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Space & Aerial Technology
Items: 8
Small Island Mapping with UAVs
Documents and publications
Tools & Guidelines
2019

Technical Guidelines for Small Island Mapping with UAVs

This report is intended for local technological agencies of island nations that work to operationalize UAVs as a standard data collection tool.
World Bank, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Open Data for Resilience Initiative
Documents and publications
Publications
2019

ASEAN risk monitor and disaster management review (ARMOR)

This document is aimed to consolidate knowledge related to risk monitoring and disaster management within the ASEAN region, and seeks to provide a space for the sharing of best practices and latest research and analysis.
Asean Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management
USING UAVs TO ASSESS DISASTER RISK IN FIJI & TONGA
Documents and publications
Reports & Analysis
2018

Using UAVs to Assess Disaster Risk in Fiji and Tonga: Developing the capacity and readiness of Pacific island countries

This document describes how Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) enables Fiji and Tonga, pacific island states, to assess disaster and climate risk and rapidly identify damage to the environment in post-disaster situations.
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the
Policies and plans
2014

Small Island Developing States Accelerated Modalities of Action (Samoa Pathway)

An official document formally adopted by UN Member States as the outcome of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, in which countries recognize the need to support and invest in these nations so they can achieve sustainable

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Documents and publications
2011

Risk returns

This book was published for launch at the third Session of Global Platform for Disaster Reduction (GPDR) and it is the latest in a series of volumes addressing natural disasters, and how their impact can be reduced by effective capacity building and

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Tudor Rose
Documents and publications
2007

Total disaster risk management: good practices 2007 supplement

This user-friendly handbook provides an overview of several 'natural' disasters that occurred in the world in 2006, and contains good practices submitted by ADRC member countries to share knowledge among relevant stakeholders in order to contribute to

Asian Disaster Reduction Center
Documents and publications
2008

Risk wise

This book is the latest in a series of volumes addressing natural disasters, and how their impact can be reduced by effective capacity building and prevention strategies.

A fully illustrated, 200-page book, Risk Wise offers perspectives, case studies and

International Disaster and Risk Conferences Tudor Rose
Documents and publications
1999

Natural disaster management

This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters.

This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with

International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction Tudor Rose