Nature can be disruptive, so can technology: ITU/WMO/UNEP Focus Group on AI for Natural Disaster Management

The ITU/WMO/UNEP Focus Group on AI for Natural Disaster Management (FG-AI4NDM) explores the potential of AI to support the monitoring and detection, forecasting, and communication of natural disasters. Building on the presentation at EGU2021, we will show how detailed analysis of real-life use cases by an interdisciplinary, multistakeholder, and international community of experts is leading to the development of three technical reports (dedicated to best practices in data collection and handling, AI-based algorithms, and AI-based communications technologies, respectively), a roadmap of ongoing pre-standardization and standardization activities in this domain, a glossary of relevant terms and definitions, and educational materials to support capacity building. It is hoped that these deliverables will form the foundation of internationally recognized standards.