The second edition of the book entitled Flood Forecasting: A Global Perspective was recently launched and it covers ...

Handbook on the use of risk knowledge for multi-hazard early warning systems 2024 ...

The launch event of the Atlas of the Human Planet 2024 will be an occasion to explore how information on population and human ...

The Ninth Session of the Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (AfRP-9) and the Eighth High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction to be held in person from 21 to 24 October 2024 in ...

UN-SPIDER and ZFL Participate In The Early Warnings For All Forum For Africa In Windhoek ...

From 22nd to 24th October, more than 700 stakeholders involved in disaster risk reduction in Africa are gathering in Windhoek, Namibia, under the umbrella of the 9th Africa Regional Platform for ...

Disaster response efforts benefit substantially from the use of information on the geographical extent of the hazard that triggered the disaster. For example, maps of the geographical extent of floods ...

On 15th October, the European Space Agency (ESA) officially kicked off their new project, Ciseres, at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan. Ciseres is a small satellite mission ...

In March 2015, 187 Members States of the United Nations launched the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. The framework called for the implementation of efforts at the local, ...