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Disaster Management: The Standards Perspective

Figure 11: Experts funded by the IUGG Figure 12: Golestan (Sally) Radwan,
travel grant with the FG-AI4NDM Chair Chief Digital Officer (UNEP)
delivering the Opening Remarks
during the FG-AI4NDM Workshop
(March 2024)

Figure 13: Participants at the FG-AI4NDM Meeting (March 2024)

Following on from the discussions during the 12 and final FG-AI4NDM meeting, the “Global
th
Initiative on Resilience for Natural Hazards through AI Solutions” was announced during the
AI for Good Global Summit on 30 May 2024 at the UN Leaders Roundtable Lunch – How
to leverage AI in the UN in support of safe, responsible and equitable AI. In addition to the
existing partners on the Focus Group, Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have also agreed to join this new
initiative. This initiative seeks to investigate and strengthen the capabilities of AI and other
modern technologies in various disaster scenarios, with a focus on research, innovation, and
the development of standards.

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