Local Leadership Academy - Data and Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction

The next webinar in our Local Leadership Academy series dived into the world of how data and technology is and could be used in #disasterriskreduction.
Timely and reliable data can play a significant role in preventing, preparing for and responding to #disaster.
Innovative technology helps to assess #risk, issue #earlywarnings, communicate and implement disaster response and #resilience building efforts.
Despite this, the mid-term review of the #SendaiFramework revealed that global access to disaster data and applicable risk knowledge, including multi-hazard early warning systems, remains inadequate. Gaps remain in data collection and analyses at the subnational and national levels, with very few countries collecting disaggregated data and there is a need to strengthen data ecosystems.
Similarly, innovative technological solutions for #DRR are being trialled far too conservatively and with a very limited scope, primarily focusing on early warning systems.
This webinar explored the emerging role that data and technology will play in enhancing disaster risk reduction. Our expert panel discussed:
🟠 The growing importance of data and technology for disaster risk reduction;
🟠 How data and technology can be used in practical ways in our on-going efforts for disaster risk reduction; and,
🟠 The emerging challenges and barriers limiting the adoption and utilisation of data and technology in disaster risk reduction efforts
Moderator: Ipsita Sircar: Regional Lead, Asia, GNDR
Speakers:
Manu Gupta, Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS India), India
Zeynep Sanduvac, Nirengi Dernegi, Turkiye
Dann Diez, Sustainable Energy and Enterprise Development for Communities, Inc (Seed4com), Philippines
Shivangi Chavda, Head of Programmes, GNDR
www.gndr.org
00:00:00 - 00:03:39 - Introduction, Ipsita Sircar, Shivangi Shavda
00:03:40 - 00:28:52 - Manu Gupta
00:28:53 - 00:48:30 - Zeynep Sanduvac
00:48:31 - 01:02:00 - Dann Diez
01:02:01 - 01:09:49 - Horst Kremers
01:09:50 - 01:12:27 - Closing remarks - Shivangi Chavda