ICTs FOR DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
Cosmas Zavazava
Chief, Department of Project Support and Knowledge
Management
Telecommunication Development Bureau
International Telecommunication Union
Natural Disasters: A Global Challenge
RECENT DISASTERS
Disaster Impact (2010-2012)
1.2 2.9
$
1.7
MILLION
BILLION
TRILLION
LOST LIVES
AFFECTED
ECONOMIC LOSS
(USD)
Economic impact by Region
Source: Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific, UNESCAP
YET …
… BY END OF 2014
ICT Exponential
Growth
Hybrid of Technologies
Observing Systems
EO satellites
Remote sensing
UAV
In-situ sensors
HALE
SensorWeb
Smart dust
IPv6
Wimax
UMTS
Information Systems
Socio-economic data
Hazard, vulnerabily,
crisis maps
Common spatial
data infrastructure
Web services
Semantic web
Interoperable
Command Control
CAP , TSO
Communication
Cell Broadcasting
systems
UWB TETRA/TETRAPOL
Positioning systems
Telecommunications Systems
Going Forward
VISION
ACTION
Plan
Build
Prepare
Protect
Detect
Respond
to
1$
14$
SAVE 14 - 20 $ IN RESPONSE
20$
INVEST 1$ IN MITIGATION & PREPAREDNESS
More with Less
SSDM
DEVELOP NATURAL LINKAGE BETWEEN ICT FOR
DEVELOPMENT (ICT4D) LEADING TO
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ICT FOR
DISASTER MANAGEMENT (ICT4DM) LEADING
TO SAVING LIVES
&
OPTIMAL USE OF ICT/TELECOMMUNICATION
RESOURCES TO IMPROVE AND SAVE LIVES.
Drivers for SSDM
Policy
Framework
Regulatory
Regime
Legal Framework
ITU Framework for Cooperation in Emergencies
(IFCE)
Technology Cluster
• Satellite Operators
and Service Providers
• Land Earth Station
Operators
• Telecom Operators
• GIS and Remote
Sensing Operators
• Radio Communication
Equipment Providers
Financial Cluster
•
•
•
•
Governments
Private Sector
Development Banks
Regional Economic
Groups
• Philanthropic
foundations
• International
Organizations
Logistics Cluster
• International
Couriers
• Air-Transport
Operators
• National Airlines
• International
Organizations
POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS
UNOSAT
Topics for Consideration
Financing
Remittances
USF
Local Participation: Volunteers
ICT4D
M
ICT4
D
SSDM
Thank you for your attention!
SSDM for Sustainable Development for SIDS
International Telecommunication Union
Place des Nations Geneva,
Geneva CH-1211
T: +41 22 730 5447
ssdm@itu.int
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