Register now: March 12th Webinar: The OSCAR Climate Impact Risk Assessment Tool & Applications in City Resilience Planning
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United States – Giant Hailstorm in Nebraska (Fall 2025)

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Morocco – Flash Floods Devastate Safi (Dec 2025)

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Sub-Saharan Africa – Heat, Drought, and Floods Cause Massive Food Insecurity (2025)

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Europe – Record-Breaking Heatwave & Wildfires (Aug 2025)

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Philippines – Super Typhoon Fung-wong (Uwan) (11 Nov 2025)

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India – Heat and Insufficient Rain Drive Water Stress  (April-May 2025)

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United States – Destructive “Derecho” Windstorm (28 Jul 2025)

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Canada – Wildfires Scorch 7.3 Million ha (Summer 2025)

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Australia – Extreme Flooding (May 2025)

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The OSCAR Climate Impact Risk Assessment Tool & City Resilience

Thursday, 12 March, 10:00-11:00am ET Open to the public

Location:

Virtual

Speakers:

  • Truman Semans, Founder and CEO, OSCAR
  • Fitsum Gelaye, Regional Engagement Manager for Africa, Resilient Cities Network; OSCAR Resilient Cities Network Liaison
  • Elena de Toledo Hernández, Quantitative Analyst, Alpha-Klima / ARFIMA Financial Solutions
  • José Manuel Carmona, Quantitative Analyst, Alpha-Klima / ARFIMA Financial Solutions; OSCAR Development Team Member
  • Nick Kellett, Founder & CEO, Deploy Solutions; OSCAR Development Team Member

Agenda Highlights:

  • Provide a brief overview of OSCAR.
  • Present OSCAR’s prototype Climate Impact Risk Assessment (CIRA) tool and explain how it builds on the physical risk assessment tool developed by BNP Paribas and other members of OS-Climate.
  • Show how governments can use CIRA, through a dialogue and live demo with example applications for Resilient Cities Network members’ priority hazards and AR planning needs.
  • Host an open Q&A.