This year’s Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) will spotlight how satellites, drones, and artificial intelligence
This year’s Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will spotlight how satellites, drones, and artificial intelligence can transform disaster risk reduction .
Scheduled October 14 to 18 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City, the event will explore the potential of these technologies to enhance disaster prediction, preparedness, and response.AI has become crucial to achieving resilience with the growing frequency of disasters.
In recent years, the Philippines has advanced its disaster management through AI-powered tools, including initiatives under GeoRisk Philippines, a multi-agency initiative led by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology and funded by the Department of Science and Technology .
Led by Secretary Renato Solidum of the Department of Science and Technology and Professor Saini Yang of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk , the conference will highlight how AI, unmanned aerial vehicles , satellite technologies, and local and indigenous knowledge can improve weather forecasts and risk assessments. These innovations, in alignment with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, aim to reduce disaster risks and protect lives and livelihoods.
The discussions will also emphasize blending modern technology with nature-based solutions and traditional practices to safeguard ecosystems from climate impacts—an issue especially relevant to the Philippines, local and indigenous knowledge.
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