31 Mar 2015
The purpose of this Working Paper on Crisis Mapping is to briefly analyze the current use, and changing role, of information communication technology (ICT) in conflict early warning, crisis mapping and humanitarian response. We demonstrate that ICTs ...
Tags: Other type of resource, Early Warning Systems, Mapping and Geospatial Data, Mobile Technology
08 Dec 2014
ACAPS preliminary Briefing Note on Typhoon Hagupit Category 5 Typhoon Hagupit, locally known as Ruby, made landfall on the evening of 6 December over the town of Dolores in Eastern Samar province (Eastern Philippines). This may be the first of at l...
Tags: Other type of resource, Early Warning Systems, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone
24 May 2019
The development of the Global Earthquake Hazard and Risk Model was a key priority for GEM under its 2014-2018 Work Program. The objective is to collaboratively develop a complete set of earthquake data and models, and to deliver a comprehensive globa...
Tags: Other type of resource, Earthquake