CAP Workshop 2017 Satellite-based Fire Detection

Haiti’s rainy season, followed by the hurricane season, bring hardship to thousands of people every year. Serious rains and landslides have already hit Haiti, causing loss of life and devastation in some parts of the country. Eighteen months af...

This presentation was given by Ruha Devanesan and Thomas Riga on 17 October, 2019, at the CAP Implementation Workshop in Mexico City, Mexico.

In the context of a rapidly urbanizing Asia Pacific region, the number of people exposed to hazards, shocks, and stresses is increasing, leading to amplified risk and vulnerability. At the same time, people living in cities are themselves agents of c...