E-Resilience & Risk Reduction

ReliefWeb is a web-based humanitarian information source on global crises and disasters, containing data, maps, reports, multimedia and training tools.

A crisis analysis and visualization tool that provides real-time situational information from various data sources with regard to fires in Indonesia.

PreventionWeb is a web-based platform for the disaster risk community offering news, tools, maps, publications and a collaborative environment.

Mobile4D is a disaster and information alerting system that enables timely notification and crowdsourcing of disaster information in Lao PDR.

A mobile application that challenges players from all ages (particularly children) to learn how to protect themselves and those around them from floods.

A mobile application that makes learning about disaster risk reduction actions interesting and engaging for people of all ages, particularly children.

The EWS 1294 system provides NCDM with the ability to send voice based alerts in the event of a natural disaster in Cambodia.

DEWN is an emergency message system in Sri Lanka to send mass alerts as well as specific warnings to people in various regions.

The Sahana Alerting and Messaging Broker (SAMBRO) is a Sahana Eden template designed for Multi-Agency Situational-Awareness.

The Glacial Lake Inventory platform provides an overview of lakes in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas region using satellite imagery.

The Nepal Multi Level Risk Assessment For Flood system provides an interactive interface to analyze historical disaster event and loss database.

The forest fire detection and monitoring system for Bhutan facilitates data acquisition, processing and reporting of fire location information automatically.

The portal offers an overview of areas most in need by combining pre-disaster community risk assessments and post-disaster data.

An online resource to help mobile network operators join forces with NGOs rapidly and effectively in times of disasters.

The DART real-time tsunami monitoring systems positioned throughout oceans play a key role in tsunami forecasting.

The Glacier smartphone application provides facts and figures on worldwide glacier changes to decision-makers and the general public.

The Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) is a space-based satellite system that can assist disaster rescue operations.

The Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards is a multidisciplinary research center with the goal of helping reduce the impacts of hazards.

The South Asia Drought Monitoring system provides a weekly map that reflects drought conditions in the South Asia subregion.

The Beidou Navigation Satellite system is used to monitor natural disasters occurring in the Peoples Republic of China.

PCRAFI aims to provide the Pacific Island Countries with disaster risk modeling and assessment tools.

InaSAFE is free software that produces realistic natural hazard impact scenarios for better planning, preparedness and response activities.

Pakistan Disaster Info is an open source data platform that aims to enable sharing of geospatial datasets and maps on hazards and exposure.

GeoDASH is a geospatial data storing and sharing platform for compiling, updating, and sharing geospatial databases.

Open Data for Resilience Initiative is designed to reduce vulnerability to natural hazard through data collection and data analysis.

GEOSS is a set of coordinated, independent Earth observation, information and processing systems that interact and offer information to various sectors.

ThinkHazard! is a new web-based tool enabling non-specialists to consider the impacts of disasters on new development projects.

GAR is a biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction and comprehensive review and analysis of the natural hazards that are affecting humanity.

Alerts and information on tsunamis, tropical cyclones and extreme weather events is offered by VMGD in Vanuatu.

GeoNet Quake is a smartphone application that provides information and alerts with regard to earthquake hazard in New Zealand.

New Zealand uses seismic sensors able to characterise potential tsunami-generating earthquakes occurring off the country's coast.

eBayanihan is a mobile and web-based participatory disaster management system that allows citizens to participate in contributing to DRM.

Reducing risks of submarine cable cuts is essential to ensure resilient ICT connectivity.

Get Ready Get Thru is an online multilingual guide for New Zealand to plan for and respond to disasters.

The Earthquake Model Central Asia (EMCA) is a Global Earthquake Model (GEM) regional program coordinated by the GFZ.

J-SHIS publishes several seismic hazard maps for Japan, offering information and data on earthquakes.

The Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation is a public-private partnership that drives a global collaborative effort in which science is applied to develop high-quality resources for transparent assessment of earthquake risk and to facilitate their application for risk management around the globe. The GEM Foundation works in 4 main areas:

ERDAS IMAGINE is a geospatial data authoring system, including tools for remote sensing, photogrammetry and GIS processing.

Space Applications for Environment (SAFE) is a voluntary initiative to encourage environmental monitoring in the long term to understand environmental changes. SAFE may be useful for risk reduction and adaptation programs associated with disasters and environmental risks. The Asia-Pacific region contains approximately two thirds of the world’s population, and it faces a huge threat from disasters, including droughts and floods. Therefore, it is important to monitor climatic parameters as well as possible effects related to climate and environmental changes.

CAFRFFG entails the development and implementation of regional flash flood guidance and early warning systems.

The Risk Atlas is a compendium of risk maps for the area, population, agriculture and infrastructure in Bangladesh.

PDC Disaster Alert is a free, global multi-hazard monitoring and alerting application for smartphones.

The Cyclone Preparedness Program (CPP) operates an extensive network of radio communications facilities in the coastal areas of Bangladesh.

A pilot flood early warning system in the Terai region in India and Nepal has been initiated.

The UN-APCICT virtual academy offers training modules in ICT for Disaster Risk Management, among others.

Sahana is a free, open-source modular software platform for disaster management and humanitarian assistance.

IDRN is a web-based platform for managing inventories of equipment, human resources and critical supplies for emergency response.

PAGASA provides weather forecasts and risk / flood hazard maps through ICT in the Philippines.

EM-DAT is an online database of historical disaster related information maintained by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). Its is a global database on natural and technological disasters, containing essential core data on the occurrence and effects of more than 21,000 disasters in the world, from 1900 to present.

By dialing 10941 in Bangladesh, people can receive emergency alerts related to weather, rainfall, cyclones, floods and landslides.

The Flood Forecasting & Warning Centre (FFWC) provides rainfall and water level tables, forecasting and warnings with regard to flooding in Bangladesh.

The AI weather chatbot directly interacts with users through mobile phones giving weather related information in Singapore.

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology of Cambodia provides weather-related maps and information.

The Department of Hydro Met Services (DHMS) website provides hazard related information in Bhutan.

The Disaster Information Management System is a tool that helps to analyze disaster related trends and their impacts in a systematic manner.

MyShake is a free app for Android smartphones that has the ability to recognize earthquake shaking using the sensors in every smartphone.