On May 21-22 an Urban & Climate Risk Data Lab is taking place at the World Bank Office in Paris.
This event brings together a selected group of urban and climate risk data scientists from European and African research institutions, private companies, and the World Bank’s Risk Data Fellows working on urban development projects across regions. It aims to foster collaboration, strengthen professional networks, and exchange practical knowledge on urban and risk data.
Participants will examine critical urban data gaps in World Bank priority countries, hear lessons learned through lightning talks, and take part in interactive Data Sprints designed to identify major data challenges and develop scalable solutions.
The workshop will also explore the future of urban risk data systems and highlight opportunities to engage with World Bank-supported tools, including the Urban Data Tracker, City Scan, and ThinkHazard.
The event is convened by Digital Earth Partnership Thematic Area of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery in partnership with the City Resilience Program, the Gates Foundation, and the Swiss Re Foundation.
Details
Date: May 21-22
Time: 09.00-17.30
Location: World Bank Paris Office, 66, Ave. D’Ièna,
Room: République
Speakers:
Stephane Hallegatte, Chief Economic Adviser, Climate, World Bank Group
Rosella Della Monica, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, GFDRR/World Bank Group
Axel Chunet, GDA Climate Adaptation and Finance Technical Officer, European Space Agency
Tanner Lewis, Senior Officer, The Gates Foundation
List of invited external partners:
Joint Research Centre (European Commission), JBA Risk Management, Royal Haskoning DHV, University of Oxford, Agence Française de Développement (French Development Agency), Rockefeller Foundation, Gates Foundation, Making Cities Resilient 2030 – United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), ICLEI Resilient Cities, Swiss Re Foundation, AXA Climate, Deltares, Urban School of Sciences Po Paris, Institut Paris Region, Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (French Geological Survey), Humanitarian Data Exchange (OCHA / United Nations), Tomorrow.io Cities, Open Data Service, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Mind Earth, European Space Agency, Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (European Commission), OpenStreetMap, Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology (HeiGIT), Committee on Data of the International Science Council, CoData, Opal Impact.