The 5th Global Summit of GADRI: Engaging Sciences for Action drew together key findings from analysis of this theme across the active alliances in three regions of the world. Though occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic it brought to the fore a driving agenda of understanding disaster risk through focused research in action alongside policy arenas. As such it aimed to share its research-based achievements and consequent evidence-enhanced recommendations with global stakeholder events. This included as part of its ongoing contribution to the intended outcomes of the science and technology framework of the UNDRR via the Global Platform in Bali, May 2022 and significantly for this round to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) via the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26), at Glasgow in November 2021 facilitated via the UK Alliance of Disaster Research. Each of these major ambitions were achieved by this event. The recommendations were compiled collectively via the GADRI summit participants with these global forums in mind whilst also serving as a closing summary of what GADRI members recognized to be key areas for further investment and engagement amongst its membership.