The Brazilian National Centre for Monitoring and Early Warnings of Natural Disasters (CEMADEN) will hold the second webinar, which will address the services and products provided by the Center, especially those associated with monitoring and warnings of disasters triggered by extreme rainfall, relevant to civil defenses, decision-makers, press and media professionals, the academic and scientific community, among others interested in the area of risks and disasters.
The webinars aim to disseminate the concepts associated with uninterrupted monitoring (24 hours/7 days), issuing alerts and disaster risk prediction/scenarios provided by CEMADEN, and those associated with vulnerabilities and impacts in various sectors.
II WEBINARY – Products and Services Related to Disaster Risks: Drought and Fire Risk
1) Opening – Dr. Regina Alvalá and Dr. José Marengo
2) Cemaden Drought Monitoring System and Impact Assessment – Dr. Ana Paula Cunha
3) Drought Indicators developed at CEMADEN – Definitions and Applications – Dr. Marcelo Zeri
4) Hydrological Drought Monitoring and Forecasting – Dr. Adriana Cuartas
5) Design of the fire probability product – Dr. Liana Anderson
The event is open to the public and can be accessed through the YouTube channel:
Date: November 13, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm (Brasília time)