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Better Understanding Disaster Risk: A New Dataset Is Set to Make a Difference
Until today, you had two choices for this kind of 3D surface map: rely on the free, low-resolution model from the U.S. Government and contend with results that have severe limitations and significant uncertainty, or commission a more accurate high-resolution model of the terrain at significant cost.
InaSAFE Video
This promo video explains the new features in InaSAFE 2.0. InaSAFE is free software that allows disaster managers to study realistic natural hazard impact scenarios for better planning, preparedness and response activities. It provides a simple but rigorous way to combine data from scientists, local governments and communities to provide insights into the likely impacts of future disaster events.
Call for Papers: Scoping Report for an Open Risk Data and Modelling Platform
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) are developing a Scoping Report that seeks to explore the need for a new open risk data and modelling platform to improve the understanding of disaster risk in developing countries...
Launch of the Risk Assessment Reference Guide from GFDRR
In 1999, the state of Odisha, India, was hit by the most powerful tropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean, causing nearly 10,000 fatalities and $5 billion in damages. For the next decade, the government of Odisha and partners worked to identify and mitigate cyclone risk...
Innovative Apps for Disaster Risk Reduction Win Global Attention
What if a mobile phone app could save your life or prevent you from submerging your car on a flooded road? Technologists working through the Code for Resilience community have been developing just that sort of live-saving technology.
Announcing the Code for Resilience Finalists
The World Bank today announced the Finalists of the Code For Resilience Online Innovation Challenge, a competition to surface locally-driven innovations that address global disaster resilience challenges.