Building resilience: A new data-driven solution for disaster risk reduction (DRR)

Join us for the global launch of our Intelligent Data Solution for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDS-DRR). The platform was developed by CivicDataLab and Open Contracting Partnership, with the support of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation. 

Intense climate-related disasters have been on the rise worldwide. Floods are the most frequent of natural disasters, causing widespread devastation, loss of life and livelihoods as well as property damage and critical infrastructure failures. Of the 1.47 billion people directly exposed to the risk of intense flooding, over a third of them are poor and 132 million live in extreme poverty. The poorest of the poor suffer the most from disasters; more likely to live in hazard-exposed areas and less able to invest in risk-reducing measures, extreme weather events such as floods drive them even further into poverty.  

Building resilience is hard. Disaster risk reduction involves multiple different actors making multiple complex decisions across multiple different stages of crisis management. Often, information is fragmented and siloed, scattered across different agencies, in various different systems, locations and formats. This makes it difficult for decision-makers to make joined-up, data-informed decisions that accurately reflect or prioritize the most urgent needs. 

This is why we developed a sophisticated data model that joins up complex datasets spanning flood hazard, exposure, vulnerability and government contracts, to make it easier for decision-makers to identify and prioritize the right investments that better serve the most vulnerable communities at risk of floods.

In this webinar, we will showcase our data model and how it is helping to overcome DRR planning and procurement challenges in Assam, India. We will also discuss the potential for scaling and replication, including to other Indian states such as Himachal Pradesh and Odisha, as well as to other countries around the globe.

Speakers

• GD Tripathi, CEO Assam State Disaster Management Authority, India
• Dr. Ivanka Pelican, Co-Chair, United Nations ITU Focus Group on AI for Natural Disaster Management, Germany
• Caroline Nicholas, Head of Technical Assistance at UNCITRAL, Austria
• Nashin Mahtani, Director & Founder, Yayasan Petabencana, Indonesia
• Gaurav Godhwani, Co-Founder & Executive Director, CivicDataLab, India
• Deepali Khanna, Rockefeller Foundation, United States
• Simone Liano, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, United States
• Moderator: Bernadine Fernz, Head of Asia, Infrastructure and Sustainability, Open Contracting Partnership, UK

Supporters

The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (PJMF) is a philanthropic organization dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence and data science solutions to create a thriving, equitable, and sustainable future for all. PJMF works in partnership with public, private, and social institutions to drive progress on our most pressing challenges, including digital health, climate change, broad digital access, and data maturity in the social sector.

The Rockefeller Foundation is a pioneering philanthropy built on collaborative partnerships at the frontiers of science, technology, and innovation that enable individuals, families, and communities to flourish. We make big bets to promote the well-being of humanity. Today, we are focused on advancing human opportunity and reversing the climate crisis by transforming systems in food, health, energy, and finance.