Global

The Understanding Risk (UR) Global Forum convenes experts and practitioners from all around the world to showcase best practices and the latest innovations in the field of disaster risk identification. This year, the conference is virtual due to the COVID-19 situation and will take place from Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 3.

Background

Every day, the surface of our planet is monitored by hundreds of satellites operating at different altitudes, frequencies, registering changes related to crop growth, land use, soil moisture, floods, and complemented by a host of social/online/news media datasets.