There is nothing natural about disaster | Rohini Swaminathan | TEDxPlaceDesNations

She grew up in a small forest in South India “the kind, you know with monkeys,” and now she works on the cutting edge of humanitarian satellite delivery. Once witness as a girl to the devastation of the 2004 tsunami, today she is a Geomatician working to bring faster, more efficient, more informed humanitarian action and disaster risk reduction. With climate change and burgeoning global populations every piece of the planet is at risk from natural or manmade hazards. What we do with this knowledge is what can change disaster back into hazard. Swaminathan takes us through UNOSAT’s cutting edge work mapping floods, earthquakes, fire, drought, war, rebellion, and tsunamis using satellites as the key to this battle against disaster.
Rohini Swaminathan is a Geomatics engineer working with UNOSAT, the Operational Satellite Applications Programme of UNITAR, the United Nations Institute of Training and Research based in Geneva, Switzerland. She also trains local decision-makers in Asia and Africa on systems to reduce disaster-related risks in Bangladesh, and countries in East Africa. Previously she worked with DEVELOP, part of NASA’s Applied Sciences Program in the United States.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@mehmasehmi9062]

I love you, Rohini! This was so inspiring for me. It is awesome to hear how you transformed from a girl from a forest, living with monkeys to a wonderful cutting edge Geomatician. You moved me and the rest of my classmates. I am only 11, but I feel like I can fly after watching this! ☺️

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[@rvg296]

Wooow !!! Hats off to your commitment and dedication. For all those who do not know what is Geomatics/Geoinformatics this is a cutting edge video which give them a strong answer. After watching this video I really feel privileged to be a Geomatics Engineer. Truly inspiring and must watch video !!!!

[@vivekanandan14367]

Great lecture Rohini...Pretty impressive..💐💐💐💐

[@sonandpets1215]

Inequality? Goodness and you sounded so smart at the beginning. What about corrupted politicians in poor countries? Stand up to them. Prevention is key!

[@manangandhi4049]

Watch it at 1.25x speed. perfect!

[@rohenvarghesejacob7716]

Tanks

[@HAMZ-ml5zs]

thx

[@madhavansaranya6775]

Simply, Great presentation...

[@garryrosariodagama9082]

This girl opens our eyes to look at the importance of Disaster management in order to reduce the risk... All stakeholders need to work in tandem and take quick actions ASAP.

[@DanaOira]

I want to study Computational Epidemiology to make the most of my Public Health and Computer Science degrees. Thank you for this presentation, Rohini. Your presentation was inspiration for me to keep working toward my dreams to help the world.

[@ramadhan1481]

the world is in pandemic right now, is there any update about your life elaborate with this comment?

[@DanaOira]

@@ramadhan1481 Well, life happened. I moved to San Francisco, found my dream job, got married and we're expecting our first child during the pandemic. :) I have been working 4 years in the Enterprise AI industry programming data visualizations with brilliant data scientists. I'll work my way up to architecture level and then consider going back to pursuing a PhD in CompEpi after kids get older.

[@AsadAli-gz7zb]

awesome performance. if we have more technology available it means we can prevent or reduce the risk and damage of natural disaster. ....

[@ze02]

This was really amazing.

[@subhamchakraborty1319]

Amazing presentation Mam!!

[@vukosibaloyi2148]

Very informative. Thanks Rohini. I am focusing on DRR for my Masters Deg.

[@josefinaarriegues]

Loved this talk

[@manisankar2000]

hat's off . one of the most important presentation....

[@idalinawalker3488]

Wonderful presentation, and inspirational work. Thankful you continue to work to find answers to the question your dad first asked of you. What can you do for others?

[@anandsakthivel9856]

Great presentation, I'm really happy-Tamilachi

[@judeogbodo7434]

This is great work. Congratulations to you, I am more inspired even as a public health researcher

[@aivitran5vkmhdc6]

I'm impressed and touched by her presentation!

[@26411bapul]

very nice speech.

[@robloxtiktokedits2605]

Thanl you Rohini! I really love this video and it inspires me alot and helped me do my HW and i am only 11!

[@SHOAIB_Anymotion]

It's just beyond my expression,and also give me believe in making a safe environment, that we can make it by ourselves

[@minalchitnis681]

great work .... n very nice explanation...

[@Willvuinhon]

that was great you have my respect

[@hemanthkumar2694]

Excellent presentation.....

[@jacobtembo8070]

Wow! just wow! Impeccable presentation..

[@warui-michi7295]

Rohini reminds me of Lila. Such a good speaker!

[@seyionatunde3812]

Very rich lecture

[@therawtruth9548]

One day the world will know the truth,for it is spreading !!!

[@kajetanczerwinski3962]

10/10, literally great presentation

[@jamesgorospe5374]

that was great..

[@sarveshdalvi6071]

i see my indian i press like

[@rmfootballupdates6403]

Hats off to your commitment. Yes we need effective early warning systems, we need early action. Information is key to avoid natural hazards into becoming fatal disasters,,

[@mad23437]

Best presentation

[@rodneygarnes1936]

Awesome great concept

[@mohammedhusien7573]

hi miss it good presentation

[@KarthickSelvaraj1]

Gooood...

[@anjuarci]

There is nor disaster about nature!

[@whomikaun]

where can I find its transcript?

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Jovem brasileiro, tem todos na questão menos: left é went!! OBRIGADO!!

[@hlokomani]

nice

[@kajwestendorp4466]

ive watched it

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Sùper video

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i wanna join this company......anyone can help me how to tie with this

[@vigneshmoorthy6047]

Nasa should make an app or device to alert people before the disaster comes around.. Government should provide free devices to the farmers.

[@queenkolawole917]

❤❤

[@michaeljack4670]

☄️☄️☄️☄️🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 . Mother Earth curse the human. Human forgot to do Puja & offering but drilling petroleum. Inner core of Earth effected. Mother Earth felt pain

[@readyforwar9046]

this sucks a lot it is so boring for 12 year old but still hats off to the presentation you can see the hard work clearly

[@circusboy90210]

Poverty and farming should never be in the same sentence. That is an oxymoron Baby the real problem is over taxation of successful people.

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ñïçê video

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Oooo

[@konradgola9132]

Worse is gonna come

[@baddiegirl0]

No good no Better it's The Best so ✝ God bless you son sorry dear ✝️ jai bhim Namo Buddhay 🔥

[@ligmaanl]

🥰

[@whinderssonnunes4852]

jdid

[@greenanubis]

Her heart is in the right place but this:"There is nothing natural about disaster" just dont have sense. Period. We could also say that that technology that saves lives is not natural and we would be completely right. This video should be called:"Lets fight natural with unnatural" and it would still have the same content. Youre fighting on the wrong battlefield little girl. Good luck.

[@jamesgorospe5374]

watch and listen...and try to understand divine linker...

[@yansales001]

it's actually about the social construction of vulnerability to disaster. natural phenomena occur, but their impact on societies is determined by societal factors, one of which is technology.

[@johannesengels2526]

Your expression "little girl" indicates arrogance and chauvinism. Who are you? What do you have achieved? Learn respect first!

[@josephcullen4616]

SECOND!

[@vangledosh]

I clicked on this because I thought she was a giraffe.

[@azharbhatti5544]

Same xD

[@lamzali]

+Tom you are certainly live with lions and elephants

[@lamzali]

+Azhar Bhatti +Tom you are certainly live with lions and elephants

[@watchulookinat23]

nothing nathral about disaster, the title is a joke already... someone tell me what she said, this is too dumb for me to take in.

[@HAMZ-ml5zs]

boring

[@sadhnabholah2334]

too boring 💤

[@jamesgorospe5374]

im sure you did not understand the presentation...