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Mission
The Flood Observatory’s mission is to:
- Conduct global remote sensing-based fresh water measurement and mapping in “near real time” and record such information into a permanent archive.
- Collaborate with humanitarian and water organizations in partnerships for enabling the maximum utility of such information.
- Perform hydrological research in the area of surface water variability, using both remote sensing and modeling, and continue to develop new methods of measuring the Earth’s water cycle.
The organization has no registered commitments.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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Each year, floods cause devastating losses and damage across the world. Growing population in ill-planned flood prone coastal and riverine areas are increasingly exposed to more extreme rainfall events.