1. Home
  2. Knowledge Base
  3. Themes
  4. science knowledge and advocacy

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.

Latest Science & technology additions in the Knowledge Base

Green sprout growing on the coals after a fire showing resilience.
Update

How ‘glowing’ plants could help scientists predict flash drought

In a recent study, a team led by scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California was able to detect signs of flash droughts up to three months before onset. In the future, such advance notice could aid mitigation efforts.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Northern lights
Update

Geomagnetic storm shows need for space weather forecasts

One of the largest geomagnetic storms in several decades has caused a spectacular light show in skies around the world and highlighted the importance of forecasts of potentially disruptive space weather events
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
A man wades through the flood in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Research briefs

An impact-based forecasting system for improved early flood warning

A research team from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research and the German Research Centre for Geosciences has presented a flood forecasting system that provides not only timely water levels but also dynamic high-resolution flood inundation maps
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH
Cover
Documents and publications

Innovative control strategy for flood mitigation through a combination of barrage management on impounded rivers and polders

The research work aims to provide a detailed investigation of various ways of potentially reducing peaks: adapted barrage operation, polder operation, a combination of both, and the simulation-based development of complex control specifications.
Update

New NOAA climate action plan emphasizes needs of underserved communities

Action Plan, NOAA Administrative Order, new Climate-Ready Nation team to advance adaptation, resilience efforts.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Update

How geoengineering technologies can combat heatwave impacts

Marine cloud brightening is not a "silver bullet" for climate change. However, in a world where every bit helps, exploring innovative solutions like cloud brightening offers a glimmer of hope and a potential tool in our climate action toolkit.
Climate Adaptation Platform
Chittagong, Bangladesh, 05 August, 2023 Due to continuous heavy rain, roads in different areas of Chittagong were flooded on Saturday.
Research briefs

Alerting communities to hyperlocalized urban flooding

A high-accuracy, low-cost sensor network may change the way urban floods are detected and monitored.
Eos - AGU
Update

Seismic waves used to track LA’s groundwater recharge after record wet winter

Record-setting storms in 2023 filled California’s major reservoirs to the brim, providing some relief in a decades-long drought, but how much of that record rain trickled underground?
Seismological Society of America

Is this page useful?

Yes No
Report an issue on this page

Thank you. If you have 2 minutes, we would benefit from additional feedback (link opens in a new window).