Anticipate hazard impacts with event brief

Event Brief provides critical, life-saving information to aid rapid response during large-scale hazard events that pose potentially devastating impacts. It helps anticipate hazard impacts and answer questions like: What happened? Where did it happen? How bad is it? What actions need to be taken?

For hazards that meet the Event Brief threshold (see thresholds later in this section), you can gain quick and easy access to:

Estimated population exposure, critical infrastructure, and capital exposure Potential impacts to lifelines Estimated humanitarian needs Risk and vulnerability information Live cameras Humanitarian organizations operating in the affected area	Current weather conditions Latest maps and products shared by PDC and other response organizations Historical event impacts for comparison Travel and health advisories Top news stories about the event

*Please note: Certain features listed above may not be visible if data is unavailable for the hazard or area of interest. For more on hazards supported by Event Brief, see section later in this document title Event Brief Hazard Thresholds.

EXAMPLE EVENT BRIEF REPORT

How to access Event Brief


	Option 1: Click a hazard icon hazard via the map and then click the Event Brief icon. The Event Brief report will open in a new tab within your browser and will automatically refresh every 60 seconds as new information becomes available.


	Option 2: Click the hazard icon on the left toolbar to open the hazards panel. Click the hazard of interest, and then the Event Brief tab.

What is Event Brief?

WHat is Event Brief?

Event Brief provides critical, life-saving information to aid rapid response during large-scale hazards that pose potentially devastating impacts. It helps anticipate hazard impacts and answer questions like: What happened? Where did it happen? How bad is it? What actions need to be taken?

For hazards that meet the Event Brief thereshold, you can gain quick and easy access to:

Estimated population exposure
Critical infrastructure and capital
Potential impacts to lifelines
Estimated humanitarian needs

How to access Event Brief

How to access Event Brief

Option 1

Click a hazard icon hazard via the map and then click the Event Brief icon. The Event Brief report will open in a new tab within your browser and will automatically refresh every 60 seconds as new information becomes available.

Option 2

Situational Awareness Products (for specialized maps, analyses, modeled impact assessments)
Situation Reports (for detailed agency updates of the situation on the ground)
Damage and Needs Assessments (for information related to damage and needs)
Reference Maps (for response and recovery planning)

Hazard exposure tab

Hazard Exposure tab

The Hazard Exposure tab is activated by default when you first load an Event Brief. When you navigate between tabs, the map and the supporting information changes to reflect the subject of the tab.

Risk Profile tab

Event Brief provides national and subnational risk information to support strategic planning.

Note: subnational risk information is only available for select countries.

Select the Risk Profile tab to view national risk rankings and top drivers of risk for impacted areas. You can filter various components of risk (vulnerability, coping capacity, multi-hazard exposure) and more by using the bottom left menu to toggle data layers off and on.

Select the View Full Report option to access more detail about a nation’s risk ranking.

Filter results by country

By default, Event Brief displays estimates for the entire geographic area affected by a hazard. If there is more than one country affected by a hazard, you can filter information based on single country. Click the Set Filter by Country dropdown.

Subnational risk information

Event Brief offers subnational risk information for select countries, with subnational risk data for approximately 20% of the globe. This information is provided exclusively through PDC’s National Disaster Preparedness and Baseline Assessment (NDPBA) program.

To access subnational risk information, select the NDPBA for a particilar country.

Note: This button appears for countries in which data is available at the subnational level.

Subnational risk data appears in the map with a summary of subnational administrative breakdowns to the right. Select View Full Report for details on what is contributing to risk in a particular administrative area.

Live cameras tab

Live cameras tab

To get a picture of what is happening on-the-ground, select the Live Cameras tab. You may see black points on the map which represent individual camera locations. Numbered points indicate clusters of cameras.

Zoom in or click on a cluster to view individual camera locations.

Click on an individual camera point to view it to the right of the map. You can view up to 4 cameras at once.

Select one of the smaller camera images/videos for a larger view.

Pin cameras to their desired position by selecting the PIN button.

Remove cameras by selecting the X button.

Organizations and activities tab

Organizations and activities tab

The Organizations & Activities tab allows decision makers to quickly identify humanitarian and other organizations operating in the affected area in order to facilitate greater coordination between groups.

Latest weather updates

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Latest weather updates

The Hazard Exposure tab provides the latest weather updates for the impacted area. This is especially useful for determining if inclement weather may adversely affect exposed populations and/or relief operations.

Note: Both imperial and metric conversions are available.

Situational awareness products

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Situational awareness products

The Hazard Exposure tab provides quick access the latest situational awareness maps and products shared by PDC and other partners. Click on a product thumbnail to view or download and enlarged version.

Event history

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Event history

Access historical event details while on the Hazard Exposure tab to help you compare information about similar events that have impacted the same area.

Note: The event with the largest ‘Total Affected’ population will be highlighted.

Travel and health advisories

Supplemental Information

Travel and health advisories

Travel and health advisories are provided on the Hazard Exposure tab to support response and planning for the impacted area. Select the blue paperclip icon to the right to download advisory details.

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