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Highlights of the 2013 International Forum on 'Polar Data Activities in Global Data Systems'

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2023-04-04

30 Oct 2014 Held on 15–16 October 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. Selected papers from the Forum were published in a special issue of the C...
AI Attempts to Speed-Up Homeowners’ Natural Disaster Claims

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2023-04-03

Abstract Global climate catastrophes have been growing dramatically in number and severity this century, as 2021 saw natural disa...
IBM launches “Call for Codes” invests 30 million dollars to deal with natural disasters

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2023-04-03

On 24 May, 2018, IBM, together with its partners, has formally launched a global initiative called “Call for Code Global Initiativ...
Asia-Pacific gears up for major DRR gathering

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2023-04-03

Efforts to eradicate poverty in the Asia-Pacific region are being impeded by the high volume of disaster events across the regio...
The AI forecaster: Machine learning takes on weather prediction

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2023-04-03

Abstract In a new study, Weyn et al. set out to improve this sub-seasonal to seasonal forecasting, as it is known, using a novel ...
Online system records voluntary commitments to Sendai Framework

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2023-04-03

Abstract Kobe, 20 December 2018-A new initiative by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction will log voluntary commi...
4th World Landslide Forum“LANDSLIDE RESEARCH AND RISK REDUCTION FOR ADVANCING CULTURE OF LIVING WITH NATURAL HAZARDS”

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2023-04-03

Abstract The 4th World Landslide Forum held in the Cankarjev dom – Cultural and Congress Centre in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 29 M...
Soft rime and snow-break – when ice and snow bend the branches

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2023-04-03

Abstract Snow and ice damage inflict time and again large damages. They expose weak points for insects and fungi, incremental los...
The International Symposium on Integrated Governance of Large-scale Disaster and Economic Risks (May 13-14, 2017)

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2023-04-03

The International Symposium on Integrated Governance of Large-scale Disaster and Economic Risks, was held on 13-14 May 2017 in Qi...
UNESCO hosts a global policy forum on disaster risk reduction for preserving documentary heritage

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2023-04-03

Abstract Held on 11 December 2018 under the theme "Disaster Risk Reduction and Management for Sustainable Preservation of Documen...

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