Helpful resources

This page will provide links to helpful resources that we have identified, i.e. interesting and relevant websites or apps.

Knowledge base

• Preventionweb

PreventionWeb is a collaborative knowledge sharing platform on disaster risk reduction (DRR), managed by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). The site offers a range of knowledge products and services to facilitate the work of DRR professionals

• Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT)

The main objective of the database is to serve the purposes of humanitarian action at national and international levels. The initiative aims to rationalise decision making for disaster preparedness, as well as provide an objective base for vulnerability assessment and priority setting. EM-DAT contains essential core data on the occurrence and effects of over 22,000 mass disasters in the world from 1900 to the present day. The database is compiled from various sources, including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, insurance companies, research institutes and press agencies.

Social Media

Search Engine

• Social Searcher

Social Searcher is a Free Social Media Search Engine, also available for IOS devices: https://apps.apple.com/ru/app/social-searcher/id1247415549?l=en

Demographics

• Favourite Social Media Platforms / Gender and Age

• Global Social Media Stats

• The 2021 Social Media Demographics Guide

Crowdsourcing websites

• European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)

For potentially destructive earthquakes, the EMSC operates an Earthquake Notification Service in which email/SMS/fax are disseminated to the registered end-users within 20-30 minutes on average after the earthquake occurrence. It also provides an app including a report option for citizens

(IOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lastquake/id890799748 and Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.emsc_csem.lastquake).

• Dürremonitor Deutschland (Drought Monitor Germany), in German language

• Earthquake Monitor Istituto Nazionale Geofisica e Vulcanologia ; Italy in Italian language

Risk mapping & warning

• Information for the Lombardia Region; Italy

E-Learning

• Resilience and Disaster Risk Management Learning Lab

In partnership with the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), the World Bank has, over the past decade, emerged as a global leader in assessing exposure to hazards and addressing disaster risks. Drawing on our accumulated experience and expertise, these virtually facilitated and self-paced courses are designed to enhance your knowledge as a resilience and disaster risk management professional.