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Empowering Organizations to
build resilience and reduce risk

WCMR Consulting delivers crisis and risk management solutions that empower your organization to identify, assess, and mitigate threats before they disrupt your operations.

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OUR SERVICES

Strategic Advisory Solutions

Climate Risk Integration

Strategic Advisory

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Context-Based Benchmarking

Incorporation of climate change considerations into broader risk management frameworks, ensuring alignment with other existing risks.

Guidance to support decision-making processes related to risk management and crisis response at all organizational levels.

Development of benchmarks tailored to the institution’s context, using participatory methods such as workshops, focus groups, and consultations.

Crisis Simulation Exercises

Executive Training Programs

Customized Risk Management Toolkits

Creation and implementation of crisis simulations to evaluate the organization’s readiness and improve response strategies.

Specialized training sessions for senior leadership to strengthen their capacity to lead during crises and manage organizational risk.

Development of tailored portfolios of effective management tools adapted to the specific needs and context of the organization.

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Scenario Planning for Future Risks

Design of strategic planning exercises to explore current and emerging risks and assess their potential impact on the organization.

Progress Monitoring and Results Evaluation

Continuous tracking of implementation progress and assessment of outcomes to ensure effectiveness and accountability.

Deliverables

See how our services translate into impactful, real-world results.

Desired Results and Impact

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Long-term organizational resilience, enabling entities not only to survive but also to thrive amid emerging risks and crises, contributing to broader stability, sustainability and resilience.

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Strengthened crisis response and continuity of operations capabilities, result in more timely and effective actions that minimize impact.

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Reduced vulnerability and exposure to existing and emerging risks.

Sustainable growth through the incorporation of risk management as a strategic planning element, particularly focusing on long-term climate resilience.

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Enhanced reputation through proactive risk management, involving key stakeholders, including shareholders, investors and clients.

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Contribution to a risk-sensitive and climate-resilient world, supporting sustainable development and more equitable future.

Work Areas

Concrete areas of work where we support organizations in anticipating threats and ensuring long-term resilience.

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Comprehensive Risk Management and Resilience Building

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Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

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Policies and Programs to Systematically Prevent Threats

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Crisis and Disaster Management

Designing and implementing integrated approaches to assess, reduce, and manage risk while strengthening institutional and community resilience.

Developing strategies to prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change within broader risk reduction frameworks.

Developing systemic approaches and public or organizational policies aimed at preventing and minimizing existing and future threats.

Providing guidance and operational support for managing emergencies, natural disasters, and complex crisis scenarios.

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Pandemic and High-Risk Situations Management

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Business Continuity Planning (BCP)

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Risk-Sensitive Recovery and Capacity Building

Planning and response for health-related emergencies and other critical events that pose significant risk to populations and operations.

Creating and strengthening continuity strategies to ensure operational stability and recovery in the face of disruptions.

Supporting recovery processes that incorporate risk reduction and building institutional capabilities to improve long-term resilience.

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Decades of Experience

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Years of Leadership

International Engagements

Clients Served Annually

Global Partnerships

About

ABOUT US

Our Vision

To help build organizations and systems capable of anticipating, reducing, and avoiding amidst existing and emerging risks, including those related to climate change and other man-made, technological, biological, and environmental threats — ensuring their long-term success and sustainability.

Our Mision

To provide high-level guidance and advisory services in the field of risk reduction and crisis management, based on historical and forward-looking analysis, to help clients anticipate and navigate the complex landscape of risks that societies face today.

Theory of Change

To shift organizational culture from reactive to proactive risk management approaches aligned with current and emerging challenges by:

Prioritizing risk-informed planning, investments and decision-making.
Fostering anticipatory action and mitigation strategies.
Creating and strengthening organizational readiness to respond and manage crisis and risk-informed recovery processes.
Promoting environmental, social and governance principles.

Doing so will better equip organizations to protect employees and assets, reduce potential impacts and losses, safeguard their reputation, and ensure stability and sustained growth.

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Meet the Founders

Two global leaders in risk management, resilience, and humanitarian action. Meet the experts guiding WCMR with strategic vision and decades of international experience.

Co-Founder

Walter Cotte

Over 40 years of experience in crisis management and risk management. He has held senior positions in the Red Cross Movement, including former Director General, Director of National Relief and Operations, and Director of Volunteer Services of the Colombian Red Cross; Deputy Secretary General of Operational Programs, Regional Director for the Americas, Special Representative of the Secretary responsible for COVID-19 strategy, and Special Representative of the Secretary General to the United Nations in the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). He holds a degree in Risk Engineering and Administration and a Master's degree in International Cooperation.

Co-Founder

Ricardo Mena

Over 35 years of experience in disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and disaster management. He has held senior positions in the United Nations Secretariat, including former Director and Head of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2025 Implementation and Monitoring Division, and Regional Head for the Americas and Caribbean of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR); Head of Business Continuity Management Unit (Department of Management); and Regional Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). He holds a Master's degree in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management.

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Team Structure

Strategic Partners
Programmatic Partners
Operational and Service Partners
Institutional partners. alliances and collaborators.

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Our Clients

Public sector organizations, both national and local

Global networks and local and international NGOs

Science, Technology, and Academia

Multilateral organizations and international financing institutions

Corporate and private entities

Partners and Alliances

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At WCMR, we partner with institutions, governments, and international organizations to navigate today’s complex risk landscape. Whether you need expert guidance in risk reduction, crisis management, disaster preparedness, or organizational resilience, our team is ready to deliver tailored, high-level solutions.

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Empowering Organizations to build resilience and reduce risk