UR2020 # Earthquake

   Green Thumbs: Innovations in Modelling Tools for Nature-based Solutions Nature-based solutions (NBS) are a new way to manage risks and provide people with protection against hazards, such as floods and erosion. Instead of using conventional engineering measures such as dams, dikes or embankments, nature-based solutions employ natural capital such as mangroves or salt marshes…

   Mapathons, machine-learning, models – oh my! A friendly debate about data sources and how to use them> The world of data sources that are useful for the assessment and communication of risk is expanding rapidly. New and emerging data sources, especially for geospatial data, present exciting opportunities to aid disaster prevention, preparation, response, and…

   Dynamic cities, dynamic risk – Representing urban change in disaster risk models The world’s urban population continues to grow rapidly in many parts of the world, with urban areas expanding or densifying to accommodate this growth. As a result, new structures are built on previously undeveloped land, density of development is intensified and multiple…

   ShakeMap‐related research, development, operations, and applications Showcasing, demonstrating and launching a tool-kit identify · use · Data · risk assessment · earthquake 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…

   Launch of road geohazard risk management tools and products: Theory into practice use · Infrastructure · landslide · earthquake · tsunami · volcano Geohazards are increasing across the globe due to climate change and increase the risk of long-term disruption to transport systems. A reliable and efficient transport system/network is a major catalyst for…

In this event we aim to show how scientific collaboration and investments in innovation and research are fundamental to understand Disaster Risk and thus are essential components of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. We will bring risk champions to the stage, to share their experience and show the difference they made, often using a…

In the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami which struck Sulawesi, Indonesia in October, 2018 Direct Relief joined efforts with the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Center) and the leading Indonesian civil society organization Muhammadiyah, to link health-sector and housing needs for the sake of immediate recovery and long-term risk…

Risk, in its technical (and classic) definition is the product of three factors: hazard, exposure and vulnerability. Curiously, only in 2015 the UNDRR clearly defined that the aforementioned entities are represented also by communities and individuals, enlarging vulnerability to a set of intrinsic characteristics with a human feature. In the correct and effective estimation of…

At the forefront of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is the measurement and communication of risk from natural hazards and disasters such as those caused by earthquakes.
To better understand and communicate earthquake risk, a multitude of initiatives have developed state-of-the-art modeling capabilities and software tools.

The conventional multi-hazard framework is still characterized by hazard-silo thinking, i.e. disaster risk reduction (DRR) is seen through the lens of one single hazard, neglecting interactions with other potential hazards and dynamic vulnerabilities.