Saving Lives in the Face of Climate Risks with Space-Based Early Warning and Action Systems
Saving Lives in the Face of Climate Risks with Space-Based Early Warning and Action Systems Space for Understanding Risk, Space for prepardness, space for monitoring, space for dissemination In this session, with feedback from many…
Transforming Risk Assessment: The Power of Open Standards in Data Collaboration
Transforming Risk Assessment: The Power of Open Standards in Data Collaboration Open data standards, risk information During the session we presented the latest capabilities of the Risk Data Library, an open data standard and…
Too Many Sessions? Come Unconference! Breaking Down Structure for Climate Action
Too Many Sessions? Come Unconference! Breaking Down Structure for Climate Action Join us for a unique session that addresses one of the biggest challenges in Disaster Risk Management—the compartmentalization of experts into sectors,…
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for Climate Resilience – From Analytics to Decision Making
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for Climate Resilience - From Analytics to Decision Making 9:00 - 9:10 Introduction of the Day by GFDRR | World Bank Brief overview of the day's schedule and objectives. 9:10 - 9:40 Nature-Based Solutions…
NASA Lifelines: Satellite Games
NASA Lifelines: Satellite Games Join us for a memorable 'game show' experience where anyone can volunteer to be a contestant on “Family Feud” or “Price is Right” and learn how satellites support humanitarian action. Participants will…
NASA Lifelines Extreme Event Simulation
NASA Lifelines Extreme Event Simulation The session will be a large group playing the game Extreme Event, an award-winning in-person role-playing game that gives participants a taste of what it takes to build community resilience in the…
Constellations for Resilience: The ESA – World Bank Collaboration
Constellations for Resilience: The ESA – World Bank Collaboration This event is organized by the European Space Agency and will focus on showcasing innovative applications related to the use of satellite data and technologies for…
The Hotspot Stoplight: Integrated Modeling and Mapping of Climate Risk, Biodiversity Loss, and Urban Expansion
The Hotspot Stoplight: Integrated Modeling and Mapping of Climate Risk, Biodiversity Loss, and Urban Expansion UN-Habitat, the University of Pennsylvania, and the government of Costa Rica will share early lessons from application of…
Symphony of Tradition and Innovation: Orchestrating Global Resilience in Diverse Communities
Symphony of Tradition and Innovation: Orchestrating Global Resilience in Diverse Communities Today’s societies are complex ecosystems that are often affected by sudden or long-term disruptions, such as natural disasters including…
Disaster’s Toll in Conflict and Fragile Contexts: Unveiling Economic Impacts
Disaster's Toll in Conflict and Fragile Contexts: Unveiling Economic Impacts Despite the prevalence of disasters in conflict-affected states, enacting climate and disaster resilience activities in such settings is highly challenging.…
Digital Twin Paradigm for Disaster Resilience
Digital Twin Paradigm for Disaster Resilience Digital twin is recognized as digital copies of physical world's objects stored in digital space and utilized to simulate the sequences and consequences of target phenomena. By…
Digital Earth Partnership – Space for Resilient Development
Digital Earth Partnership - Space for Resilient Development The Digital Earth Partnership is a new collaboration of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery administered by the World Bank. The partnership builds on the…