Earthquakes and E-Resilience
An earthquake can be defined as the shaking of earth caused by waves moving on and below the earth's surface and causing: surface faulting, tremors vibration, liquefaction, landslides, aftershocks and/or tsunamis. Earthquakes can have severe consequences for people and critical ICT infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific. The E-Resilience Toolkit offers insights into a spectrum of available ICT tools and best practices that may benefit policymakers, DRM professionals and vulnerable communities in the Asia-Pacific region to enhance e-resilience and disaster risk management in the context of earthquake hazard.
Displaying 1 - 7 of 48 tools and best practices relevant to earthquake hazard.
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ReliefWeb is a web-based humanitarian information source on global crises and disasters, containing data, maps, reports, multimedia and training tools.
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A report offering guidelines and lessons learned for establishing and institutionalizing disaster loss databases, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region.
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PreventionWeb is a web-based platform for the disaster risk community offering news, tools, maps, publications and a collaborative environment.
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A mobile application that makes learning about disaster risk reduction actions interesting and engaging for people of all ages, particularly children.
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The EWS 1294 system provides NCDM with the ability to send voice based alerts in the event of a natural disaster in Cambodia.
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HandsUp is an online platform that aims to connects communities affected by disasters with people and organizations that can help.
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DEWN is an emergency message system in Sri Lanka to send mass alerts as well as specific warnings to people in various regions.