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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Intervention of Distinction 2022 – Build Change for Resilient Housing in the Philippines
Averted Disaster Award 2022 Runner Up/Intervention of Distinction Build Change Resilient Housing, Philippines We are proud to honor Build Change and their efforts in resilient housing in the Philippines as a 2022 Runner Up/Intervention of Distinction. Since 2014 Build Change has implemented resilient housing solutions in the Philippines and provided engineering, technology, and lending solutions…
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Winner 2022 – Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
Averted Disaster Award 2022 – Winner Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Forecast-based Financing, Bangladesh We are proud to honor the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society as the winner of the 2022 Averted Disaster Award for their efforts in Forecast-based financing in Bangladesh! The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society won the Averted Disaster Award for their work providing…
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Flood Prevention, The Thames Barrier
The Thames Barrier prevents the flooding of of one of the world’s great cities
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Earthquake Protection, Nepal
Retrofitted schools protect the lives of thousands of students in Nepal’s 2015 earthquake.
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