MOBILISE – Building Resilient Communities

The MOBILISE project, funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) in UK, is developing a digital infrastructure that can offer intelligence to a range of agencies to work together to reduce the impact of natural disasters on communities.

It aims to address the priority number two of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) which is to strengthen disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk and also contributes to the remaining three priorities.

Furthermore the MOBILISE project addresses three recommendations specified by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN/ESCAP) which are

(a) Urban resilience which needs urgent attention;
(b) Capitalising on innovative space technology applications and emerging technologies; and
(c) Political leadership for the success of disaster risk reduction and management.

The MOBILISE project will directly contribute to three UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11), Partnerships for the Goals (SDG 17) and Industry Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9).

For further information, check out: http://mobilise.uthm.edu.my/introduction/