Miyamoto shares lessons learned from working in post-disaster environments across the globe with governments and the private sector to strengthen disaster-management capabilities and systems.

Our technical approach uses multi-hazard exposure models not only as a scientific basis for informed planning and policy, but also to create a shared understanding of risk that brings stakeholders together behind a shared goal of preparedness.