Disaster prevention and recovery

Caribbean Disaster Information Network (CARDIN), University of the West Indies

Submitted by admin on Fri, 15/02/2008 - 20:33.

The inclusions of IC Technology brought together a number of related institutions who had previously only weak linkages. The ICTs have enhanced the overall planning of this disparate network in disaster prevention.

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Regional Perspectives on Digital Disaster Management in Latin America and the Caribbean

Submitted by admin on Fri, 15/02/2008 - 20:33.

The rapid evolution of ICT offers a variety of opportunities to make use of these technologies in time where disaster management is required.

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Emergency information and communications technology in disaster response

Submitted by admin on Fri, 15/02/2008 - 20:33.

This document outlines how the survey findings suggest that Latin and Central America are achieving greater states of readiness, while Africa remains poorly equipped to manage large scale emergencies without significant international assistance.

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BBC: Engineers work to reconnect Peru

Submitted by admin on Sat, 18/08/2007 - 06:57.

Technicians and engineers from Telecoms Sans Frontieres have arrived in Peru to help the earthquake recovery effort.

The five-strong team will deploy satellite telephone and internet access in three centres - at Pisco, where the quake hit hardest, Ica and Chincha.

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