Recovery Mechanisms

Disaster recovery describes the processes of rebuilding infrastructure and restoring livelihoods, as well as economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets, systems and activities following the immediate response after a disaster. Recognizing the need to elude the risk of future disasters, the recovery process needs to be used as an opportunity to rebuild the affected areas and communities in a resilient and sustainable way.

Humanitarian Networks & Partnerships Week (HNPW)

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HNPW2023

The Humanitarian Networks & Partnerships Week (HNPW) conference is an annual humanitarian event that provides a collaborative space for experts, stakeholders and practitioners from a diverse array of organisations -UN agencies, IFRC, NGOs, military, private sector, academia, and Member States- that can express their experiences, introduce new ideas and tools, and connect and cooperate in finding solutions to common challenges in crisis preparedness and res

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04/17/2023, 12:00am - 04/28/2023, 12:00am
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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)

https://vosocc.unocha.org/Report.aspx?page=o0t9pExuBwP8ephPdcoDLvuSaWAg0cVJTG60…

UN Mappers Training: OpenStreetMap and Humanitarian Mapping

UN Mappers Training: OpenStreetMap and Humanitarian Mapping

UN Mappers has announced a new training program on OpenStreetMap and humanitarian mapping in English, which is set to start soon. The program will cover a range of topics related to mapping for humanitarian and development actions.

The training will cover several key topics including:

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05/04/2023, 12:00am - 06/29/2023, 12:00am
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NASA Launches "TEMPO" To Monitor Air Pollution from Space

Illustration of data flow for TEMPO operations

On April 7, 2023, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched "the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution" (TEMPO) instrument, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-high-resolution-air-quality-control-i…
United States of America

Visualizing Historical Drought in the Horn of Africa through Planetary Forensics

This shape indicates the region of Ethiopia and Somalia in the Horn of Africa where Planet conducted an analysis of Soil Water Content using its satellite data products. Planet Basemaps, March 2023 © Planet

Record low rainfall has triggered a disastrous drought in the Horn of Africa, causing a humanitarian crisis. Several individuals have been forced to leave their homes while many more are struggling with food scarcity due to a reduction of 40-70% in the average rainfall. This has resulted in water becoming a scarce resource. The lack of rainfall for one season can be disastrous, but experiencing six consecutive seasons without sufficient rain is beyond comprehension. The circumstances are so severe that the difference between survival and death can be measured in mere millimeters.

https://www.planet.com/pulse/using-planetary-forensics-to-visualize-historic-dr…
Eastern Africa

Kenya to Launch First 3U Earth Observation Satellite

Kenya Space Agency

The Kenya Space Agency recently announced the launch of TAIFA-1 (“one nation” in Swahili), Kenya's first operational Earth Observation satellite, on April 11, 2023. The 3U Earth Observation satellite was developed by engineers from the Kenya Space Agency. The launch is set to be aided by the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) from California, USA.

https://www.kbc.co.ke/news/technology/article/37489/kenya-to-launch-first-opera…
Kenya

High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework

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High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework

Convened by the President of the General Assembly, the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Midterm Review of the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (HLM) will take place from 18-19 May 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

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United Nations General Assembly
High level meetings
disaster risk reduction
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05/18/2023, 12:00am - 05/19/2023, 12:00am
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New York
United States of America

United Nations General Assembly

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

https://sendaiframework-mtr.undrr.org/high-level-meeting-midterm-review-sendai-…
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Drought Monitoring case studies in Africa

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drought monitoring

On April 11 2023, EO Africa Research & Development Facility will offer an online webinar describing ways to monitor drought events using microwave Earth Observation data. The existing methods for calculating climate normals, anomalies and drought indicators will be described and demonstrated over Africa. The strength and weaknesses of the indicators and an evaluation with common drought indicators such as the Standardized Precipitation Index will be discussed. Furthermore, the use of soil moisture for early-season yield prediction will also be discussed.

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04/11/2023, 12:00am
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EO Africa Research & Development Facility

https://www.eoafrica-rd.org/space-academy/webinars/#webinar10
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