E-Resilience in East and North-East 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.

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.

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

The portable backpack-type mobile base station can be applied in disaster situations when communications networks are unavailable.

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

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

Plus Voice is an open access website, offering a free remote video service for people who have hearing problem positioned in disaster-affected areas.

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.

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:

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.

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.

An R&D program has been initiated in Japan to establish robust, resilient and dependable communications systems in the event of disasters.

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

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.

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.

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

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