Disaster Impact Modelling

Organized by:
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Coordination Centre for Disaster Prevention in Central America and the Dominican Republic (CEPREDENAC)
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)

 15:30-16:30 GMT-5
 1 November 2021
 Learning Labs 1
 Virtual

The Learning Lab on disaster impact modelling will seek to provide a unique and interactive learning experience for participants. The learning objectives are to:

• Enhance understanding of multi-hazard disaster risk and the importance of developing regional disaster risk assessments and maps.
• Improve disaster response knowledge and preparedness.
• Even with limited information, analyse, evaluate, and estimate potential local and regional disaster impacts.

Facilitators

Claudia Herrera
Executive Secretary, Coordination Centre for Disaster Prevention in Central America and the Dominican Republic (CEPREDENAC)

Brenda Eriksen
Information Management Officer UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (OCHA ROLAC)

Leonardo Milano
Predictive Analytics Team Lead, UN OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data

John Marinos
Information Management Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Marianela Guzmán
Advisor on Public-Private Partnerships and Resilient Investment in Disaster Risk Management, CEPREDENAC