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'There is still a big debate on the effectiveness of prescribed burning as a forest fire management tool. This study shows that it can be a promising option to protect European forests from the impacts of climate change,' says IIASA Ecosystems Services and Management Program Research Scholar Nikolay Khabarov, who led the study...
'Community based monitoring has the potential to reduce risk by providing useful data, fostering collaboration between scientists and communities, and providing a way in which citizens are empowered to take actions to preserve lives and livelihoods,' according to the new report based on a University of East Anglia research...
'Satellite Earth observation is one of the pillars of the disaster risk management practice at the World Bank. For instance, in the event of natural disasters, satellite data are used to support large-scale emergency recovery programs through a post-disaster needs assessment,' stated the European Space Agency...
Voluntary Commitments
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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.