UN-SPIDER supports efforts to manage landslide risk in Bhutan. Z_GIS contributes to workshop on risk and vulnerability assessment.

13 participants from stakeholder organisations in Bhutan attended a training-workshop on landslide risk and vulnerability assessment in Timphu, Bhutan in August. Stefan Kienberger, Z_GIS, led a practical session and discussion on landslide risk and vulnerability analysis.

Stefan Kienberger, Z_GIS, led a practical session and discussion.

Landslide is one of the most prominent hazards in Bhutan. The workshop was conducted by the United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) and the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs in Bhutan. The capacity building workshop was conducted as a follow-up to the UN-SPIDER Technical Advisory Mission (TAM) to Bhutan.