Innovations in Disaster and Climate Risk Reduction
How can the information and communication technologies (ICTs) empower decision makers and citizens to play a proactive role in management and effective response to natural disasters? The Innovations in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) workshop will highlight the recent advances in ICTs and their impact on decision making. The workshop will build upon experience and expertise in ICTs and DRR by both UNDP and a diverse network of organizations, who have come together over the past several years to train environmental professionals in the field. Combining regional UNDP experience, ICT industry expertise, and accumulated first-hand knowledge by this global community of practice, the workshop will offer both theoretical and practical skills in disaster risk reduction, monitoring, and recovery.
Topics
Best practice case studies will be highlighted, through which technologies have been proven to be highly effective tools in disaster management. The transformative digital opportunities provided by the workshop will allow its participants to integrate know-how in a decision-making process, facilitate response and establish multi-stakeholder partnership for regional and global cooperation. The main topics are:
- ICTs for DRR
- Early warning systems
- Innovations in climate risk management (CRM)
- Disaster preparedness and response
- Smart cities and integration of relevant innovative solutions into sectoral and municipal development
- Presentation of technologies including remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), big data, citizen science, mobile technologies, data portals and more
Target Group
The course aims at UN staff, primarily of the UNDP Country offices in Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia, National Focal Points of International Conventions (e.g. Black Sea Commission), relevant government officials (e.g. Ministries of Emergencies, Environment, Communications), researchers and civil society representatives.
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https://summeruniversity.ceu.edu/disaster-climate-risk-reduction-2020