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Central Asia plans to implement the “DesInventar-Sendai” system software for disaster risk reduction

Capacity Development

2023-04-04

Abstract The United Nations office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), in collaboration with the CIMA Research Foundation and th...
Mangrove forests won’t be able to spread further in South Africa, so protecting them is crucial

Ecosystems Ecological Restoration Mangrove Forest

2023-04-04

Abstract Through a combination of species modelling and ocean modelling, Jacqueline L Raw discovered it is South Africa’s high w...
Millions at risk as drylands degrade, finds study

Drylands research degradation and desertification

2023-04-04

Abstract Drylands are experiencing increasingly levels of degradation and desertification, changes that could put already vulnera...
Predict, Monitor, and Mobilize: Deploying AI for Smart Disaster Response

Artificial intelligence Climate change Data science Disaster response Machine learning

2023-04-04

Abstract As climate change unfolds, natural disasters that strike with previously unthinkable force have become our new normal. ...
Study shows Urban Green Cover Impacts Human Mortality Rates

Ecosystems Ecological Restoration Human Mortality Rate Urban Green Cover

2023-04-04

Abstract A recent nationwide study announced in summer 2022 led by the Boston University School of Public Health in US has spelle...
Devastating Floods in Pakistan

remote sensing Floods

2023-04-04

Abstract Since mid-June 2022, Pakistan has been drenched by extreme monsoon rains that have led to the country’s worst flooding ...
New AI system predicts how to prevent wildfires

Neural network wildfire prediction

2023-04-04

Abstract Wildfires are a growing threat in a world shaped by climate change. Now, researchers at Aalto University have developed...
New satellite mapping with AI can quickly pinpoint hurricane damage across an entire state to spot where people may be trapped

Artificial intelligence Hurricane satellite mapping

2023-04-04

Abstract Hurricane Ian left an extraordinarily broad path of destruction across much of South Florida. That was evident in repor...
The pandemic is global, but the risk is local

Community-based DRR

2023-04-04

Mr. Amjad Abbashar, Chief of the UNDRR Africa Regional Office opened the webinar noting that, “UNDRR advocates for the empowerme...
Artificial Intelligence and Satellite Imagery for Wildfire Disaster Management

Artificial intelligence machine learning satellite imagery wildfire disaster management

2023-04-04

Abstract The use of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in disaster management seeks to help in mitigation wildfires case...

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