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GIS & Mapping
Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for mapping disaster risk reduction related hazard exposure, vulnerability and risk mapping.
AfDB renews support of climate change resilience
13 May 2013, AfDB
The African Development Bank, renewed its support for climate change resilience in Madagascar, Benin and Angola in accessing US $17.8 million of adaptation finance in the form of grants from the Least Developed Countries Fund during the second quarter of 2013...
Extracts of progress reports by progress indicator on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
- Indicator 2.1 [PDF, 116Kb]National and local risk assessments based on hazard data and vulnerability information are available and include risk assessments for key sectors
- ArcGIS online workshop and elevation services discussion24 May 2013, Switzerland (Geneva)
- Use of GIS and remote sensing in climate change analysis and adaption27-30 May 2013, Kenya (Nairobi)
- 10th National hydrologic warning council (NHWC)03-06 Jun 2013, United States of America (Florida)
- Management of natural and human induced disastersHarokopeion Univ, Greece (Athens)
- Center for Disaster and Risk AnalysisCSU, United States of America (Fort Collins, Colorado)
- Natural Hazard ManagementUniv of Chester, United Kingdom (Chester)
Guía para análisis de amenazas, vulnerabilidades y capacidades 'AVC' con la participación de niñas, niños y adolescentes para el contexto urbano2013, CRIC; Plan Intl; UNDP Ecuador
Geoinformatics applications in disaster management: training module2012, NIDM, India - gov
Application of remote sensing and GIS for flood hazard management: a case study from Sindh Province, Pakistan2013, ICIMOD
Gestion intégrée de la terre et de l’eau pour l’adaptation à la variabilité et au changement climatiques: système d'information2011, MEA, Mali - gov; Min of Internal Security and Civil Protection, Mali - gov; OSS; WB
Asia Natural hazards economic exposure risk map 2012Aug 2012, Maplecroft
Évaluation technique des menaces naturelles des communes de Jacmel, Petit Goâve, Grand Goâve (Haïti)May 2012, ECHO; WHH
Re-assessing volcanic hazard maps for improving volcanic risk communication: application to Stromboli Island2009, INGV; UEA
External Online Resources
- Adaptation atlas
- Aqueduct’s water risk framework
- Business partnerships with the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
- China Risk Net - 中国风险网
- Climate change and African political stability (CCAPS) program
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) project portal for Asia and the Pacific
- eCAPRA: Probabilistic risk assessment
- France: Cartorisque (in French)
- GEOweb: District of North Vancouver, Canada's GIS website
- Humanitarian early warning system (HEWS): HEWSweb
- International Charter: Space and major disaster activation maps
- IRI: climate and desert locust monitoring
- Italy: Emilia earthquake clearinghouse (in English and Italian)
- Locust watch
- Martinique: risques et nuisances (in French)
- NATural DISasters News
- Pangeo project - Geological information in support of global monitoring for environment and security
- PREVIEW Global Risk Data Platform
- Sri Lanka: RiskInfo - disaster risk information platform, risk information for all
- Women and girls on the map
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