Advancing Digital Public Goods for Disaster & Climate Risk Reduction – UNDRR & GFDRR Joint Workshop

This online workshop was held on November 17, 2021 and was jointly organized by UNDRR and GFDRR. It brought together 40 participants committed to advancing digital public goods to reduce disaster and climate risks in low- and middle-income countries.
Sessions:

1. Supporting interoperability and open access to disaster risk data and models
2. Fostering innovation of digital platforms and tools to meet the needs of the most vulnerable
3. Leveraging DPGs and their communities for skills building and risk communication
Speakers:

Adam Fysh, UNDRR
Alex Stinson, Wikimedia
Anders Pedersen, Resource Watch, World Resource Institute
Dickie Whitaker, OASIS LMF
Eric Hubbard, Municipality of Freetown
Jenty Kirsch-Wood, UNDRR
Justin Ginnetti, Global Risk Data Bank, IFRC
Lucy Harris, Unicef, Digital Public Goods Alliance
Marie Schellens, UNEP
Nick Moody, Global Risk Modelling Alliance, IDF
Pedro Goncalves, Terradue
Philip Hippolyte, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Pierre Chrzanowski, GFDRR
S M Mehedi Hasan, GeoDASH Bangladesh, World Bank
Shanna McClain, NASA
Tiziana Rossetto, EPICenter, UCL

ABOUT THE GLOBAL FACILITY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION AND RECOVERY (GFDRR) is a global partnership that helps low- and lower-middle-income countries better understand and reduce their vulnerabilities to natural hazards and adapt to climate change. GFDRR provides grant financing, technical assistance, training and knowledge sharing activities to mainstream disaster and climate risk management in national and regional policies, strategies, and investment plans. The Program Management Unit, located within the World Bank, manages http://www.gfdrr.org grant resources to carry out GFDRR’s mission.

ABOUT THE WORLD BANK GROUP 🌐 The World Bank Group is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. http://www.worldbank.org

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