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Science and technology

This theme adresses how science and technology can contribute to DRR, including approaches and initiatives to bring scientific and technical knowledge into practice and policy, approaches for multidisciplinary engagement, good practice in scientific and technical aspects of DRR, and citizen science.

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Documents and publications

A lava flow simulation experience oriented to disaster risk reduction, early warning systems and response during the 2021 volcanic eruption in Cumbre Vieja, La Palma

This research paper describes and evaluates the use of a probabilistic simulation algorithm for predicting the behavior and evolution of lava flows during volcanic disasters, using the case of the Cumbre Vieja eruption on La Palma in 2021 as a reference.
A laborer carries a sack of onions above floodwaters in Lahore, Pakistan
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Global bias: Hydro-hazard research needs more investment in low-income countries

Research efforts on floods, droughts and landslides are not fairly distributed globally. Despite growing research, the number of affected people in LDCs must be around 100 times higher than in developed countries to generate comparable research interest.
Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Potsdam
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Words into Action guidelines: The Science–Policy–Society ecosystem for disaster risk reduction

Highlighting the crucial role of science in informing policy decisions, these guidelines aim to assist those aiming to incorporate science into policy processes effectively facilitating risk-informed decision-making that addresses disaster risk.
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Documents and publications

Climate disaster preparedness: Reimagining extreme events through art and technology

This open access book demonstrates how the latest advances in creative arts, intelligent systems and climate science can be integrated and leveraged to transform the visualisation of extreme event scenarios.
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Where surfaces are impervious

Many areas in North Rhine-Westphalia are paved over by impervious surfaces such as roads, housing estates and industrial sites. While this is obvious from aerial photographs, it is difficult to analyze.
Ruhr University Bochum | Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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NOAA awards contract for next-generation hurricane hunter aircraft

‘Flying laboratories’ will bolster atmospheric research and severe weather prediction
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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USGS science is supporting efforts to reduce vulnerability to sea-level rise in Virginia

As the climate changes and sea levels rise, there is concern that sinking coastlines could exacerbate risks to infrastructure, as well as human and environmental health in coastal communities, particularly the Virginia Coastal Plain.
United States Geological Survey
Wildfire in Stanislaus National Forest, California, 2013
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A new immersive cinema is helping firefighters to better prepare for megafires

The University of New South Wales' iCinema Research Centre has created iFire, a cutting-edge training system allowing firefighters and emergency responders to virtually teleport into a burning landscape and train for the real thing.
Conversation Media Group, the
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