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Latest news from the IDD Division of UNESCAP

Below, please find the latest updates, publications and event information from the Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). For the latest UN news from the Asia-Pacific region, click here.

ESCAP IDD Events: 27 Nov 2020 : Launch of the Ready for the Dry Years, Second edition at the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management

ESCAP IDD Resources: Understanding E-Resilience for Pandemic Recovery in Asia and the Pacific

ESCAP IDD Resources: Risk-informed Infrastructure Planning, Central Asia Pilot in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz Republic

ESCAP IDD Resources: Scenario-based risk analytics for managing cascading disasters

ESCAP IDD Events: 10 Nov 2020 : Expert Group Meeting (EGM): Digital connectivity and e-resilience for development and better crisis preparedness in future: Intercountry Consultations among RECI project target countries and SPECA (virtual meeting)

ESCAP IDD Events: 10 Nov 2020 : Digital connectivity and e-resilience for development and better crisis preparedness in future (virtual meeting)

ESCAP IDD Events: 10 Nov 2020 : Digital connectivity and e-resilience for development and better crisis preparedness in future: Intercountry Consultations (virtual meeting)

ESCAP IDD Events: 10 Nov 2020 : Digital connectivity and e-resilience for crisis preparedness (virtual meeting)

ESCAP IDD Events: 10 Nov 2020 : Digital connectivity and e-resilience for better crisis preparedness (virtual meeting)

ESCAP IDD Events: 30 Nov 2020 to 1 Dec 2020 : Capacity Building Webinar Smart Road and Rail Solutions for transport connectivity in the COVID-19 context

ESCAP IDD Events: 16 Oct 2020 : Regional Workshop for Promoting the Asia-Pacific Geospatial Information Platform (Virtual Meeting)

ESCAP IDD Resources: A Study on the Costing, Operational Principles and Modalities of a Proposed South Pacific Internet Exchange

ESCAP IDD Resources: Pathways to manage cascading risks and protect people in South Asia: Key takeaways for stakeholders

ESCAP IDD Resources: Policy responses to COVID-19, Repurposing National Highways for Good

ESCAP IDD Resources: The State of Broadband: Tackling digital inequalites