IRDR and U-INSPIRE organised an online workshop entitled “From Data to Action: DRR solutions from young professionals”, on 26 April. This workshop is served as a pre-Event for 2025 GPDRR and also the 1st 2025 IRDR Young Scientists Lumos.
The topic underscores the critical need to transform vast and growing disaster risk data into tangible, equitable, and scalable solutions. Young professionals, often at the forefront of emerging technologies and interdisciplinary approaches, possess unique insights into leveraging tools such as AI, remote sensing, and crowdsourced data to address systemic gaps in DRR. By spotlighting their work, this Lumos aims to bridge the divide between theoretical data analysis and practical implementation, ensuring innovations are context-sensitive and aligned with local and global resilience agendas. This topic aligns with the cross-cutting theme of 2025 GPDRR “Accelerate action for our collective sustainable future” and priority of global risk science research framework “Harness technologies, innovations, data and knowledge for risk reduction”. It is expected that through the discussion, the innovation cases from young professionals will be visualized and acknowledged by the global DRR community.
Speakers:
Suraj Gautam (Institute of Himalayan Risk Reduction)
Contact: ersurajgautam@gmail.com
Case Title: “From Preparedness to Early Action: The Role of DASTAA in Nepal’s 2024 Cloudburst Event”
Sonny Aribowo (National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN))
Contact: aribowo.son@gmail.com
Case Title: “From Fault Lines to Front Lines: Bridging Research, Policy, and Action for Earthquake Resilience in Java’s Urban Centres”
Gouvidé Jean Gbaguidi (West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL))
Contact: gouvidejeang@gmail.com
Case Title: “Unleashing the Power of Intelligence: Revolutionising Malaria Outbreak Preparedness with an Advanced Warning System in Benin, West Africa”
Adnan Arshad (Mr.) (Lanzhou University, China)
Contact: ad@cau.edu.cn
Case Title: “Quantification of Extreme Climate and Weather Events Risks to Agricultural Production and Livelihoods in South Asia”
Nijun Jiang (International Research Centre of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS))
Contact: jiangnj@aircas.ac.cn
Case Title: “Applications of SDGSAT-1 in Disaster Response and Management”
