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Displaying 90 of about 396 resultsTUNIS, October 12, 2018 - Tsunami risk may be low in the African and Arab States but it is increasing as more and more infrastructure is located and built along the Mediterranean coast,small islands and other tourist hot spots.
That is the consensus among seismic experts meeting at the Africa-Arab States Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction which is und…
A quick scan of satellite-tracked boat positions in the North Atlantic on Sept. 22 showed that deep within the tight concentric pressure circles of Hurricane Fiona, an “unnamed vessel” was battling 150 kilometre-an-hour winds and 15-metre waves inside the perimeter of the Category 4 cyclone.
Saildrone Explorer #1078 is a hurricane drone, or autonomous…
This paper centers around the questions how risks can be better managed by considering the interrelated effects of multiple hazards and how we can better account for dynamic feedback between risk drivers and for trade-offs and synergies across sectors, regions, and hazards. The goal is to support risk-informed management and decision-making in the EU. T…
Today, NOAA is further embedding equity in its climate data, information, science, tools and decision support through the release of its Equitable Climate Services Action Plan [Accessible PDF].The plan aims to expand the reach and accessibility of NOAA's climate services, enabling the agency to better respond to the climate adaptation and resilience nee…
ITDRR-2023 provides an international forum for researchers and practitioners to present their latest R&D findings and innovations. The conference is especially focused on the various IT aspects and challenges of coping with disaster risk reduction. The organizers of this conference invite prospective authors to submit high-quality research papers ad…
SummaryFederal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies collect and maintain a range of disaster resilience, vulnerability, and loss data. However, this valuable data lives on different platforms and in various formats across agency silos. Inconsistent data collection and lack of validation can result in gaps and inefficiencies and make it diffic…
Innovation is everywhere – and technology is distrupting our lives faster than ever before. But what happens when we cross innovative technology with the climate crisis and the impact of more intense disasters? In this episode of the Me, myself & disaster podcast, hosts Andrew and Josh speak with Associate Professor Roslyn Prinsley, Head of Disaster…
This open access book draws together key research from the UK Climate Resilience programme. It focuses on topics central to the programme’s research agenda, including improved characterisation and quantification of climate risks, enhanced understanding of the management of climate risks, and the development and delivery of climate services.Key chap…
To promote and support the availability and application of science and technology to decision-making in Disaster Risk Reduction
The conference will bring together the full diversity of the science and technology community, policy makers, practitioners and researchers from all geographical regions, at local, national, regional and international levels t…
Start date and time 31 May 2024 at 09:30 CEST GenevaEnd date and time31 May 2024 at 12:30 CEST GenevaDurationHalf day eventProgramme streamWorkshopTopicsAI for Good Global SummitLocationCICG Room 16AboutIn response to escalating climate threats, this workshop will explore the potential of AI for Early Warning Systems, a crucial tool for climate ada…
GENEVA, 24 January 2012 - The Brazilian government has agreed to open a Centre of Excellence for Disaster Risk Reduction, one year after deadly landslides in the state of Rio de Janeiro prompted President Dilma Rousseff to devise plans to improve the country’s disaster readiness.
Last year, Brazil placed third on the list of countries where the world’s…
GENEVA, 21 November 2011 - The Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has put disaster risk reduction at the centre of the climate change debate with the weekend publication of its Summary for Policymakers of the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (IPCC SREX).
For the fir…
Western researchers use tiny sensors to understand conditions for hailstone growthIn the blockbuster 1996 movie Twister, meteorologists successfully deployed small weather sensors into the heart of an active tornado to collect data and revolutionize severe weather safety.Previously the stuff of legend, a researcher from Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology…
As the number of climate-related disasters escalates – almost 400% in the last few decades – it is often the poor, ethnic, and marginalized communities who suffer the brunt of these climate impacts.Disaster studies have pointed to unequal risk and vulnerability; normative progress has been made recognizing this in policies and international frameworks.Y…
GENEVA, 6 May 2013 - The Philippines and Sweden have two projects each short-listed for the UN Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction which will be presented in Geneva on May 22 during the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. Projects from Bangladesh and Brazil have also been short-listed by the judging panel which reviewed 28 projects from…