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Learning from business – Risk bow-ties
A risk bow-tie is a visual method through which all key knowledge regarding a risk can be portrayed on a single page. Bow-ties allow discussions and decisions to be made in an objective and rapid manner by organisations that use them.
Learning from big innovations in small island states
The same is true of the world’s small island developing states (SIDS), which account for less than 1% of the world’s population. They are also some of the world’s most vulnerable countries to disasters and climate change.
Flying robots: Using UAVs to Understand Disaster Risk
Emergency management includes drone management – whether countries realize it or not. Within the realm of Disaster Risk Management, use cases worldwide are demonstrating the incredible value of drones for addressing critical information gaps.
A Picture is Worth 1,000 Actions
Despite the obvious utility of EO data, the use of these important datasets remains limited. This disconnect comes down to the communication among imagery providers, translators, and users.
Must disasters cascade like dominoes?
Resilience, in its highest form, entails the elusive ability to prevent disasters from cascading. Can your business, industry, community, or nation contain a disaster as a solitary “domino”? Or will a single event trigger a cascade of human and economic setbacks?
Communicating Volcanic Risk: Lava, Eruptions, and Uncertainty
While signs of volcanic activity can provide adequate time for preparation and evacuation, the very same signs can also create conditions of extreme uncertainty. So, what have we learned from recent experiences on the challenges of communicating volcanic risk?
Go with the flow – Adaptive management for urban flood risk
Urban flood risk management is a dynamic challenge - the problem and circumstances keep changing, which constantly requires innovative approaches to the issue.
