E M E R G E N C Y T E L E C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
GET- 2016
Dr.CosmasZAVAZAVA
ChiefofDepartment,
ProjectsandKnowledgeManagement,
ITU
1964-2007:Heatwavesanddroughts cutcerealoutput nearly10%.(Nature,2016)
SeaLevelRose225mm(1880-2013)
Estimatedeconomiclosesby2050=1trillion$ayear.(Source:NASA,2016)
CLIMATECHANGE
Source:NASA &NOAA,January 2016
20-YEARREVIEWSHOWS90%OFDISASTERSAREWEATHER-RELATED
Earthquakes
HeatWaves
Droughts
Pandemics
Floods
Tsunamis
IMPACTS(2000-2015)
1.3
$
3.2
2.1
BILLION
TRILLION
LOSTLIVES
AFFECTED
ECONOMIC LOSS(USD)
MILLION
ITUAPPROACH:ICTFORDISASTERRISKMANAGEMENT
Preparedness
•Scenarios development
•Emergency Planning maps
•Training
Risk assessment
•Hazard prediction and modeling
•Systemic , multi-risk approach
•Vulnerability management
•Building resilient communities..
Alert
•Real time monitoring
& forecasting
•Early warning
•Public warning
•Scenario identification
Post Disaster
•Lessons learnt
•Scenario update
•Socio-economic and
environmental impact
assessment
•Vulnerability re-assessment
Response
Recovery
•Early damage assessment
•Re-establishing life-lines
transport &communication
infrastructure
•Emergency telecommunication
•Command control coordination
•Situational awareness, crisis maps
•Information communication
•Dispatching of resources
•Victims identification and tracing
ITUKEYOPERATIONALACTIVITIES
POLICY,LEGALAND
REGULATORY
FRAMEWORKS
DESIGNNATIONAL
EMERGENCY
TELECOMMUNICATION
PLANS
SETTING UPEARLY
WARNINGSYSTEMS
CAPACITYBUILDING
DEVELOPMENTOFICT
APPLICATIONSFOR
EPIDEMICS(EBOLA,
DENGUE FEVER,BIG
DATA)
DISASTERRESPONSE
HYBRIDTECHNOLOGIES
InformationSystems
Observing Systems
EOsatellites
Remotesensing
UAV
In-situsensors
HALE
SensorWeb
Wimax
Hazard,vulnerability,
crisismaps
InteroperableCommand
ControlCommunication
Systems
Smartdust
IPv6
Socio-economicdata
UMTS
Commonspatial
datainfrastructure
Webservices
Semanticweb
CAP,TSO
TETRA/TETRAPOL
Positioningsystems
CellBroadcasting
UWB
TelecommunicationsSystems
ITUFrameworkforCooperationinEmergencies(IFCE)
TechnologyPartners
• SatelliteOperators
andService
Providers
• LandEarthStation
Operators
• TelecomOperators
• GISandRemote
SensingOperators
• Radio
Communication
EquipmentProviders
FinancialPartners
Governments
PrivateSector
DevelopmentBanks
RegionalEconomic
Groups
• Philanthropic
foundations
• International
Organizations
•
•
•
•
LogisticsPartners
• International
Couriers
• Air-Transport
Operators
• NationalAirlines
• International
Organizations
POWEROFPARTNERSHIPS
MINISTERIALVISION…?