E-Resilience: Preparedness
Disaster preparedness refers to measures taken to prepare for and reduce the effects of disasters. That is, to predict and, where possible, prevent disasters, mitigate their impact on vulnerable populations and critical ICT infrastructure, and respond to and effectively cope with their consequences. 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 preparedness.
Displaying 22 - 28 of 29 tools and best practices relevant to preparedness.
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PAGASA provides weather forecasts and risk / flood hazard maps through ICT in the Philippines.
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By dialing 10941 in Bangladesh, people can receive emergency alerts related to weather, rainfall, cyclones, floods and landslides.
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The Flood Forecasting & Warning Centre (FFWC) provides rainfall and water level tables, forecasting and warnings with regard to flooding in Bangladesh.
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The AI weather chatbot directly interacts with users through mobile phones giving weather related information in Singapore.
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The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology of Cambodia provides weather-related maps and information.
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The Department of Hydro Met Services (DHMS) website provides hazard related information in Bhutan.
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The Disaster Information Management System is a tool that helps to analyze disaster related trends and their impacts in a systematic manner.