Extreme Heat in Cities: From Assessment to Action

Extreme Heat in Cities: From Assessment to Action Extreme Heat, heat risk, heat action plans, heat early warning systems, heat assessment As heat waves become more frequent and intense - by 2050, more than 4 billion people are expected…


Trapped in Mountain Valleys: An Event Analysis of the 2022 Monsoon Floods in the Swat Valley, Pakistan

Trapped in Mountain Valleys: An Event Analysis of the 2022 Monsoon Floods in the Swat Valley, Pakistan Floods, EP&R, DRM General, Infrastructure, NBS In mountain valleys around the world, people and their livelihoods are often…


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…


Risk-Informed Land Use Planning for Livable and Resilient Cities

Risk-Informed Land Use Planning for Livable and Resilient Cities Urban planning, resilience, cities, risk-informed decision making, green growth, smart cities, sustainability Risk-Informed Land Use Planning for Livable and Resilient…


Making Urban Flood Protection More Accessible: Decoding Risks and Democratizing Assessment

Making Urban Flood Protection More Accessible: Decoding Risks and Democratizing Assessment Urban flood risk, floods, cities, resilience, infrastructure, decisionmaking, disaster risk management, climate change, complexity, community…


Innovative Approaches to Building Adaptive Social Protection Systems for Disaster Risk Reduction

Innovative Approaches to Building Adaptive Social Protection Systems for Disaster Risk Reduction Adaptive Social Protection This session showcased diverse approaches adopted by countries to build Adaptive Social Protection (ASP)…


Empowering Survivors, Building Resilience: Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in DRM

Empowering Survivors, Building Resilience: Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in DRM Inclusive Disaster Risk Management, vulnerability and resilience, gender-based violence The technical session addressed the following aspects:…


Empowering Hydropower: Building Resilience for a Sustainable Future

Empowering Hydropower: Building Resilience for a Sustainable Future Hydropower, Dam, Infrastructure, Resilience This session explored the critical issue of disaster risk management within the hydropower sector. Through expert…


Combining Big Data and Private Financing to Achieve Transport Resilience

Combining Big Data and Private Financing to Achieve Transport Resilience Mainstreaming climate resilience in transport through the utilization of innovative financing and big data to mitigate and share risk between the public and…


Bridging Science and Society: The Key to Well-Informed DRR Decisions to Fight Climate Change

Bridging Science and Society: The Key to Well-Informed DRR Decisions to Fight Climate Change Innovative ways to reduce water-related disasters under climate change by bridging the gap between science and society and translating…


Keynote Plenary: 30 Years on – Lessons Learnt from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake

Keynote Plenary: 30 Years on - Lessons Learnt from the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake With the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake approaching in January 2025, Governor Motohiko Saito of Hyogo Prefecture delivered a…


Futu’risk’tic√: Using Future Climate Projections to Inform Action NOW

Futu’risk’tic√: Using Future Climate Projections to Inform Action NOW Future climate projections show us a possible future. Do early actions, which help people now, also help them prepare for the future impacts of climate change? The…


AI for Impact: Google’s Take on Crisis & Climate Challenges

AI for Impact: Google's Take on Crisis & Climate Challenges Join us for an introduction to Google's AI applications (and beyond) in addressing climate and crisis challenges, such as forecasting weather events and providing vital…


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.…