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…
Bridging the Infrastructure Gap: Tools for Resilient Investments in Infrastructure for the Caribbean and beyond.
Bridging the Infrastructure Gap: Tools for Resilient Investments in Infrastructure for the Caribbean and beyond. Canada Caribbean Resilience Facility (CRF) Key Initiatives; Cutting-Edge Tools and Methodologies for Emergency…
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…
Tackling the ‘Impossible’: Long Lead Time Flood Warnings in Very Fast-Responding Basins
Tackling the ‘Impossible’: Long Lead Time Flood Warnings in Very Fast-Responding Basins Flash flooding affects millions of people worldwide and, unlike flooding in larger river basins, there is very little time between the rainfall…
Smart and Risk-Informed Decision-Making: Prioritizing and Costing Investments in Disaster and Climate Resilience
Smart and Risk-Informed Decision-Making: Prioritizing and Costing Investments in Disaster and Climate Resilience Proactive disaster prevention and preparedness, climate adaptation, risk-based decision-making, limited financial…
Safer Together: How Disability Inclusive DRM Protects Lives and Builds Resilience
Safer Together: How Disability Inclusive DRM Protects Lives and Builds Resilience Inclusive Disaster Risk Management, vulnerability and resilience, disability and inclusion The technical session addressed the following aspects: (i)…
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)…
Human Mobility in Disasters: New Applications of Data from Mobile Devices and Social Media in Recent Asian Emergencies
Human Mobility in Disasters: New Applications of Data from Mobile Devices and Social Media in Recent Asian Emergencies Mobility Data, Disasters, Data Science, Predictive Analytics The focus of this session was on recent advances in…
Holistic and Inclusive Resilience: Insights from the World Risk Poll and Sierra Leone
Holistic and Inclusive Resilience: Insights from the World Risk Poll and Sierra Leone Resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction, Data This session launched the 2023 edition of the World Risk Poll Resilience Index, showing how different…
Harnessing Transdisciplinary Approach for Diversity-Inclusive Disaster Recovery and Risk Reduction
Harnessing Transdisciplinary Approach for Diversity-Inclusive Disaster Recovery and Risk Reduction Inclusive DRR 1. Introduction Disasters pose multifaceted challenges that require comprehensive and inclusive approaches to recovery…
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…
Building a Prepared and Resilient Central Asia
Building a Prepared and Resilient Central Asia Disaster Risk Management and Financing, Best practices in Central Asia, Disaster Preparedness, and Regional Cooperation. The technical session began with opening remarks from the World…
Bringing Resiliency to the Asia-Pacific ~The Role of Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance~
Bringing Resiliency to the Asia-Pacific ~The Role of Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance~ Drawing from the ongoing activities taking place at the APEC Finance Ministers Process, and assisted by insights from the Insurance…
Bridging the Infrastructure Gap: Tools for Resilient Investments in Infrastructure for the Caribbean and beyond.
Bridging the Infrastructure Gap: Tools for Resilient Investments in Infrastructure for the Caribbean and beyond. Canada Caribbean Resilience Facility (CRF) Key Initiatives; Cutting-Edge Tools and Methodologies for Emergency…
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…