E-Resilience in South-East Asia

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.

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.

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.

A platform for emergency response and disaster management in Indonesia, combining data from hydraulic sensors with citizen reports over social media.

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

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

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

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.

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 smartphone application Arko aims to provides information on major rains, typhoons and floods in the Philippines.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

A mesh network capable of delivering HD wireless video feeds of river water levels for real-time flood forecasting was installed in Thailand.

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 Emergency Warning Broadcast System (EWBS) transmits alerts to TV viewers and radio listeners.

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.

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.

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

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

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

JakSAFE is a system designed to estimate the damage and loss (including infrastructure) due to flood events in Jakarta, based on information sourced from BPBD, external reports, social media and field observations.

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