scholarly journals The value of secondary use of data generated by non-governmental organisations for disaster risk management research: Evidence from the Caribbean

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 102114
Author(s):  
Jessica Omukuti ◽  
Alice Megaw ◽  
Matt Barlow ◽  
Henrice Altink ◽  
Piran White
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Disaster Risk Management ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Secondary Use ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals Progress towards the Development of Research Agenda and the Launch of Knowledge Hub: The WHO Thematic Platform for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Research Network (Health EDRM RN)

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4959
Author(s):  
Ryoma Kayano ◽  
Shuhei Nomura ◽  
Jonathan Abrahams ◽  
Qudsia Huda ◽  
Emily Y. Y. Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Disaster Risk Management ◽  
Research Network ◽  
World Health ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Global Research

In response to the increasing burden of recent health emergencies and disasters, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners established the WHO thematic platform for health emergency and disaster risk management research network (health EDRM RN) in 2016, with the purposes of promoting global research collaboration among various stakeholders and enhancing research activities that generate evidence to manage health risks associated with all types of emergencies and disasters. With the strong support and involvement of all WHO regional offices, the health EDRM RN now works with more than 200 global experts and partners to implement its purposes. The 1st and 2nd Core Group Meetings of the health EDRM RN were held on 17–18 October 2019 and 27 November 2020, respectively, to discuss the development of a global research agenda that the health EDRM RN will focus on facilitating, promoting, synthesizing and implementing, taking into account the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (health EDRM RN research agenda). A focus of the meetings was the establishment of an online platform to share information and knowledge, including the databases that the health EDRM RN accumulates (WHO health EDRM knowledge hub). This paper presents a summary of the discussion results of the meetings.

scholarly journals WHO Thematic Platform for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Research Network (TPRN): Report of the Kobe Expert Meeting

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryoma Kayano ◽  
Emily Chan ◽  
Virginia Murray ◽  
Jonathan Abrahams ◽  
Sarah Barber
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Disaster Medicine ◽  
Disaster Risk Management ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Research Questions

The WHO Thematic Platform for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Research Network (TPRN) was established in 2016 in response to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. The TPRN facilitates global collaborative action for improving the scientific evidence base in health emergency and disaster risk management (Health EDRM). In 2018, the WHO convened a meeting to identify key research questions, bringing together leading experts from WHO, TPRN, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency, and delegates to the Asia Pacific Conference on Disaster Medicine (APCDM). The meeting identified research questions in five major areas for Health EDRM: health data management, psychosocial management, community risk management, health workforce development, and research methods and ethics. Funding these key research questions is essential to accelerate evidence-based actions during emergencies and disasters.

Capacity building in participatory approaches for hydro-climatic Disaster Risk Management in the Caribbean

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 102592
Author(s):  
Ronald Roopnarine ◽  
Gaius Eudoxie ◽  
Mark N. Wuddivira ◽  
Sharmayne Saunders ◽  
Simone Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Disaster Risk Management ◽  
Participatory Approaches ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals IDENTIFYING USERS’ REQUIREMENTS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

2020 ◽  
Vol VI-3/W1-2020 ◽  
pp. 99-106
Author(s):  
G. Rosario Michel ◽  
S. Muñoz Tapia ◽  
V. Guzmán Javier ◽  
J. Crompvoets
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Disaster Risk Management ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. In recent years, the growth of public available geographic information and location-based services has been enabling more stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to participate in generating and sharing a comprehensive view of the territory to reduce the impact of severe phenomena in the communities. With the prediction of more disastrous phenomena in the Caribbean region, understanding of what and how to be prepared beforehand to meet users’ needs from different sectors should facilitate to react quickly and take full advantage of geospatial technology and resources to support disaster managers and citizens. This paper is mainly focused on the identification of users’ requirements of geographic information and services for disaster risk management (DRM) in the Dominican Republic. The results are built upon an online survey targeted to expert and non-expert users that intervene in the National System of Prevention, Mitigation and Response (SN-PMR, in Spanish). Our findings revealed seven major users’ requirements for DRM: (1) policy for sharing geo-information; (2) implementing a disaster-oriented SDI; (3) technical standards for real-time data collection; (4) simplified procedures for gathering and accessing of metadata; (5) mobile applications (App) for data collection and alerts visualization; (6) more capacity building programs; and, (7) closer community participation using social networks. This knowledge will contribute to a superior level of readiness to prevent future disasters in Dominican Republic and to support potential studies/practices in the Caribbean region and other Small Island Developing States in the World, which share similar challenges in terms of natural hazards and development issues.

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