Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78)

The increase in landslides is a direct consequence of extreme weather events, as well as poorly planned anthropic interventions in the territory. For this reason, the United Nations promotes the development and implementation of Landslide Early Warning Systems - EWS, in order to contribute to the reduction of fatalities to these events.
The exchange of experiences is key to identify the most appropriate way to implement a EWS in different territories. The LandAware multidisciplinary network was created to meet this need.
LandAware is a non-profit, voluntary, multidisciplinary network that unites scientists from multiple sectors (academia, government, communities, social organizations) interested in the development and implementation of Early Warning Systems (EWS) for landslides. The main purpose of LandAware is to share experiences, needs and innovations, as well as to develop and promote guidelines and best practices for the future EWS, whether regional or local. The actions of the network are carried out by means of work groups that operate based on predetermined work objectives. Currently there are about 292 members from 52 countries.
In this session we will present generalities of the network, and examples of some of the EWS in the Latin American region. We will close the session with a discussion forum where the speakers will discuss which are the biggest challenges incurred in the implementation of EWS in the Latin American region.
The aims of this session include:
- Present examples of EWS operational or in the experimental phase.
- Promote sharing and integration of methods, technologies and communication between the different institutions in the región
- Strengthen scientific collaboration between EWS specialists in the region.
- Invite other actors working on EWS in the region to join LandAware network