E-Resilience in South and South-West Asia

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

A report offering guidelines and lessons learned for establishing and institutionalizing disaster loss databases, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region.

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

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.

HandsUp is an online platform that aims to connects communities affected by disasters with people and organizations that can help.

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.

Platform for earthquake-related information for use by government departments and other stakeholders engaged in disaster recovery and reconstruction.

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

Google Person Finder is a web application that allows individuals to post and search for the status of relatives or friends affected by a disaster.

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

The Volcanoes & Earthquakes smartphone application shows the latest earthquakes and active volcanoes to vulnerable communities in the region.

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

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

The Nepal Government Geo-Portal is a data sharing portal that offers maps and map layers relevant to disaster risk management.

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.

Help Kids Cope is a smartphone application designed to assist parents in talking to their children about disasters.

GFDRR provides an overview of PDNAs, labeled by country, year and disaster type on its website to assist in recovery and reconstruction planning.

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.

The ETC is a global network of organizations that work together to provide shared communications services in humanitarian emergencies.

Safety Check is a feature of Facebook that is meant to help users quickly alert friends and family that they are safe during times of crisis.

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:

The Sentinel Asia initiative is a collaborative effort for applying remote sensing and Web-GIS technologies to support disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region.

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.

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

Monster Guard is a mobile application that is designed specifically for kids with the aim of preparing them for disasters.

DUMBONET acts as a multimedia communication system creating mobile ad hoc networks in disaster areas.

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.

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.

AIDR is free and open source software that automatically collects and classifies tweets that are posted during humanitarian crises.

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.