E-Resilience: Know Your Risk
It is essential that vulnerable communities and policymakers in the Asia-Pacific region are aware of the disaster risks, as this usually leads to the pursuit of preparedness and mitigation efforts, and can significantly affect ways critical ICT infrastructure is built, maintained and protected. 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 Asia and the Pacific to enhance e-resilience and disaster risk management in the context of risk awareness.
Displaying 36 - 42 of 49 tools and best practices relevant to knowing your risk.
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The Risk Atlas is a compendium of risk maps for the area, population, agriculture and infrastructure in Bangladesh.
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PDC Disaster Alert is a free, global multi-hazard monitoring and alerting application for smartphones.
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The Cyclone Preparedness Program (CPP) operates an extensive network of radio communications facilities in the coastal areas of Bangladesh.
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The Emergency Warning Broadcast System (EWBS) transmits alerts to TV viewers and radio listeners.
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A pilot flood early warning system in the Terai region in India and Nepal has been initiated.
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The UN-APCICT virtual academy offers training modules in ICT for Disaster Risk Management, among others.
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PAGASA provides weather forecasts and risk / flood hazard maps through ICT in the Philippines.