
Marc van den Homberg
@marcvdhomberg
Scientific lead Red Cross @510global & Professor @FacultyITC data for disaster resilience and humanitarian aid. Dad & Trailrunner
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21-08-2013 21:19:47
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“#AfricaDP23: 510: The Netherlands Red Cross data & digital team’s Marc van den Homberg speaking on #AnticipatoryAction in the context of #CycloneFreddi: “There is a need for strong coordination among all actors responding to ensure the efficient use of available tools & effective communication to affected communities.” 🧵





Paper published! Marleenlam applied a random forest model to study the link between #drought indices and drought impacts in Kenya. With Alessia Matanó Rhoda Odongo Aklilu Marc van den Homberg @droughtNL and others



Anticipation Hub Bouke Pieter Ottow Lesotho Red Cross Deltares Hessel Winsemius 🔴#GlobalDP: Bouke Pieter Ottow on impact-based forecasting to guide #AnticipatoryAction in Malawi: “We developed the Impact-Based Forecasting (IBF) Portal to visualize incoming floods. With the IBF Portal, we can estimate not just how the weather will be, but what it will do in terms


#GnosisGIS will be hosted by Faculty ITC | University of Twente this week, bringing together researchers & health professionals to share advances in geospatial health research. Don’t miss the sessions in which our 510: The Netherlands Red Cross data & digital team team will participate: 🩺Wed, 9:00: GIS in Human & Veterinary Public Health


Faculty ITC | University of Twente 🔴#GnosisGIS: Marc van den Homberg: “Inequalities persist in countries’ capacities to use #AI. At the Red Cross, we try to address this digital divide by developing trigger models which predict disease outbreaks so that decisionmakers can minimize their impact by activating early


🔴#GnosisGIS: Mélanie Droogleever Fortuyn, 510: The Netherlands Red Cross data & digital team: “Cameroon has experienced cholera outbreaks since 1971. We work with Cameroon Red Cross & Croix-Rouge fr to create sustainable partnerships with health actors & reduce the size of outbreaks by using triggers for early action.”


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💥 Our newest research on supporting humanitarian anticipatory actions by predicting cyclone damage! w/Mersedeh Kooshki Forooshani Yelena Mejova AndreasKaltenbrunner Marc van den Homberg Leonardo Milano Aklilu P. Ndirangu & M.Turner ISI Foundation OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data Rode Kruis European Geosciences Union

🌊Malawi is exposed to intensifying flood threats. Together, the Malawi Red Cross Society, @RHDHV, UNICEF & 510: The Netherlands Red Cross data & digital team channel localized flood models & impact-based forecasting, resulting in granular forecasting & minimizing the cost of disasters. 🚀Witness how the fusion of


🌟 Excited to announce I'll be a keynote speaker at Analytics for a Better World , alongside Marc van den Homberg! We'll explore cutting-edge uses of big data for humanitarian aid. focusing on improving disaster response models for humanitarian aid! #ABW2024 #DataForGood #humanitarianaid

Amid the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Ukrainian Red Cross, Rode Kruis & IFRC have developed an innovative digital cash information management system, enabling the Ukrainian Red Cross to independently deliver cash assistance to those who need it most ➡️ to.510.global/3JH2u2E


Analytics for a Better World Marc van den Homberg 🎤 Marc van den Homberg on leveraging big data for #AnticipatoryAction: “It’s important to carefully determine when & where in the disaster management cycle to use #AI, and to assess models for biases & fairness. This way, we can ensure accountability to the people we support.”


Our Scientific Lead Marc van den Homberg will deliver his inaugural lecture as Princess Margriet Chair of Faculty ITC | University of Twente University of Twente (inactive) on 29 November, focussing on leveraging data to anticipate natural hazards & accelerate the humanitarian response.🌪️ 📲 Register: to.510.global/4e5KGf0

🎓In an interview with crisismanager, Faculty ITC | University of Twente’s Princess Margriet Chair Marc van den Homberg shares advancements in disaster impact prediction. He emphasizes the importance of enhancing predictive models to better anticipate & mitigate the effects of disasters. Full interview (in

Five days to submit #EGU25 abstract Reducing impacts of natural hazards through forecast-based action IVM - VU Amsterdam Eurac Research CIMA Research Foundation Politecnico di Milano Faculty ITC | University of Twente 510: The Netherlands Red Cross data & digital team
