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Data and AI for Decision-Support and Policy

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Its outputs directly informed the Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys (MTA) first Climate Resilience Roadmap in April 2024. Trust in AI Solutions for Disaster Risk Reduction Trust is a barrier to the use of AI in disaster management and long-term resilience planning. References AI Institute for Societal Decision-making.

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Unlocking Climate Change Resilience Through Critical Event Management and Public Warning

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trillion in global economic losses,” according to a report conducted by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). There has also been a rise in geophysical events including earthquakes and tsunamis which have killed more people than any of the other natural hazards under review in this report.

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Towards a Taxonomy of Disasters

Emergency Planning

Included are toxic spills, transportation crashes and the effects of human error. (c) The next question is where to draw the boundaries in the study of disasters and practice of disaster risk reduction. Pandemics are included because many of the effects of a pandemic are likely to be socio-economic in nature.