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Drones, AI & GIS for DRM: 2025 Conference & Workshop

The Caribbean and Central America are at the forefront of climate and disaster challenges. As hurricanes, floods, and other hazards grow more frequent and intense, the need for data-driven, localized solutions is more urgent than ever.

This 3-day regional gathering will bring together leaders from government, civil society, academia, and the private sector to explore how drones, AI, and GIS can be harnessed to:

1. Strengthen national and local disaster preparedness,
2. Improve early warning and emergency response systems,
3. Inform infrastructure and resilience planning, and
4. Build the capacity of local actors and institutions.

Hosted By: Jamaica Flying Labs









Tickets




Regular Registration
* This ticket covers the entire 3 days of the conference.
* For Group registrations requiring invoicing: to request an invoice or arrange corporate payment, please contact jamaica@flyinglabs.org with your organization name, billing address, and number of attendees.
$300.00 USD
Student Registration
* This ticket covers the entire 3 days of the conference.
* For Group registrations requiring invoicing: to request an invoice or arrange corporate payment, please contact jamaica@flyinglabs.org with your organization name, billing address, and number of attendees.
$100.00 USD
Gala Dinner
* The Gala Dinner starts at 6pm on Wednesday December 3rd.
* For Group registrations requiring invoicing: to request an invoice or arrange corporate payment, please contact jamaica@flyinglabs.org with your organization name, billing address, and number of attendees.
$120.00 USD



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Background and Rationale


The Caribbean and Central American regions are highly susceptible to the impacts of climate-related and geological phenomena. Over the years, the region has endured devastating hurricanes and a range of other natural disasters, resulting in significant loss of life and extensive damage to homes, health and educational facilities and critical infrastructure.


To face these challenges more effectively and sustainably, the humanitarian sector has undergone a paradigm shift towards a more localized approach to aid delivery and disaster response. The concept of humanitarian localization emphasizes shifting power to local actors, such as governments, civil society organizations, and communities, to take ownership of, and lead humanitarian action. This approach recognizes that local actors possess the needed contextual knowledge, cultural understanding, and sustainable networks, making them best positioned to respond effectively to disasters within their respective regions. Similarly, national ownership emphasizes the responsibility of national governments to drive disaster risk management and reduction (DRM) efforts within their countries, in line with global initiatives such as the Sendai Framework and the Early Warning for All action plans. National ownership promotes sustainable solutions, local capacity development, and the integration of disaster risk management into broader national development plans.


Geospatial technologies and methods -including drones, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)- provide a powerful set of tools and solutions that help strengthen national DRM frameworks through the collection, analysis, and visualization of geospatial data and insight. They enable identification and mapping of hazard-prone areas, analysis of vulnerability and exposure, assessment of critical infrastructure, and planning and coordination of emergency response activities. Importantly, these technologies also support the prioritisation of recovery efforts and the design, monitoring and evaluation of efforts to ‘build back better’, reduce risk and continuously improve resilience.


By harnessing the capabilities of geospatial technology, local, national and regional disaster risk management actors can lead DRM processes for their communities. It also positions them to engage directly with the Sendai Framework and Early Warning for All initiatives through the provision of clear disaster risk management policies and progress reports.


To that end, Jamaica Flying Labs in partnership with WeRobotics and Esri are proposing a regional conference and workshop aimed at enhancing the utilization of drones, AI and GIS by national and local DRM actors across the Caribbean and Central America region. The proposed event aims to bridge the gap between the potential of this technology and its practical application by local, national and regional actors to reduce disaster risk.


Refund Policy


All sales are final: tickets are non-refundable. If you cannot attend, you may transfer your registration to another person at any time prior to the start of the conference by emailing jamaica@flyinglabs.org with your order number, the original registrant’s name, and the new registrant’s full name and contact email. Transfers will be processed within 72 business hours. If the organizer cancels the event, registrants will be offered a full refund.










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For more information, please contact us at:


876-234-5021 / 876-234-4700

jamaica@flyinglabs.org


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