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Disaster Risk Management (DRM) operations are growing in complexity and require innovative technologies, systems, approaches, and tools. More efficient and cost-effective solutions that are easily accessible and adaptable across the DRM cycle are also urgently needed. Furthermore, new ways of thinking and DRM innovation is increasingly important. Such innovations being applied in the DRM field can take many different forms, such as novel products or tools, services, processes or models, organizational forms or improvements to existing systems.This report presents a comprehensive evidence-base by assessing the current disaster landscape in each country, as well as at the regional and global levels. Furthermore, it aims to clarify the key barriers and enablers that must be navigated to accelerate a systematic approach for addressing DRM, in which innovations are identified, nurtured, scaled, and disseminated in a manner consistent with the localization agenda.

Key recommendations from this study are categorized across three priority areas for supporting innovations for DRM. These include Partnerships & Mechanisms, Capacity & Expertise Development, and Dissemination. The specific recommendations are as follows:

1. Recommendation 1: Partner with relevant local organizations already engaged in innovation-related work in respective APP and program countries;
2. Recommendation 2: Create an APP-led “Social Innovation DRM Grand Challenge” to serve as a mechanism for identification, nurturing, and scaling DRM innovations in Asia;
3. Recommendation 3: Form a network for supporting DRM innovation, which provides meaningful access to resources and expertise for local actors;
4. Recommendation 4: Facilitate “matchmaking” between local innovators, end-users, and DRM actors;
5. Recommendation 5: Capitalize on APP’s role as a regional partnership that promotes South-South learning and knowledge exchange;
6. Recommendation 6: Outreach and promote innovation for DRM at relevant regional and global platforms.