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Displaying 135 of about 396 resultsDigital technologies have created an information deluge. It is impossible to keep up with the flood. But digital technologies have also changed the flow of information in the world. The old gatekeepers like the media have been bypassed. What does this mean during a crisis when we need to make rapid decisions under uncertainty and we need to act col…
Marking the International Day of Persons with Disability, CBM launches a new Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (iDRR) application and releases a new version of its Humanitarian Hands-On Tool (HHoT).
The CBM Humanitarian Hands-On Tool (HHoT), providing step-by-step practical guidance on inclusive humanitarian field work, first went live…
Across the European Union (EU), climate and disaster risks are on the rise. Over the last four decades, natural disasters in the region caused economic losses in excess of EUR 511 billion (71% of which were non-insured) and more than 91,000 casualties.
Climate change is worsening impacts like these as more destructive flood events, worsening…
Maps are essential tools for the disaster relief worker — for making response plans, for estimating the number of people who might need help and, of course, for navigation. Today, aid workers rely on open source digital maps — particularly in lower-income countries — built and enhanced by thousands of volunteers, and most recently, by Intel artificial i…
IBM and David Clark Cause unveil best Call for Code 2019 Global Challenge solutions designed to help mitigate the effects of natural disasters, optimize response efforts, and help promote resilient communities around the world
NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ -- Call for Code Founding Partner IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Creator David Clark Cause today anno…
The International workshop “Increasing Resilience to Natural hazards through Information and Communication Technology”, organised on 14-15 September 2016 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, will bring together policy-makers, emergency service providers and science and technology experts from different European countries to discuss key issues and deficienci…
By Renu Mehta
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In the immediate aftermath of disasters, timely and effective information is critical for the decision-making process. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play a significant role in mitigation, preparedness, response, and rehabilitation by facilitating the flow of vital information in a timely manner.
To deliver…
By Yan Xin
China is planning to construct a full-covered comprehensive big data application platform for emergency management, which is based on the national data sharing platform system and makes best use of big data, cloud computing, Internet of things and other technologies, to achieve online monitoring, warning and forecast in advance for major ris…
Authors recommend dedicated attention to and investment in “potentially transformative” technologies to complement traditional approaches to prevention, preparedness, and response
By Nick Alexopulos
Strategic investment in 15 promising technologies could help make the world better prepared and equipped to prevent future infectious disease outbrea…
By Aaron Dubrow
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We may not be able to prevent hurricanes from occurring, but we can improve our ability to predict them, move people out of harm's way, respond quickly to their aftermath and build our homes and infrastructure in a way that can survive the worst nature can throw at us.
A new tool called DesignSafe is helping to do so.…
By Geoff Webb
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In times of natural disasters, AI can be used to proactively anticipate quantities and distribution channels for the supply chain based on fluctuating market factors like commodity supply levels. With the prescriptive, automated insights that machine learning produces, manufacturers can predict the supply and demand, and prepare fo…
This joint report examines the potential contribution of emerging technologies and innovations to improving understanding and management of disaster risk and impacts and broadening the adoption of financial protection mechanisms. It focuses specifically on (i) developments in access to data through earth observation technology, street-level imagery, con…
Debris flow triggered by rainfall that accompanies a volcanic eruption is a serious secondary impact of a volcanic disaster. The probability of debris flow events can be estimated based on the prior information of rainfall from historical and geomorphological data that are presumed to relate to debris flow occurrence. In this study, a debris flow disast…
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Overijssel
Degree
MSc Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, specialization in Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction
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ITC offers a two-year, full-time academic programme, in an international environment of students and faculty staff from all over the world. Emphasis is on dealing with natural hazards and disaster r…
The Academy of Information Communications Technology (ICT) Essentials for Government Leaders module series has been developed by the Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT) for:
Policymakers at the national and local government level who are responsible for ICT policymaking;
Government…