Understanding that planning for an emergency or a disaster naturally lends itself to creativity and innovation, the Development Program and Innovation – Research and Innovation subunit supports collaboration within the research and innovation community to encourages better access and support for innovation and technology as well as increased investment in DRR-CCA to develop new innovations that are both cost-effective and beneficial when applied in all disaster management phases: response, recovery, mitigation, and preparedness. It builds on and integrates research knowledge on PDRF’s best practices to collaborate and develop projects and programs on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.