Innovations in Disaster Risk Reduction 2017
Course dates: July 24-28, 2017
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. 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, Early Warning Systems, 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), researchers and civil society. No prior experience in application of geospatial technologies in DRR is required.
Workshop Directors
Viktor Lagutov, Central European University, Hungary
Armen Grigoryan, UNDP Regional Centre for Europe and CIS, Turkey
Workshop Faculty
Vanessa Aellen, Group of Earth Observation (GEO) Secretariat
Jeff Baranyi, Esri
Lorant Czaran, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
Robert Nagy, Hexagon Geospatial
Ed Parsons, Google
Sean Reynolds, American University of Armenia
András Szöllősi-Nagy, International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO
Application Information
For further information on the workshop and application procedures, please visit: https://summeruniversity.ceu.edu/disaster-2017 or contact us at info@isepei.org. Limited financial support is available for applicants from developing countries.
Additional Information
This workshop is a joint activity between United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Central European University and DG Joint Research Centre through the ISEPEI project. This course is a part of the “Bridging ICTs and Environment” workshop series. It is run under the organizational framework of the CEU Summer University.