Climate change means that natural disasters strike more frequently and with great force; thus, disaster risk management urgently needs both skilled professionals and advanced technologies. The geoDRR project therefore represents an EU-funded Erasmus+ response to this challenge through the development of an innovative postgraduate curriculum in geomatics for disaster risk reduction. Novel Group takes pride in the fact that this intervention has been given its key role, especially in the integration of technology and dissemination of knowledge towards project success.

Development of novel technology for disaster preparedness: Under the geoDRR project, Novel Group is responsible for leading development and implementation of a VLE to become an interactive platform for the realisation of giving students practical skills concerning dealing with disaster risks.

This digital infrastructure of the new technology will now make this geoDRR programme available to a wide range of students across Southeast Asia. The VLE removes geographical boundaries so that students in disaster-prone areas can access and work with tools and technologies at the bleeding edge, regardless of their physical location within the country. Knowledge Transfer

Novel Group believes in the power of sharing knowledge. In the geoDRR project, our role goes beyond technology to include transferring knowledge across borders. We will make sure that whatever knowledge is developed in the process of the project, along with best practices, gets out and is widely disseminated through workshops and conferences, along with various dissemination activities.

We assist in the coordination of knowledge exchange between the European and South East Asian partners to ensure that the curriculum is globally up-to-date yet locally relevant. Such collaboration will be needed to make the MSc programme relevant to particular challenges the region faces, such as typhoons, earthquakes, and other climate-related disasters.

Novel Group is trying to use knowledge in technology and training as an endeavor to contribute towards disaster risk reduction. The geoDRR project should rightly use international collaboration and state-of-the-art tools for developing the next generation of professionals who are able to address the rising threats posed by climate change.