{"id":237,"date":"2015-04-28T17:22:44","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T15:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/?p=237"},"modified":"2015-04-29T16:42:17","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T14:42:17","slug":"nepal-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/nepal-earthquake\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal earthquake emergency: why digital humanitarian response matters and how you can help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/umap.openstreetmap.fr\/en\/map\/2015-nepal-earthquake-contributions-via-the-task-m_37675#9\/27.6531\/85.9982\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"247\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/nepal-earthquake\/hot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HOT.png\" data-orig-size=\"1062,613\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HOT\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HOT-300x173.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HOT-1024x591.png\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-247\" src=\"http:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HOT-1024x591.png\" alt=\"HOT\" width=\"660\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HOT-1024x591.png 1024w, https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HOT-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HOT.png 1062w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><small><a href=\"http:\/\/kathmandulivinglabs.org\/earthquake\/main\">Nepal Earthquake 2015. <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/umap.openstreetmap.fr\/en\/map\/2015-nepal-earthquake-contributions-via-the-task-m_37675#9\/27.6531\/85.9982\">Overview of tasks and imagery coverage<\/a>\u00a0(screenshot taken on April 28, 5pm CEST). <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.openstreetmap.org\/wiki\/2015_Nepal_earthquake#Improving_the_map\">Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n<p>The government of Nepal has declared a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2015\/04\/powerful-earthquake-hits-nepal-150425063918183.html\">state of emergency<\/a> after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country on April 25, killing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2015\/apr\/27\/nepal-earthquake-rescue-efforts-thousands-seek-shelter-rolling-report\">more than 3,800<\/a> people (figure at the time of writing).<\/p>\n<p>Material and logistic assistance is now required to help thousands of people in need, and that\u2019s when<b> humanitarian response<\/b> comes into play.<br \/>\nHumanitarian response can take different shapes and come <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unocha.org\/what-we-do\/coordination\/response\/overview\">from a range of organisations and actors<\/a>, including governments, the United Nations system, international and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the Red Cross\/Red Crescent movement, specialists such as search-and-rescue operations \u2013 and <b>digital humanitarians<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Digital humanitarians are among the newest actors joining the humanitarian response landscape, emerged thanks to the increased connectivity provided by ever-growing adoption of digital devices by large numbers of citizens globally. Albeit quite new compared to more established forms of humanitarian response, <b>distributed and digital disaster response already proved successful<\/b> during several emergencies (from Oklahoma to Haiti and Sierra Leone), and <b>able to empower citizens to respond in ways traditional institutions cannot<\/b> (more information about this can be found in Willow Brugh\u2019s talk\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/events\/luncheon\/2015\/03\/Brugh\">Distributed and Digital Disaster Response<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s most striking is that there\u2019s no need to be a highly skilled software engineer to join the digital humanitarian community and help out. Anyone with a reliable internet connection and the wish to support relief efforts in real-time can provide digital humanitarian response, monitoring, tagging and geo-locating relevant social media, SMS and satellite-captured content. The goal is to provide timely and accurate information to crisis-affected communities and humanitarians working on the ground in an emergency situation, also ensuring that the information and data released adhere to the \u2018do no harm\u2019 principle.<\/p>\n<p>Within this context, this post collects in one place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>a list<\/b> (as comprehensive as possible) <b>of digital response efforts which anyone can join<\/b>, guided by non-profit organisations and online volunteer communities and focusing on the <b>Nepal<\/b> earthquake crisis;<\/li>\n<li><b>a selection of documentation and resources<\/b> providing further information about digital disaster response \u2013 what it is, how it works, how it can be coordinated;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>aiming to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>share information<\/b> about a less-widely-known kind of humanitarian support, reaching people who might have never heard about it, but who might realise that \u2013 given the often approachable level of literacy and connectivity required by most of the digital humanitarian initiatives \u2013 might be able and willing to help;<\/li>\n<li><b>provide an updated collection<\/b> of initiatives to people who already have experience with digital humanitarian support and might be looking for projects and groups to join;<\/li>\n<li>and more broadly <b>spread the word<\/b> about a unique (and often\u00a0game-changing) form of emergency support which is increasingly becoming crucial to consider as part of the global humanitarian landscape.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>If you know of any initiative or resource that would be helpful to add, please leave a comment below and it\u2019ll be included. Thank you.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kathmandulivinglabs.org\/earthquake\/main\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"248\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/nepal-earthquake\/screen-shot-2015-04-28-at-4-50-55-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-28-at-4.50.55-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"693,373\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2015-04-28 at 4.50.55 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-28-at-4.50.55-PM-300x161.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-28-at-4.50.55-PM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-248\" src=\"http:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-28-at-4.50.55-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-04-28 at 4.50.55 PM\" width=\"693\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-28-at-4.50.55-PM.png 693w, https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-28-at-4.50.55-PM-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/a><small><a href=\"http:\/\/kathmandulivinglabs.org\/earthquake\/main\">Nepal Earthquake 2015. Map of reports submitted<\/a> (screenshot taken on April 28, 5pm CEST). <a href=\"http:\/\/kathmandulivinglabs.org\">Kathmandu Living Labs<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>Organisations and groups mobilised for the Nepal earthquake crisis<\/h3>\n<p>(sorted by key focus, channeling Ushahidi\u2019s helpful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ushahidi.com\/2015\/04\/25\/supporting-online-volunteer-response-to-the-nepal-earthquake\/\">categorisation<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>Information, Social Media, Reporting<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.standbytaskforce.com\/\">Standby Task Force<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Nepal relief effort: reports published on the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.standbytaskforce.com\/\">Standby Task Force blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.standbytaskforce.com\/join-sbtf\/\">How to help<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Updates: on the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.standbytaskforce.com\/\">Standby Task Force blog<\/a> and on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sbtaskforce\">@SBTaskForce<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/humanityroad.org\">Humanity Road<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Nepal relief effort: situation reports published on the Humanity Road <a href=\"http:\/\/humanityroad.org\/apr25nepalquake\/\">Nepal Earthquake page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/humanityroad.org\/volunteer\/\">How to help<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Updates: on the Humanity Road <a href=\"http:\/\/humanityroad.org\/apr25nepalquake\/\">Nepal Earthquake page<\/a> and on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/humanityroad\">@HumanityRoad<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/\">Translators Without Borders<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Nepal relief effort: additional translators to support the TWB volunteers team have been recruited via Twitter (see tweets posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TranslatorsWB\/status\/591917311113764864\">April 25<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TranslatorsWB\/status\/592199853624688640\">26<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/translatorswithoutborders.org\/Volunteers\">How to help<\/a> (+ check out the tweets posted by @TranslatorsWB for potential new calls for support)<\/li>\n<li>Updates: on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/translatorswb\">@TranslatorsWB<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.codefornepal.org\/\">Code for Nepal<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Nepal relief effort: through its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/codefornepal\">Facebook page<\/a>, Code for Nepal is trying to get residents on the ground to help counter the fear mongering and rumors online; \u00a0information about\u00a0food, shelter and resources in affected areas are collected and shared through this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1_wLkYkBj1gFUQzpZOvNQQo10AS0vDDOLJ9k1M1eqQ3M\/edit\">public document<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How to help: if on the ground, or in possess of information from trusted sources currently on the ground, contribute to the calls for support (to research and double-check data) posted on the Facebook page<\/li>\n<li>Updates: on the Code for Nepal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/codefornepal\">Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0and on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/codefornepal\">@CodeforNepal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>several tech companies (such as Google, Facebook, Skype, T-Mobile, Digital Globe) are also offering response or assistance in the wake of the emergency, often also providing data and satellite imagery useful to the volunteers working on the aforementioned digital disaster response initatives. More information in this regard can be found on the New York Times\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/earthquake-katmandu-nepal-updates\/social-media-services-for-nepal-earthquake\">Nepal earthquake live blog<\/a> and on <a href=\"http:\/\/irevolution.net\/2015\/04\/27\/digital-jedis-nepal-earthquake\/\">Patrick Meier<\/a>\u2019s and <a href=\"http:\/\/zararah.net\/blog\/2015\/04\/27\/tech-companies-responses-to-nepal\/\">Zarah Rahman<\/a>\u2019s blogs; a snapshot of the communication threads running from and to Nepal and populated by information gathered through tools like Google Person Finder and Facebook Safety Check has been captured by Saprina Panday for <a href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/2015\/04\/26\/in-a-state-of-emergency-after-a-massive-earthquake-how-to-be-safe-in-nepal\/\">Global Voices<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Mapping<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hot.openstreetmap.org\/\">Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Nepal relief effort: reports published on the <a href=\"http:\/\/hot.openstreetmap.org\/updates\">Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Updates page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How to help: <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.openstreetmap.org\/wiki\/2015_Nepal_earthquake#Improving_the_map\">improve the Nepal earthquake map<\/a> and find updates about the high priority areas on the <a href=\"http:\/\/hot.openstreetmap.org\/updates\">Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Updates page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Updates: follow the discussions on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.openstreetmap.org\/pipermail\/hot\/\">HOT e-mail list<\/a>; contact the Support Team live on the <a href=\"https:\/\/kiwiirc.com\/client\/irc.oftc.net\/hot\">#hot IRC Channel<\/a>; on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hotosm\">@HOTosm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/data.hdx.rwlabs.org\/\">Humanitarian Data Exchange<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/data.hdx.rwlabs.org\/group\/nepal-earthquake\">Nepal relief effort<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How to help: <a href=\"https:\/\/data.hdx.rwlabs.org\/contribute\">create a free account to contribute datasets<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Updates: on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/humdata\">@humdata<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kathmandulivinglabs.org\/\">Kathmandu Living Labs<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Nepal relief effort: <a href=\"http:\/\/kathmandulivinglabs.org\/earthquake\/\">reporting local knowledge<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How to join: <a href=\"http:\/\/kathmandulivinglabs.org\/earthquake\/reports\/submit\">submit a report<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Updates: <a href=\"http:\/\/kathmandulivinglabs.org\/earthquake\/\">Katmandu Living Labs Facebook page<\/a> and on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ktmlivinglabs\">@KTMLivingLabs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uaviators.org\/\">Humanitarian UAV Network<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Nepal relief effort: <a href=\"http:\/\/uaviators.org\/ops\/nepal-earthquake-april-2015\">updates published on April 26 and 27<\/a> (requires sign-in) and <a href=\"http:\/\/irevolution.net\/2015\/04\/27\/digital-jedis-nepal-earthquake\">on iRevolutions on April 27<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uaviators.org\/contribute\">How to help<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Updates: Humanitarian UAV Network <a href=\"http:\/\/uaviators.org\/ops\/nepal-earthquake-april-2015\">Nepal Earthquake page<\/a> (requires sign-in)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.micromappers.org\/\">Micromappers<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/micromappers.wordpress.com\/maps\/\">Nepal relief effort<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How to help: details on the Micromappers <a href=\"https:\/\/micromappers.wordpress.com\/\">WordPress site<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Updates: on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/micromappers\">@MicroMappers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapaction.org\/\">MapAction<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Nepal relief effort: updates about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapaction.org\/more-news\/452-mapaction-mobilises-to-nepal.html\">MapAction for Nepal<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapaction.org\/deployments\/depldetail\/240.html\">Nepal deployment page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapaction.org\/images\/stories\/publicdocs\/volunteering_with_mapaction_2014.pdf\">How to help<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Updates: on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mapaction\">@MapAction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/crisismappers.net\/\">Crisismappers<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Nepal relief effort: summary published on the <a href=\"http:\/\/crisismappers.net\/\">Crisismappers homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How to help: collect\u00a0information and data to make this public\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1HMBc7LpuEAMF3a54_vSCaAM6Ie6Ff65O2WCrm1urmvk\/edit#heading=h.90t1xa122v0w\">CrisisMappers activities and information sources<\/a> document as comprehensive as possible<\/li>\n<li>Updates: on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crisismappers\">@Crisismappers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dmkoOImf5gI\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"253\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/nepal-earthquake\/screen-shot-2015-04-28-at-5-14-15-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-28-at-5.14.15-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"933,435\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2015-04-28 at 5.14.15 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-28-at-5.14.15-PM-300x140.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-28-at-5.14.15-PM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-253\" src=\"http:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-28-at-5.14.15-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-04-28 at 5.14.15 PM\" width=\"933\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-28-at-5.14.15-PM.png 933w, https:\/\/beatricemartini.it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-28-at-5.14.15-PM-300x140.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<small>(Screenshot from)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/civic.mit.edu\/users\/willowbl00\">Willow Brugh<\/a>&#8216;s talk\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/events\/luncheon\/2015\/03\/Brugh\">Distributed and Digital Disaster Response<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/\">Berkman Center for Internet &amp; Society<\/a>\u00a0at Harvard University, March 20, 2015.<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>Selected resources about digital disaster response \u2013 what it is, how it works, how it can be coordinated<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.col.org\/sitecollectiondocuments\/disaster_management_version_1.0.pdf\">Introduction to Disaster Management<\/a> \u2013 Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gwob.org\/the-cycle-of-disaster-management\/\">The cycle of disaster management<\/a> \u2013 Geeks Without Bounds<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/humanityroad.org\/resource-center\/\">Emerging event resources (hashboard, earthquake, solar, volcano, winter, windfire) and key organisation resources<\/a> \u2013 Humanity Road<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digitalhumanitarians.com\/content\/materials\">How to coordinate efforts between formal humanitarian organisations and volunteer communities; volunteer management; impact evaluation<\/a> \u2013 Digital Humanitarian Network<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/opencrisis.org\/how-to-guides\/\">Crisis data: how to guides<\/a> \u2013 Open Crisis<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/responsibledata.io\/forums\/responsible-humanitarian-and-disaster-response-project-lifecycle\/\">Responsible humanitarian and disaster response project lifecycle<\/a> \u2013 Responsible Data Forum<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/events\/luncheon\/2015\/03\/Brugh\">Distributed and digital disaster response<\/a> \u2013 talk by Willow Brugh at the Berkman Center for Internet &amp; Society at Harvard University<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gwob.org\/self-care-and-humanitarian-response-worker\/\">Self care and the humanitarian response worker<\/a> \u2013 Geeks Without Bounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nepal Earthquake 2015. Overview of tasks and imagery coverage\u00a0(screenshot taken on April 28, 5pm CEST). Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The government of Nepal has declared a state of emergency after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country on April 25, killing more than 3,800 people (figure at the time of writing). 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