Typhoons / Cyclones and E-Resilience
A typhoon / cyclone is a term used by meteorologists to describe a rotating, organized system of clouds and thunderstorms that originates over water and has closed, low-level circulation. Typhoons / cyclones 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 typhoon / cyclone hazard.
Displaying 22 - 28 of 41 tools and best practices relevant to typhoons / cyclones.
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Help Kids Cope is a smartphone application designed to assist parents in talking to their children about disasters.
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GFDRR provides an overview of PDNAs, labeled by country, year and disaster type on its website to assist in recovery and reconstruction planning.
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ThinkHazard! is a new web-based tool enabling non-specialists to consider the impacts of disasters on new development projects.
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GAR is a biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction and comprehensive review and analysis of the natural hazards that are affecting humanity.
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The ETC is a global network of organizations that work together to provide shared communications services in humanitarian emergencies.
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Alerts and information on tsunamis, tropical cyclones and extreme weather events is offered by VMGD in Vanuatu.
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eBayanihan is a mobile and web-based participatory disaster management system that allows citizens to participate in contributing to DRM.