Agnes Meiria Keywords gender disaster management community resilience Read more about Agnes Meiria Agnes Meiria is a program manager and gender focal point at YAKKUM Emergency Unit. She is in charge of program design and oversee its implementation, integrating cross-cutting issues, and building partnerships, as well as providing support and contribution/inputs to the program and management for proposal development. As a gender focal point, together with the management and the team, she works on the policy and strategy of gender just principles in both organizational and programming.
Dabaraj Dey Keywords sustainable development feminist perspective climate adaptation disaster management Read more about Dabaraj Dey Engr. Dabaraj Dey, currently serving as the Programme Coordinator of Oxfam in Bangladesh, is a driving force behind sustainable development initiatives with a feminist perspective. With over nine years of experience in program and project management across diverse thematic fields including Environment & Climate Justice, Humanitarian Response, and Community Resilience Building.
Litea Biukoto Keywords risk reduction disaster management Read more about Litea Biukoto Litea has over 15 years of experience working in the region with Pacific Island Countries on disaster risk reduction programmes. She has worked with technical experts from various countries, research and technical institutes and development partners to expand the use and application of risk information and assessment tools in decision making.
Satish V. Ukkusuri Keywords data driven mobility solutions disaster management resilience interdependent networks Read more about Satish V. Ukkusuri Satish V. Ukkusuri is a Professor in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University and Director of the Urban Mobility Networks and Intelligence Lab. His research focuses on interdisciplinary transportation networks, with current interest in data driven mobility solutions, disaster management, resilience of interdependent networks, connected and autonomous traffic systems, shared mobility platforms, and smart logistics.
Blockchain-Driven Community Energy Read more about Blockchain-Driven Community Energy This presentation makes a case for blockchain for community-based renewable energy projects, as well as its role in disaster management, microgrid control solutions, as well as provenance and development.
Blockchain-Driven Community Energy Read more about Blockchain-Driven Community Energy This presentation discussed the advantages of using blockchain for community energy solutions. It also examined how blockchain can be used in microgrid control solutions, disaster management, and provenance & development.
Drones and its Applications Read more about Drones and its Applications Drone is a relatively small remote-controlled or automatic pilotless aircraft. It is an innovative equipment well suited for use in urban planning related applications such as surveying and mapping, infrastructure planning, and responding to pre-disaster and post-disaster situations.
Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi Keywords strategic urban planning climate change disaster management Read more about Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi Dr. Bernadia is the first woman Secretary-General of UCLG’s regional section. She has been working in urban development and related fields for more than 15 years. Beginning her career at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and afterward CITYNET in Yokohama, Dr. Bernadia is also a visiting professor at several universities in Japan and has written various papers. In 2015, she was appointed as a member of the Advisory Group on Gender Issues (AGGI) of UNHABITAT.
DisasterAWARE Platform: Emergency Operations Read more about DisasterAWARE Platform: Emergency Operations This presentation introduces DisasterAWARE and its key features as an integrated emergency operations (EMOPS) platform developed by the Pacific Disaster Center. It also explains how the EMOPS application is made freely available to disaster management practitioners around the world to support disaster risk reduction and humanitarian assistance activities.
Strategic Private Sector Partnerships for Urban Poverty Reduction in Metro Manila: The STEP UP Program Read more about Strategic Private Sector Partnerships for Urban Poverty Reduction in Metro Manila: The STEP UP Program Urban poverty in the Philippines remains high, especially in Metro Manila. Read about STEP UP, a program supported by ADB that utilizes an integrated approach to urban slum upgrading through the use of public-private sector partnerships.