AKAH supports Tajikistan’s Emergencies Committee to strengthen existing capacity
Image taken from drone while performing a hazard assessment over Basjid village
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Article Author: AKAH supports Tajikistan’s Emergencies Committee to strengthen existing capacity
Media Source: Asia Plus (Tajikistan)
Date: 2 December 2019
Last month, a five-day training on the use of hazard assessment and disaster management technologies, including Geographic Information System (GIS) and the application of drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), was conducted for the specialists of the Emergencies Committee of Tajikistan by the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat. Within…
Last month, a five-day training on the use of hazard assessment and disaster management technologies, including Geographic Information System (GIS) and the application of drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), was conducted for the specialists of the Emergencies Committee of Tajikistan by the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat. Within the course of the training, the specialists were taught how to use GIS and UAV for hazard assessment, hazard prediction, emergency planning and management and how to make best use of technologies when disaster areas are inaccessible during emergency cases.