United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

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ISDR Global information platform on disaster risk
reduction an opportunity for collaboration
Einar Bjorgo on behalf of Alain Retiere, UNOSAT
Director
United Nations Institute for Training and
Research (UNITAR) United Nations Office for
Project Services (UNOPS)
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• Information platform
• Easily accessible
• Comprehensive
• Ready-to-use data
• Final analysis
• Best practices
• Training material
• Collaborative effort (collaborative platform?)

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• Available data and information
• Wide range of data available from several sources
  (National, UNEP, ReliefWeb etc.)
• UNOSAT has, and continues to develop, extensive
  satellite imagery databases using state of the
  art engines and web-solutions (hosted at CERN)
• Geo data through GeoNetwork?
• Data sources from industry (for example Munich
  Re)

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• Users
• Should focus on services for local technicians
  and decision makers to really make a difference
• Facilitate cooperation and integration to
  regional and national actors
• International users (UN, IOs, NGOs, academics)

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UNOSAT integrated response model
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www.unosat.org
A powerful on-line data catalogue hosted at CERN,
accessible from anywhere
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TrainingUNITAR training and awareness raising
Benefit to local communities

• Improved knowledge of how new technologies can be
  of use for disaster reduction
• Awareness raising of decision makers
• Education of local staff in development countries
  increases local capacity
• Helping to bridge gap of digitally divide

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Risk identification at local level Matagalpa
risk assessment
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Risk identification at local level Matagalpa
flood preparedness
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Thank you!