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Displaying 135 of about 322 resultsINCHEON, 6 November 2012 - When it comes to critical infrastructure governments are increasingly aware of the role of disaster risk reduction in planning, and the value of applying the priorities for action in the Hyogo Framework for Action when it comes to protecting their investments.
Over 30 government officials from Armenia, Cambodia, The Gambia, L…
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Rapid population growth and urbanization combined with extreme climatic events are causing a rapid increase in vulnerability of communities exposed to hazardous events. As a result, disasters are increasingly taking heavy toll of life and property. Unplanned growth both in urban and non-urban areas calls for an adequate preparation to r…
Goal
The consistent goal of the CRHNet symposiums is to contribute to the creation of a disaster resilient society through inter-disciplinary and inter-jurisdictional dialogue and collaboration among practitioners, policy makers, researchers, and academics.
The theme of this year's symposium, Building Resiliency reflects the need to better understand…
This study aims to provide a tool based on geospatial information science (GIS) analyses to support decision-makers in identifying flood hazards in urban areas, in which previous flood data, flood causative factors, and urban infrastructure data are not adequately available. To assess flood susceptibility in the study area, the related spatial high-reso…
Discuss OpenStreetMap for disaster risk reduction and resilience and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals!
Approved in 2015, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals emphasize participation from all sectors of society to meet ambitious targets around the world’s most critical challenges by 2030. Data, in particular open spatial data being collected…
This online conference will bring together ideas from around the world about how we plan for communities in response to water-related issues. They are keen to attract speakers that provide a perspective from outside the traditional realm of planning and design as well as draw on multi-disciplinary material. They hope to offer insights to help improve th…
The EGU General Assembly 2013 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences. Especially for young scientists, it is the aim of the EGU to provide a forum where they can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geosciences.
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This Global Congress on Integrated Coastal Management will be the second opportunity for convening as a joint meeting of two major conference series, EMECS and MEDCOAST. The first joint conference that took place in Antalya, Turkey during 9-13 November 1999, was a major success attracting over 500 participants representing 50 countries.
Topics of the gl…
This course introduces current theory and practice of flood risk estimation and modelling of floods in urban areas.
Course content
Urban development planning and asset management
The course starts with the wider picture and considers how flood risk is managed as part of the urban development planning and asset management process.
Urban hydrology and…
With the aim of bringing together scientists, researchers, academia, developers, users, and practitioners under single umbrella, the first in this series of conferences was held in 2008 and discussed the advancement in geospatial technology and GIscience. A further focus of the event was to foster interdisciplinary talks on all aspects of geographic inf…
The 6th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM6) marks the continued advancement of flood management practices and policies around the world. The name change from "Defense” as used in the previous four events to "Management" is reflective of the more integrative approaches to flood management that nations are increasingly employing. The firs…
The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock) today launched the US Climate Resilience Map: A Pathway for City Solutions. This new, publicly available online tool is the first-of-its-kind to map both climate risk and social vulnerability across the United States, arming city leaders…
DescriptionProfessional training program focusing on developing competencies and enhancing knowledge, skills, and abilities of the geospatial taskforce.
Partnered with New Mexico State University all courses are worth 2 college credits that can be applied towards any master degree program in the U.S.ThemesVarious courses offered throughout the year, in…
This brief describes the Urban ARK multi-country research programme's approach to assessing the range of risks facing urban populations in sub-Saharan Africa. A 'spectrum of methods' approach was identified as an effective way of understanding urban risk, and an essential tool for breaking the cycle of risk accumulation. This entailed addressi…
This document describes training and mapping activities conducted at the community level using OpenStreetMap (OSM) tools in the Philippines to assist local government units (LGUs) in disaster risk management and decision-making. These mapping efforts produced more robust municipal base maps that included road classifications, waterways, public facilitie…