Statistics in the Humanitarian Sector: Disasters

Statistics in the Humanitarian Sector: Disasters
The Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) would like to invite you to participate in the round-table event ‘Statistics in the Humanitarian Sector: Disasters’.

Each presenter will address key issues of the humanitarian sector that are currently unsolved or require alternative (or more intricate) statistics than exist at present. At the end of all the presentations given on each theme, an open discussion will take place between panellists and then also with the audience. The event will explore three main themes:

1) Disaster Response and Aid Distribution
2) Inference and Information Systems
3) Risk Modelling and Vulnerability

The audience are expected to be both academic and from the humanitarian sector. Therefore, this does not mean that any detailed mathematics is expected to be presented. Panellists and keynote speakers include researchers that work for organisations within the United Nations, private sector, and mid-to-large size International Non-Governmental Organisations.
Date: 22 November 2021, 12:30 (Monday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Venue: Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Statistics
Speakers: Justin Ginnetti (International Federation of the Red Cross), Luke Caley (International Federation of the Red Cross), Leonardo Milano (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)), Simon Levine (Overseas Development Institute), Rebecca Firth (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)), Andrew Schroeder (Crisis Ready), Nicki McGoh (Caribou Digital), Chiara Proietti (Global Disaster Alert & Coordination System (GDACS)), Clionadh Raleigh (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)), Eugenia Giraudy (Facebook Data for Good), Andy Tatem (WorldPop, Flowminder), Daniela Paolotti (ISI Foundation), Alvina Elisabeth Erman (World Bank), Roberto Rudari (CIMA Foundation), Khaled Gaafar (Copernicos Groep), Dr. Hamish Patten (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Department of Statistics
Organisers: Dr. Hamish Patten (University of Oxford), Luke Caley (International Federation of the Red Cross), Justin Ginnetti (International Federation of the Red Cross)
Organiser contact email address: hamish.patten@stats.ox.ac.uk
Hosts: Dr. Hamish Patten (University of Oxford), Luke Caley (International Federation of the Red Cross), Justin Ginnetti (International Federation of the Red Cross)
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/events/statistics-in-the-humanitarian-sector-disasters-monday-22nd-november-2021/
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Hamish Patten