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The UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal is your one-stop platform for resources on space-based disaster risk management. It provides: • Links and guidance on satellite data sources and applications • Recommended practices and step-by-step methodologies • Training materials and tutorials • Case studies and user stories from real-world applications • News and updates on UN-SPIDER activities, events, and global developments
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The International Consortium on Landslides and the Global Promotion Committee of International Programme on Landslides will organize the Fifth World Landslide Forum (WLF5) on 2-6 November 2021 in Kyoto, Japan. The aim of this Forum is to promote and share knowledge and best practices about landslide risk mitigation, monitoring and early warning.
The forum will discuss the following topics:
Sendai Landslide Partnerships and Kyoto Landslide Commitment
Hazard and vulnerability mapping and zonation
Remote sensing for landslide risk mitigation
Technologies for monitoring and early warning
Testing, modeling and risk assessment
Catastrophic landslides: causes and consequences
Frontiers of landslide science and innovative practices
Specific topics in landslide science and applications