Floods: volunteer registration
During the 2022 flooding season in NSW, Australia, Lismore experienced one of the worst flood events seen in years.
The ERT joined Resilient Lismore, a local civil society organization, and rapidly created the digital infrastructure to provide community support.
The ERT created a scalable solution to register over 700 community volunteers and match them with thousands of requests for jobs that came in, including house rebuilding, rubbish removal, matching wellbeing needs and population mapping.
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In 2024, after several years of extreme drought in Kenya, the country experienced heavy rains due to the El Niño phenomenon, resulting in extreme floods.
The ERT attended the UNDRR Regional Platform in Uruguay. Global disaster response practitioners discussed the importance and impact of digital transformation of the aid sector, especially in the pivotal work of risk reduction and preparedness.
On March 2025, a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar's central Sagaing Region, followed by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock. The disaster has resulted in over 3,600 confirmed deaths and over 4,800 injuries. Relief efforts have faced significant challenges, primarily due to government-imposed access restrictions, limited funding, and constrained connectivity.