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 15 - 20 of 20 tools and best practices relevant to preparedness.
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The UN-APCICT virtual academy offers training modules in ICT for Disaster Risk Management, among others.
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Sahana is a free, open-source modular software platform for disaster management and humanitarian assistance.
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IDRN is a web-based platform for managing inventories of equipment, human resources and critical supplies for emergency response.
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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 Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology of Cambodia provides weather-related maps and information.