Earth Observations for Disaster Risk Assessment & Resilience
According to a UN report, between 1998 and 2017, the U.S. alone lost USD$944.8 billion from disasters. Between 1978 and 2017, losses from extreme weather events rose by 251 percent. It is critical to develop disaster management strategies to reduce and mitigate disaster risks. A major factor in regional risk assessment is the evaluating the vulnerability of lives and property to disasters. Environmental information about disasters, their spatial impact, and their temporal evolution can plan an important role as well.
This webinar series will focus on Earth observation (EO) data useful for disaster risk assessment. The series will cover natural disasters including tropical cyclones, flooding, wildfires, and heat stress. The training will also include access of socioeconomic and disaster damage data. Sessions 3 & 4 will cover case studies and operational applications of EO for disaster risk assessment.
By the end of this training, attendees will:
- learn about available NASA remote sensing and socioeconomic data and how to combine them for assessing risk
- understand how to apply these data for assessing risk from floods and tropical cyclones in specific regions
- learn how operational agencies are using NASA data for risk management
Registration Information:
There is no cost for the webinar, but you must register to attend the webinar series. There will be two time slots to take this training in, and both will be broadcast in English. Professional organizations in the public and private sectors engaged in water resources management and monitoring will be given preference over organizations focused primarily on research.