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A collaboration between the JRC and multiple Indonesian organisations (RIN, BMKG, BAKT) led to the installation of a new set of devices in one of the islands around the Anak Krakatau Volcano. It is now possible to measure the sea level in the region and transmit real-time data that can create an alert for authorities in case of abnormal sea level height.

The Forum gathered more than 700 participants, from Member/Participating States, to practitioners, policymakers (various Secretaries of State and Ministers) and science communities. The Science Pillar of the Knowledge Network was also there and our presence was greatly noted. Find out why.

The JRC has released guidance for Natech risk management for operators of hazardous industrial sites and national authorities.

The DRMKC Risk Data Hub Workshop took place on the 15th of June 2022. Over 150 participants joined us at the virtual event that lasted the whole day. Find out here a summary of the outcomes!

A new handbook was successfully launched at the eleventh session of the World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland (26-30 June 2022).

The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (17th of June) also saw the kick-off meeting of the network of drought observatories and experts in the EU hosted by JRC as part of the European Drought Observatory for Resilience and Adaptation (EDORA) project. The meeting took stock of recent developments in drought monitoring and forecasting.

Timely, unbiased and accurate data on forecasted and ongoing disasters is crucial for effective decision-making. This is exactly what the Copernicus Emergency Management Services (CEMS), which celebrated its 10th anniversary last June, offers: geospatial products based on satellite and ground-based measurements that forecast, monitor and analyse disasters in real-time.

On 7 and 8 June, the JRC, together with international partners, organized the 2nd Workshop “Social Media for Disaster Risk Management: Researchers meet Practitioners” with the aim of connecting practitioners’ needs and researchers’ agendas. Find out here a quick summary of the event’s outcomes.

Indirect structural health monitoring (iSHM) of transport infrastructure in the digital age: this was the focus of a workshop organized by the Joint Research Centre on 6-7 June 2022, at the end of the two-year JRC Exploratory Research project MITICA (MonItoring Transport Infrastructures with Connected and Automated Vehicles). Check out here the findings!

On the 11th World Urban Forum in Katowice, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) presented the Global Human Settlement Layer 2.0, a new framework that provides information on all settlements worldwide with unprecedented precision.

The OECD Programme on Chemical Accidents released a Natech awareness-raising brochure for a multi-disciplinary audience.

If we can’t speak the same language, let’s have a mutual understanding of each other’s terminology by establishing links. Here is our proposal.

2022 is proving to be a challenging year for Disaster Risk Management. Hoping to leave the pandemic behind with its vaccination objectives, the logistical challenges and the exhaustion of the health care sector — not to forget millions of deaths or hurt victims —, spring came after a winter without snow.

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