E-Resilience: Know Your Risk
It is essential that vulnerable communities and policymakers in the Asia-Pacific region are aware of the disaster risks, as this usually leads to the pursuit of preparedness and mitigation efforts, and can significantly affect ways critical ICT infrastructure is built, maintained and protected. The E-Resilience Toolkit offers insights into a spectrum of available ICT tools and best practices that may benefit policymakers, DRM professionals and vulnerable communities in Asia and the Pacific to enhance e-resilience and disaster risk management in the context of risk awareness.
Displaying 8 - 14 of 16 tools and best practices relevant to knowing your risk.
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GEOSS is a set of coordinated, independent Earth observation, information and processing systems that interact and offer information to various sectors.
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ThinkHazard! is a new web-based tool enabling non-specialists to consider the impacts of disasters on new development projects.
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GAR is a biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction and comprehensive review and analysis of the natural hazards that are affecting humanity.
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ERDAS IMAGINE is a geospatial data authoring system, including tools for remote sensing, photogrammetry and GIS processing.
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CAFRFFG entails the development and implementation of regional flash flood guidance and early warning systems.
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PDC Disaster Alert is a free, global multi-hazard monitoring and alerting application for smartphones.
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The UN-APCICT virtual academy offers training modules in ICT for Disaster Risk Management, among others.