UR2020 # Risk communication

   Future/ Risk/ Tick √: Future Climate Projections Show us a Possible Future Organizer: Lloyd’s Register Foundation, National University of Singapore An interactive active session, starting with a weather bulletin for the 2050s, and seeking advice from experts and the audience on risk resilient practices using future climate projections. Panelists include Met Office Climate Science,…

   Global Risk Narratives and Communications: Strategy, Tools, and Cultural Considerations Organizer: Lloyd’s Register Foundation, National University of Singapore This session launches two white papers from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk: (1) Global Risk Perception Gap: Comparing Societal Narratives and Individual Perceptions of Risk; and (2) Culture and Risk:…

   Landslides: the Next Frontier of Hazard Early Warning Organizer: Met Office Landslides are complex hazards that affect many areas of the world and cause significant loss of life and damage. Landslide early warning systems provide an opportunity to generate information in advance of such events, allowing for early actions that can reduce risks and…

   Mapathons, movement data, machine-learning – oh my! A ‘jam session’ on geospatial data innovations and how to use them Organizer: Mapbox, MIT Urban Risk Lab, Youth Innovation Lab Nepal, Thinking Machines, First Street Foundation The world of data sources that are useful for the assessment and communication of risk is expanding rapidly. New and…

   Pathways to Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Organizer: RMSI By 2050, 7 out of 10 people across the globe will be living in urban areas. Rising urbanization forces will drive current and future investment towards infrastructure. History tells us that in most cases, settlements precede infrastructure development. This leads to tremendous challenges especially when coupled with…

   Understanding risk through games Organizer: Earth Observatory of Singapore Join and play with the Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) in this interactive session where EOS brings you its Dynamic Earth Games series to communicate key ideas about disaster preparedness, acting in uncertainty and enacting evacuation plans. Speakers:Lauriane Chardot , Earth Science SpecialistJianhong Kuang ,…

   Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief (HADR) in ASEAN – Experience of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Organizer: Singapore Civil Defense Force Southeast Asia (SEA) is a region that is vulnerable and historically prone to catastrophic disasters ranging from earthquakes, tsunamis and meteorological disasters such as droughts, cyclones, floods and forest fires, leaving much…

   Using “adaptation technologies” to improve policy and planning at national level Organizer: Practical Action / IIED *this session is part of the Development & Climate Days This session is part of the Development & Climate Days.This session will look at how community-based innovation and implementation of ‘adaptation technologies’ could improve the impact of national…

   Virtual Reality and Training for Emergency Responders in a Post-COVID-19 Era Organizer: Singapore Civil Defense Force The landscape of training for the emergency response fraternity has evolved in parallel with the development of technology, from the advent of computers and the proliferation of digital and immersive technologies. Innovation in the area of tactical and…

   Monitoring Compound Risks in the Covid-19 Era Organizer: World Bank Group (WBG); United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO); Centre for Disaster Protection (CDP) Complex crises threaten development gains. The impact of a single shock—an earthquake, a severe weather event, or a disease outbreak—can amplify…

   SSTL x The World Bank HADR Challenge Pitching Session Organizer: Singapore Space and Technology Limited (SSTL), Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF) The application of satellite technology and its increasing role in providing quick, accurate and effective response to frequent and complex disaster situations is evident. Across the world, countries have recognised the…

   Extreme Wildfire Development: Why, Where and When? Organizer: FM Global In recent years, extreme wildfires have claimed lives in Asia, Europe and North America. These fires can move much faster than current models predict and overwhelm communities and emergency response measures. They are not unique to any one geography and pose the potential of…

   So what if you have data? Conversations with humanitarian decision-makers on user-centric design and data-driven approaches to flood risk reduction The ability to build climate hazard monitoring products has increased thanks to an increase in the availability of satellite data, the internet of things, other big data and the technology to analyze it. However,…

   Heatwaves in an urbanising world: Exposing the silent killer Organizer: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre Heatwaves are surprisingly deadly, killing thousands of people every year… that we know of. There are probably many more deaths that aren’t counted, especially in places where it’s hot all year. The science is also clear: heatwaves are…

   ShakeMap‐related research, development, operations, and applications Organizer: U.S. Geological Survey ShakeMap is an open-source software program employed to automatically produce a suite of maps and products that portray the geographical extent and severity of potentially damaging shaking following an earthquake. ShakeMap’s primary purpose is to provide post-earthquake situational awareness for emergency management and response…

   Implementing real-time disaster risk models: Collaborations across government, non-profits, academia and private sector in Mozambique and the Bahamas Organizer: Direct Relief, Facebook Data for Good, Pacific Disaster Center, Harvard School of Public Health During the response to Cyclones Idai and Kenneth in Mozambique, and Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas, new collaborations emerged to support…

     Access the past and foretell the future: Peering into the crystal ball of early action Organizer: NASA and IFRC From earth observations and weather forecasts to machine learning and predictive modeling, the science and technology of today enables people and organizations to collect decades of data and improve our understanding of future risks….

   From darkness to illumination: Climate grief and resilience in a sea of warnings Organizer: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt It’s getting scary: our global climate is changing, and humanity is not doing what’s needed to properly address causes and consequences. If you are informed and sensitive, you confront an…

   From black swans to boiling frogs: How to understand risk, visualize risk scenarios, and build agency for early action Organizer: NASA and Earth Observatory of Singapore A myriad of risks exist, but it is our understanding and action in regard to these events that often lead to greater loss of lives and to livelihoods….

   Crossroads: Managing intersecting risks of conflict, violence, disasters and climate change Organizer: GIZ, UNDP, ODI, IFRC, ICRC, EU In many countries of AFR, MENA and EAP, communities are affected by both natural hazards, the impacts of climate change and protracted crisis associated with fragility, conflict and violence (FCV). Furthermore, risks of violence and natural…

   Evaluating COVID-19 transmission in cities: The COVID-19 City Disaster Vulnerability Index Organizer: World Bank Most governments around the world continue to grapple with containing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and determining appropriate measures to keep economies running with minimum costs to health systems and livelihoods. As with disaster risk, one thing we are…

   Misinformation, disinformation, and risk: When science alone doesn’t cut it Organizer: BBC Media Action, NASA, Columbia University Earth Institute’s International Research Institute with Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre Information alone in insufficient for prompting action in regard to the reduction of risk. Cognitive biases, blind-spots, and social norms are just some of the…

   Catching fire: Evolving wildfire response for catastrophic events Organizer: World Bank This moderated panel discussion will bring together global wildfire and disaster management leaders to explore technological innovations, share practical insights and explore meaningful solutions to the growing challenge of catastrophic wildfires. As the climate changes, the world has marked a significant increase in…

   Taking the risk out of using risk profiles: The Risk Viewer tool for Latin America and Caribbean Organizer: World Bank A large number of disaster risk profiles exist that can be used for a variety of purposes: to evaluate the impact of disasters, inform risk reduction measures, assess fiscal impact of disasters and catalyze…

   Understanding and assessing climate change risk to cultural heritage: The Climate Vulnerability Index applied to the Caribbean forts Organizer: CVI, James Cook University, ICOMOS, INES Ingenieros, WeArchitects, Moun Studi Introduction to the Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) methodology and how its application can help identify and determine the most appropriate mitigation measures to be integrated…

   On Bullshit, Candor and Climate Risk: Reconciling Intent, Words and Actions Organizer: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre *this session is part of the Development & Climate Days Why a humanitarian event on “bullshit”? The answer is simple: it is our job to care. And as climate risk management practitioners it’s hard to care…

   A call to action for resilience: Moving from research to practice Organizer: NASA and ImageCat, Inc. The applications of earth observations (EO) in the context of risk assessment are compelling, yet relatively little has been done to extend the use of EO data to the management of risk and enhancing resilience. The advent of…

   Surviving natural hazards through gameplay Organizer: art-science-media.com, SERNAGEOMIN, Universitat de Barcelona Using the Earth Girl Volcano free casual strategy game as a case study, this session examines a people-centric approach to providing populations at risk with a science-based but engaging set of effective survival tools. Topics include game design, scientific foundations, and field work….

Early warning for early action: Toward more behaviorally-informed early warning systems Organizer: Food for the Hungry “EWSs are only as good as the actions they catalyse; action is an essential part of any warning system. If a warning is sounded, and no one takes the action that the warning was intended to trigger, then the…

   Doing drainage differently: Tackling urban flooding in the future mega-city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Organizer: World Bank Every year floods in the Msimbazi River Valley in Dar es Salaam result in deaths and millions of dollars of infrastructure and economic losses. The Msimbazi Valley is a strategically important area in the city. Two…

   The development impact of open risk analytics Organizer: Risk Modelling Group of the Insurance Development ForumInsuResilience Secretariat There are many human factors in risk decision-making, but we know that to manage and finance risk it helps to quantify it. However countries and cities interested in building their risk understanding do not always have access…

   RiskChanges: An open source tool for multi-hazard risk assessment and decision making Organizer: Geoinformatics Center, Asian Institute of Technology – ITC, University of Twente This session will provide an advanced approach for multi-hazard risk assessment providing how risk changes over time, and how the information on changing risks can be used for disaster risk…

   Launch of the Global Model for Earthquake Social Vulnerability and Resilience Organizer: Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Background Social Vulnerability (SVR) modelling is an important aspect of not just understanding risk but also in reducing disaster risk at any given scale. SVR modelling can give disaster management professionals, especially at the country level, the ability…

   Building Urban Resilience in Southern Africa: Dialogue of Mayors and City Leaders Organizer: World Bank, SADC, DIMSUR The session will be an opportunity for city leaders, government representatives and DRR practitioners from across Southern Africa to come together and:- Present the Regional Assessment of urban vulnerability and resilience in Southern Africa. – Share experiences…

   How to construct an inclusive city weather and early warning system Organizer: Resurgence How would you go about creating a forecasting and early warning system in which the principles of inclusivity and co-design are applied to the absolute maximum? Resurgence has been applying a range of approaches and tools under an umbrella service, a…

   What is a flood? Risk perceptions and decisions Organizer: World Bank (Urban Floods Community of Practice), NUS Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk, NUS Deltares This session seeks to examine flood risk perception and its implications for decisions on prevention and preparedness. Flood risk perception is the assessment of the…

   Breaking the silos: From single to comprehensive multi-hazard risk frameworks Organizer: Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University Amsterdam; Philippines Red Cross, German Red Cross and 510, an initiative of the Netherlands Red Cross; Deltares; Marsh & McLennan Advantage, Singapore; UN MGCY The conventional multi-hazard framework is still characterized by hazard-silo thinking. This causes disaster…

   Are present-day infrastructure disaster risk models still applicable in a post Covid-19 world? Organizer: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Lloyds Register Foundation, Resilience Shift, University of Oxford Critical infrastructure systems, such as energy, transportation, water, waste, and digital communications, are the backbone of modern economies and societies. Failures of these systems can result in large-scale economic…

   An Interdisciplinary Approach to Forecasting and Early Warning Systems: A Role Paying Game Organizer: Water Youth NetworkPolytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Center of Applied Research in Hydrometeorology (CRAHI)University of Reading Forecasting and Early Warning Systems (EWSs) help societies prepare for and respond to all types of disasters, including those due to hydro-meteorological hazards. In…

   Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems: Enabling early and effective action to Tropical Cyclones Organizer: World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 2020 marks the 40th Anniversary of WMO’s Tropical Cyclone Programme, which has coordinated national and regional multi-hazard early warning system efforts to reduce the loss of life and damage caused by tropical cyclones. The hazards associated with…

Reshaping a resilient future in response to COVID-19 Organizer: Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC), World Resources Institute (WRI), International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Complex Systems in Transition (CST) *this session is part of the Development & Climate Days The COVID-19 crisis has…

   Risk information from the decision maker’s perspective: What they wish you knew and what they need you to tell them Organizer: REAP Globally, regionally, and in many contexts, nationally we have unprecedented access to early warning information and risk analysis. At the same time, many organizations, governments and communities are gradually moving from a…

   Acting early before disasters: What can go wrong? Organizer: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre The evidence is irrefutable: Humor can help improve communication, build relationships, enhance problem solving, increase productivity, and strengthen leadership. Because our work requires creative learning and dialogue, the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre has been working with partners…

   Understanding risk through games: An up close and intimate session Organizer: Earth Observatory of Singapore Join the Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) in this interactive session and play the actual card / board games virtually. You will get into discussion with your teammates and make decisions that will direct the fate of your own…

   Disaster Risk Reduction in Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh: Enacting a relational model of risk communication Organizer: New York University; Bangladesh Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP); UN Women, Bangladesh Red Crescent/American Red Cross/IFRC in Bangladesh; Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Centre; The World Bank The panel will take up different dimensions of work surrounding risk communication and disaster risk reduction…

   Forming radical collaborations to address climate and disaster risk: The Understanding Risk Field Lab Organizer: Co-Risk Labs, Earth Observatory of Singapore, Arup, University of Toronto As an all-of-society challenge, addressing climate and disaster risk issues will require diverse participation and collaboration across boundaries of all sorts, whether they be disciplinary, national, professional, cultural, age,…

   Who’s missing information? Towards inclusive risk communication Organizer: The World Bank South Asia Climate and Disaster Risk Management Unit, Social Development Unit, & GFDRR Labs team; Ministry of Public Administration and Disaster Management, Sri Lanka; Google; California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; and City of New Orleans What makes some information more helpful than…

   Geo-powering Cities for Resilience Organizer: World Bank’s City Planning Labs This session is part of the Development & Climate Days. The urban data revolution has already started. Over the last decade, cities have been offered unprecedented opportunities to mobilize geospatial data to enhance livability and reduce vulnerability through risk-informed decision making. Data is helping…

   Risk-informed development planning in Bangladesh Organizer:  National Resilience Programme (Programming Division Part), Bangladesh Planning Commission Although Bangladesh has made significant progress in disaster risk management, the country is still at risk of growing loss and damage due to disaster and climate stresses. Limitations are found in incorporating disaster and climate change risks in all…

   Expert collaboration to support disaster risk financing: Developing new models and views of risk Organizer: AIR Worldwide Progress towards closing the protection gap will require collaboration between experts across disciplines, organizations, and geographies to quickly develop and deploy new models. This session will review successful case studies to demonstrate the benefits of this expert…

   Earthquake disaster preparedness through public engagement Organizer: Miyamoto International in collaboration with the University of Tokyo (Disaster Management Training Center) If you cannot imagine it, you cannot prepare for it. Using the disaster imagination tool developed by distinguished Professor Meguro at University of Tokyo, a leading hub of innovation around disaster risk reduction and…

   Understanding Risk Financing and Assessment: Living Case Studies Organizer: The World Bank Group – Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program This session will feature a series of short interventions focusing on different aspects of Risk Assessment. We will be showcasing living case studies through a series of “Paired Ignites”. The first speaker will provide…