Information management and technology

This theme covers aspects related to hardware, software, networks, and media for the collection, storage, processing, transmission and presentation of information for disaster risk reduction (DRR), as well as related services. It also addresses information management to support knowledge sharing for DRR, such as data exchange standards and taxonomy.

Latest Information management and technology additions in the Knowledge Base

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This study presents an approach for identifying multi-hazard events during the past 123 years (1900–2023) using the EM-DAT global disaster database.
Aerial view of flooded houses with dirty water of Dnister River in Halych town, western Ukraine
Better data and assessment metrics—and improved researcher involvement in communities—are needed to understand and redress inequitable vulnerabilities to and recoveries from flooding.
Eos - AGU
To prepare for climate-fuelled floods and heat, Bangladesh's garment factories are using new data sources, including worker input.
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Cover and source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
This paper explores the challenges associated with the concentration of cloud services, the possible risks, and actions to manage those risks. The assessment focuses on resilience—to anticipate and prepare for hazards, reduce their impact, and recover.
aerial shot over the marshlands, on a sunny morning at Point Lookout on Long Island, New York. Viewing the beautiful blue skies, a few clouds & some empty boats docked at the pier
$8 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law supports updated land cover information across the country.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
An African woman standing in a corn field.
A newly published review shows that smallholder farmers in four African countries who received pest alerts created using earth observation data benefitted from reduced crop losses and higher incomes compared to farmers who did not.
CAB International
To access the new loss and damage fund set up at COP28, poorer countries need support to collect better data on climate disasters.
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The Greater London Authority (GLA) has commissioned Arup to carry out this study in recognition of the need for better data to inform a long-term and sustained approach to locate and target interventions in London’s built environment.

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