The Inclusive Evacuation and Shelter Assessment System developed by Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction has won a 2026 Zero Project Award.
According to the National Science and Technology Council, the center’s supervising body, the award was presented during the Zero Project Conference staged Feb. 18-20 in Vienna. The NTSC first won the global honor, which recognizes innovative services that conform to the spirit of the U.N.’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in 2023.
Using simulations and demography for inclusive disaster planning, the IESAS contains 10 types of national information, such as household registration and historical data on the potential for typhoons, flooding and mud floods. It responds to challenges faced by local governments in their disaster reduction planning, including difficulties arranging shelter for specific groups such as older residents and those with disabilities, and lack of quantitative assessment, among others.
Since its launch in 2020, the system has been implemented in 22 cities and counties around Taiwan, and has been used to envision more than 27,000 scenarios as of the first half of 2025. The center has also worked with research institutions and universities, nongovernmental organizations and local governments to offer educational training and carry out upgrades to improve the system’s performance, the NSTC said.
Established in 2008 by the Austrian nonprofit Essl Foundation, the Zero Project is a global and research-driven initiative to advance the implementation of the CRPD. A total of 586 solutions from 93 countries were nominated this year, and 82 projects from 51 countries were selected to receive an award. (SFC-E)
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According to the National Science and Technology Council, the center’s supervising body, the award was presented during the Zero Project Conference staged Feb. 18-20 in Vienna. The NTSC first won the global honor, which recognizes innovative services that conform to the spirit of the U.N.’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in 2023.
Using simulations and demography for inclusive disaster planning, the IESAS contains 10 types of national information, such as household registration and historical data on the potential for typhoons, flooding and mud floods. It responds to challenges faced by local governments in their disaster reduction planning, including difficulties arranging shelter for specific groups such as older residents and those with disabilities, and lack of quantitative assessment, among others.
Since its launch in 2020, the system has been implemented in 22 cities and counties around Taiwan, and has been used to envision more than 27,000 scenarios as of the first half of 2025. The center has also worked with research institutions and universities, nongovernmental organizations and local governments to offer educational training and carry out upgrades to improve the system’s performance, the NSTC said.
Established in 2008 by the Austrian nonprofit Essl Foundation, the Zero Project is a global and research-driven initiative to advance the implementation of the CRPD. A total of 586 solutions from 93 countries were nominated this year, and 82 projects from 51 countries were selected to receive an award. (SFC-E)
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