Announcement-counterfactual analysis extension
The Averted Disaster Award will grant an Independent Counterfactual Analysis to the top 5 projects 12 January 2024 The Averted Disaster Award will grant an independent counterfactual analysis to the top 5 projects Singapore – The leading 5 interventions nominated for The Averted Disaster Award’s 2024 edition will be honored with an independent counterfactual analysis.…
Third Call for Recognizing Global Disaster Mitigation Successes
The Averted Disaster Award Opens Its Third Call for Recognizing Global Disaster Mitigation Successes 18 October 2023 Singapore – The Averted Disaster Award, dedicated to acknowledging successful disaster mitigation efforts worldwide, has officially launched its third call for nominations. Every year, natural disasters wreak havoc, claiming lives, devastating communities, and imposing substantial economic costs on…
Winner 2023 – Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Application
Averted Disaster Award 2023 Winner Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Applications Revolutionizing Disaster Management: Empowering Communities and Saving Lives through Technological Interventions In recent years, India has been grappling with an escalating frequency of natural disasters, and among these, landslides have emerged as a particularly impactful threat. The Himalayan and Western Ghats regions in the…
Runner-Up 2023 – Aga Khan -Agency for Habitat, Pakistan
Averted Disaster Award 2023 Runner Up Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, Pakistan Fighting Avalanche Risk in the High Mountains of Pakistan Background The northern regions of Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (GBC), home to some of the world’s largest mountain ranges including the Hindu Kush, the Himalayas and the Karakorum. These regions are characterised by rough…
Special Recognition 2023 – BBC-Media-Action
Averted Disaster Award 2023 Special Recognition BBC MEDIA ACTION Averting disaster with the power of media: BBC MEDIA ACTION As drought threatens traditional pastoral communities in Kenya and Somalia, BBC Media Action is supporting media programming that can help families adapt. Earlier this year, the World Meteorological Organisation forecast yet another below-normal rainfall for Kenya…
Special Recognition 2023 – Prepared International (PPI)
Averted Disaster Award 2023 Special Recognition Prepared International (PPI) The Professional Dialogue: Strengthening Cross-Border Cooperation through Disaster Diplomacy The current war activities between Israel and the Hamas underlines how crucial it is to find ways to save lives across conflict lines and support the civilian population. The “Professional Dialogue on emergency preparedness and lifesaving between…
ADA Winners 2023
PRESS RELEASE The Averted Disaster Award Announces Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Applications as 2023 Winner 12 October 2023 Berlin, Germany, October 12, 2023 – The Averted Disaster Award (ADA) today named the Amrita Center for Wireless Networks and Applications as the winner of the 2023 ADA award for outstanding Disaster Risk Management (DRM)…
Winner 2023 – Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Applications
Averted Disaster Award 2023 – Winner Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Applications For their intervention “Building a Resilient Community by Integrating Technology and Social Science for Disaster Early Warning” In recent years, India has been grappling with an escalating frequency of natural disasters, and among these, landslides have emerged as a particularly impactful threat.…
Winner Announcement 2023
Averted Disaster Award to Announce 2023 Winners at the 11th Global Dialogue Platform 25 September 2023 The Averted Disaster Award, an innovative competition that brings visibility to successful disaster-risk-mitigation interventions around the world, will announce its 2023 winners at the 11th Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action. The award ceremony on day three of…
Honourable Mention 2022 – GeoHazards International, India.
Averted Disaster Award 2022 Honorable Mention GeoHazards International, Landslide and Earthquake Risk Reduction, Aizawl India We are proud to honor GeoHazards International and their efforts in landslide and earthquake risk reduction in Aizawl, India as a 2022 Averted Disaster Award Honorable Mention. Since 2011 GeoHazards International (GHI) has served as a technical partner and advisor…
Honourable Mention 2022 – Project NOAH, Philippines
Averted Disaster Award 2022 Honorable Mention Project NOAH, Philippines We are proud to honor the works of Project NOAH as an Honorable Mention for the 2022 Averted Disaster Award. The Philippine government created Project NOAH as the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) integrated disaster prevention and mitigation program in 2012. It was designed to…