This session aims to present geospatial information platforms and institutional arrangements that serve as the basis for facilitating the availability of data generated by various institutions, as well as its distribution, exchange and use to ensure that entities involved in DRM can have access to quality data for decision making in a quick and timely manner.

In the context of systemic risk exacerbated by climate change and socioeconomic phenomena, such as forced displacement, gentrification and establishment of communities in areas of greatest exposure, as well as a regional sociodemographic pyramid with a tendency towards groups under 35 years of age, this session will seek provide an innovative and permanent space for youth to develop a solid risk epistemological foundation built from local experiences.

This, in turn, will represent a local approach towards meeting the objectives and goals of the Sendai Framework, since it will guarantee "leaving no one behind" and will take up the needs of groups in a particularly vulnerable situation.

Based on the projects worked on during ResilienceTech22, the improvement of Early Warning Systems will be deepened based on the conditions inherent to youth: accessible, simple, low-cost and realistic solutions for the given context.

Uncontrolled forest and rural fires have significant impacts on societies, economies and the environment. Every year around 33 million hectares are affected in Latin America and the Caribbean, impacting forests but also crops, livestock and other sectors and activities essential for livelihoods and food security. fires can severely affect highly vulnerable groups such as indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants - 80% of indigenous peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean live in forests (FAO, 2021).

The event will present best practices for fire management and fire prevention based on the integration of monitoring activities, risk reduction, response preparations, and restoration, in line with the 5Rs approach based on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

A multi-stakeholder and representative panel will present initiatives and concrete experiences to reduce the risk of fires in the region, integrating local, national, regional and global perspectives. Among these perspectives stand out:

• The comprehensive approach to fire management proposed by the agencies of the UN system for LAC and the global platform for fire management.
• The approximation of the regional network of fire experts.
• Public policies for fire management in Argentina.
• Municipal early warning systems for the prevention and mitigation of fires in Bolivia.