UR2020 # Infrastructure

   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…

   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…

   Putting resilience in place: Learn to apply cloud AI disruptive geospatial technologies people will use for decision making Organizer: Mapbox, Microsoft AI for Good, Planet, World Bank A new generation of converging geospatial, cloud, AI, and big data technologies now provide fresh opportunities to improve public sector decision making towards resilience a range of…

   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…

   A planet remade? How solar geoengineering may deliberately change (y)our climate – and how we understand risk Organizer: Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre We are entering the era of climate change consequences. Regional and local impacts are becoming more manifest. An increasingly feasible technological option that was once seen as crazy and taboo…

   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…

   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…

   Recalibrating approaches towards urban resilience investments: System thinking and prioritization methods for decision making Organizer: The World Bank The objective of this session is to introduce and debate a set of existing and emerging methodologies to prioritize resilient infrastructure investments (e.g., betweenness centrality/connectivity analysis, accessibility indexes, criticality analysis, community-based participation, etc.) that can be…

   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…

   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…

   Designing Schools of the Future to Build Education Resilience post COVID-19 Organizer: The World Bank’s Global Program for Safer Schools, The World Bank Education Global Practice The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated at a global scale the devastating impacts that school closures can have on learning outcomes and the development of children, particularly the poorest…

   Land and geospatial information systems: A cornerstone to improve resilience Organizer: The World Bank When disasters displace people and they are forced to leave their homes behind, land records can offer critical protection of their property rights. This is crucial, since land and homes are usually the main assets that people have and being…

   What do we learn when we map a city? Voices and impacts from Open Cities Africa Organizer: World Bank / GFDRR; Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Since 2017, the Open Cities Africa program has trained more than 500 neighborhood residents, university students, and civil servants how to use phones, cameras, drones and other tech to…

Geohazard risk monitoring and mitigation approaches for increasing the Himalayan road network resiliency against climate change In order to achieve a resilient management of transportation networks, the impacts related to the occurrence of natural hazards as well as those derived from climate change have to be taken into consideration. For doing so, vulnerable elements of…

   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…

   Virtual site visit: Green infrastructure and nature-based solutions for urban flood resilience in Singapore Organizer: World Bank – Urban, Disaster Risk Management (DRM), Resilience, and Land GP; World Bank – Urban Floods Community of Practice (UFCOP); Public Utilities Board (PUB) Singapore; National University of Singapore (NUS) The objective of this technical session is to…

   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…