Innovations in Disaster Risk Reduction 2016 | In-Service ICT Training for Environmental Professionals

Course dates: July 11-15, 2016
Venue: Central European University, Budapest, Hungary

Workshop Information

The Innovations in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) workshop will highlight recent advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs) and how they are empowering both decision-makers and citizens to play a proactive role in managing disaster risks and providing more effective disaster response.

The workshop will build upon experience and expertise in ICTs and DRR by both UNDP and a diverse network of organizations, who have come together over the past two years to train environmental professionals in the field (http://isepei.org/workshops). Combining regional UNDP experience, ICT industry expertise, and accumulated first-hand knowledge by this global community of practice, the workshop will offer both theoretical and practical skills in disaster risk reduction, monitoring, and recovery.

Best practice case studies will be highlighted, through which technologies have been proven to be highly effective tools in disaster management. The transformative digital opportunities provided by the workshop will allow its participants to integrate know-how in a decision-making process, facilitate response and establish multi-stakeholder partnership for regional and global cooperation.

Program themes will include ICTs for DRR, innovations in climate risk management (CRM) and disaster preparedness and response, smart cities, and integration of relevant innovative solutions into sectoral and municipal development. A range of technologies will be presented including remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), big data, citizen science, mobile technologies, data portals, and more.

Target Group

The workshop is targeted at representatives of regional and country offices of UN agencies, National Focal Points of international conventions, relevant government agencies (e.g. Ministries of Emergency Situations, Environment, Communications), academia, researchers and civil society.

Workshop Directors

Viktor Lagutov, Central European University, Hungary
Armen Grigoryan, UNDP Regional Centre for Europe and CIS, Turkey

Workshop Faculty

Lorant Czaran, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, Austria
Jan Daňhelka, Czech Hydromet, Czech Republic
Jens Danzeglocke, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany
James Douris, World Meteorological Organization, Switzerland
Zsuzsanna Gabor, Central European University, Hungary
Hendrik Hoff, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Hungary
Chiara Proietti, DG Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Rok Strlic, Motorola Solutions, Germany

Application Information

For further information on the workshop and application procedures, please visit: http://summeruniversity.ceu.edu/disaster-2016.

Additional Information

This workshop is a joint activity between UNDP, Central European University and DG Joint Research Centre through the ISEPEI Project. It is run under the organizational framework of the CEU Summer University.