External observance · Global
Event date:
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
UNDRR’s 2026 theme, “Resilience Starts at Home,” focuses on safer housing and household preparedness. Explore the organizer’s activities and resources.
UNDRR ↗Open-source technology for disaster resilience
We invite researchers, engineers, responders, communities, and humanitarian specialists to build and document open-source technology—including AI—for disaster resilience.
Dated evidence · Reviewed October 12, 2026
Latest events and developments
Selected updates in our focus areas, with original sources and dates. Follow responsible authorities for changing conditions.
Flood response · Budhi Gandaki, Nepal
Event and advisory date:
New flash flood in the Budhi Gandaki corridor
ICIMOD’s preliminary assessment identifies a possible landslide-dam breach. Rescue and evacuation were underway; the cause and damage remained under investigation.
ICIMOD ↗Read the response context →Flood recovery · Rasuwa–Bhote Koshi, Nepal
Decision date · reported 7 Oct:
August flood response moves toward rehabilitation
Associated Press reported the government’s decision to end search and rescue for the August disaster. This decision concerns that earlier flood, separately from October’s emergency.
Associated Press · 7 October ↗Read the response context →Wildfire information · British Columbia, Canada
Notice updated:
Local wildfire restrictions still need local checks
EmergencyInfoBC updated the Okanagan Indian Band notice on 2 October; Summerland’s 30 September notice describes a Prohibit Entry Order. Check each authority’s current instructions.
EmergencyInfoBC · Okanagan Indian Band ↗EmergencyInfoBC · Summerland ↗Read the response context →Earthquake recovery · Venezuela
Report date · published 22 Sep:
Health services remain central to early recovery
PAHO/WHO’s Situation Report 11 emphasizes care continuity, facility restoration, transitional camps and public-health surveillance as the response enters early recovery.
PAHO/WHO · Situation Report 11 ↗Read the response context →Earthquake recovery · Chocó, Colombia
Announcement date:
Temporary housing support announced for affected families
UNGRD announced the first temporary housing-support payment for eligible households after the 10 August earthquake. The announcement’s payment window is historical; consult official channels for current availability.
Colombia UNGRD ↗Read the response context →Editorial snapshot: . External events are organized by the linked institutions. Future AI Humane Society hackathons will be announced on our Hackathons page.
Our focus
Our work follows the lifecycle of every disaster.
Anticipate
Early warning, risk modeling, and preparedness so communities can act before disaster hits.
Respond
Real-time situational awareness, coordination, and decision support when every minute counts.
Recover
Rebuilding faster and more equitably, and growing long-term resilience.
What we're building
Ten tracks—nine defined response gaps plus one open track—with a working reference starter for each:
Rapid Damage MappingSearch, Rescue & Missing PersonsNeeds & Resources MatchingAftershock & Structural SafetyConnectivity & InformationEpidemic & WASH SurveillanceAid & Cash Distribution IntegrityRumor & Misinformation VerificationChild Protection & Family Tracing
See what each track solves →Our values
Human-first AI
People, dignity, and safety come before the technology.
Open collaboration
We work in the open and share what we build.
Accessible by design
Tools that reach the communities and responders who need them — not just those with the most resources.
Science over Secrecy
We publish, collaborate, and build in the open whenever possible.
Our mission
We believe advanced AI should serve people first. Our mission: gather researchers, engineers, responders, and humanitarians around one commitment — technology in service of human dignity, in our most urgent hours.
When earthquakes, floods, wildfires, and storms upend lives, hours decide outcomes. We research, prototype, and share technology that can help communities anticipate, respond, and recover—subject to local validation and accountable adoption.
Our vision
We envision a future where every community, regardless of geography or resources, has access to trustworthy AI that helps reduce suffering before disasters happen, supports responders during crises, and accelerates recovery afterward.
Our approach
We draw on documented frameworks such as Sendai, HXL, CAP, Sphere, and the UN cluster system, and publish where and how they inform each prototype. Referencing a framework is not certification or proof of compliance. Read the research →
Get involved
There’s a place for you here.
We’re inviting researchers, engineers, responders, humanitarians, community experts, and reviewers who want technology to serve people in crisis. Whether you write code, study disasters, coordinate relief, translate, or test assumptions—there’s a place for you here.
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Build with us
Ship open-source tools in a hackathon track.
02
Lend your expertise
GIS, logistics, public health, translation, field response.
03
Propose a problem
Relief org with a gap tech can close? Open an issue.