UR2020 # Infrastructure

   Pathways to Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Thursday, Dec 03, UTC 04:00 to 04:55 Organizer: RMSI Building resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks is paramount to sustainable development. Identification and estimation of risk from various natural and man-made calamities is the first step in this direction. Over time, while hazard…

   SSTL x The World Bank HADR Challenge Pitching Session Thursday, Dec 03, UTC 11:00 to 11:55 Organizer: Singapore Space and Technology Limited (SSTL), Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF) Pitching session of 5 HADR Challenge finalists UR2020 Home Frequently Asked Questions Agenda Community Sessions UR Collaboration Session tags Identify Communicate Use AI /…

   Fast-Moving Wildfires: Why, Where and When? Thursday, Dec 03, UTC 15:00 to 15:55 Organizer: FM Global In recent years, fast moving wildfires have claimed lives in Asia, Europe and North America. These fires move much faster than current models predict and overwhelm communities and emergency response measures. They are not unique to any one…

   Putting resilience in place: Learn to apply cloud AI disruptive geospatial technologies people will use for decision making Thursday, Dec 3, UTC 15:00 to 15:55 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…

   ShakeMap‐related research, development, operations, and applications Thursday, Dec 3, UTC 16:00 to 17:55 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…

   A planet remade? How solar geoengineering may deliberately change (y)our climate – and how we understand risk Thursday, Dec 3, UTC 16:00 to 16:55 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…

   Taking the risk out of using risk profiles: The Risk Viewer tool for Latin America and Caribbean Wednesday, Dec 02, UTC 15:00 to 15:55 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,…

   Understanding and assessing climate change risk to cultural heritage: The Climate Vulnerability Index applied to the Caribbean forts Wednesday, Dec 02, UTC 15:00 to 15:55 Organizer: CVI, James Cook University, ICOMOS, INES Ingenieros, WeArchitects, Moun Studi The Caribbean is one of the most hazard prone regions in the world, and its cultural heritage is…

   A call to action for resilience: Moving from research to practice Tuesday, Dec 01, UTC 17:00 to 17:55 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…

   Recalibrating approaches towards urban resilience investments: System thinking and prioritization methods for decision making Thursday, Dec 03, UTC 12:00 to 12:55 Organizer: The World Bank This community session event is open to all particularly to engineers, researchers, managers and decision makers that deal with urban resiliency. While some of the methods introduced during this…

   Doing drainage differently: Tackling urban flooding in the future mega-city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Thursday, Dec 03, UTC 12:00 to 12:55 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…

   Breaking the silos: From single to comprehensive multi-hazard risk frameworks Thursday, Dec 03, UTC 10:00 to 11:55 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…

   Are present-day infrastructure disaster risk models still applicable in a post Covid-19 world? Wednesday, Dec 02, UTC 12:00 to 12:55 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…

   Designing Schools of the Future to Build Education Resilience post COVID-19 Wednesday, Dec 02, UTC 12:00 to 12:55 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…

   Land and geospatial information systems: A cornerstone to improve resilience Wednesday, Dec 02, UTC 11:00 to 11:55 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…

   What do we learn when we map a city? Voices and impacts from Open Cities Africa Wednesday, Dec 02, UTC 11:00 to 11:55 Organizer: World Bank / GFDRR; Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) In one year and 12 cities, the Open Cities Africa program trained neighborhood residents, university students, and civil servants how to use…

  Thursday, Dec 03, UTC 02:00 to 02:55 Geohazard risk monitoring and mitigation approaches for increasing the Himalayan road network resiliency against climate change Organizer: Michigan Technological University; KOKUSAI KOGYO CO; icem – International Centre for Environmental Management, INES Ingenieros, World Bank, JICA, BHUTAN DOR Climate change is leading to a more extreme environment and…

   Developing a policy framework for investment in disaster resilience Thursday, Dec 03, UTC 04:00 to 04:55 Organizer: Deloitte Access Economics Deloitte Access Economics has explored the costs of natural disasters and associated policy implications in Australia since 2013. Our research advocates for practical solutions to increase resilience, such as incorporating resilience into investment decisions…

   Fast-moving wildfires: Why, where and when? Wednesday, Dec 02, UTC 02:00 to 02:55 Organizer: FM Global In recent years, fast moving wildfires have claimed lives in Asia, Europe and North America. These fires move much faster than current models predict and overwhelm communities and emergency response measures. They are not unique to any one…

     Geo-powering Cities for Resilience Thursday, Dec 03, UTC 02:00 to 03:55 Organizer: World Bank’s City Planning Labs 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 cities prioritize…

   Virtual site visit: Green infrastructure and nature-based solutions for urban flood resilience in Singapore Wednesday, Dec 02, UTC 04:00 to 04:55 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) This…

   Earthquake disaster preparedness through public engagement Wednesday, Dec 02, UTC 03:00 to 03:55 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 the University of Tokyo, a leading…