HAZARD MONITORING FOR RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK COMMUNICATION

Abstract

Protection against natural disasters is an increasing challenge for society. The size of damaging events in the last decade clearly shows the need for comprehensive and innovative risk management. Monitoring is the continuous observation of phenomena. It helps to analyse disaster processes and to evaluate risks. It is indispensable for risk management and early warning systems. Communication of risks has to be based on the best combination of media channels, information preparation and participatory approaches to increase risk awareness.with the refinement and standardisation of existing methods for the documentation of disasters and the implementation on a GIS-based web platform.