ITU Southern and East Africa Workshop on the use of Telecommunications/ICT for Disaster Management: Savings Lives Lusaka‚ Zambia‚ 17-18 July 2008 Role of Telecommunications and ICTs in Disaster Management Jacob Munodawafa Executive Secretary July 2008 Copyright 2008 © SATA Secretariat‚ All Rights Reserved 1 Overview of Association of Telecom Operators & ICTs Players in the SADC (Southern African Development Community‚ which is an economic grouping of 14 Member States)
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT’S PROJECT Handling Natural Disasters – Tsunami Made By – {name} What to do BEFORE a Tsunami * Find out if your home‚ school‚ workplace‚ or other frequently visited locations are in tsunami hazard prone areas. * Know the height of your street above sea level and the distance of your street from the coast or other high-risk waters. * Plan evacuation routes from your home‚ school‚ workplace or any other place you could be where tsunamis present a risk. *
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NATURAL DISASTER: A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover. TYPES OF NATURAL DISASTERS: 1-EARTHQUAKES: An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth’s surface
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Disaster Essay Which is worse natural disasters or man-made? Which affects more? Man-made disasters are destructive and horrific. The magnitude of man-made disasters never fades away. They are unprovoked and the agony remains in our lives forever. It is obvious that these emotions occur during times of disaster. However‚ when such adversity is preventable‚ the effects are greater and more deeply felt. Take for instance the 9-11 terrorist attacks. This is far worser than Hurricane Ike because
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LPHG Disaster Recovery Scenario Organizational Details Organization Type LPHG is a medium-sized 501(c)(3) charitable foundation currently in the early stages of its business plan‚ and focusing primarily on the research and development of a new environmentally-friendly hair product called EFHG. Once the product has completed the research and development process‚ the business plan is to move to a manufacturing- and distribution-based stance‚ with the product being the first of many environmentally-friendly
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The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)‚ headed by the Prime Minister of India‚ is the Apex Body for Disaster Management in India. The setting up of the NDMA and the creation of an enabling environment for institutional mechanisms at the State and District levels is mandated by the Disaster Management Act‚ 2005. Contents [hide] • 1 Evolution of NDMA • 2 Roles and Responsibilities • 3 Organisation • 4 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Evolution of NDMA Emergence of an organization
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“Oh the humanity” said Herb Morrison a reporter. Herb Morrison was at the event and he saw the whole disaster. He saw so many people die in front of his eyes. Now more information about the hindenburg and cause and effect of the disaster. The Hindenburg was a German passenger airship called LZ 129 Hindenburg and that a zeppelin. The Hindenburg was capable of traveling 78 miles per hour and it was 245m (804 ft) long and 41m (135 ft) in diameter. The Hindenburg was also a mail airship because it
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Western Governor’s University Nurses play a major role in responding to natural or man-made disasters. They are often on the frontlines of the recovery effort. It is crucial to understand their role and how they collaborate with others on the response team to ensure a positive outcome. There is a definitive chain of command in the wake of a disaster. In our scenario‚ it is a three-tiered staff. At the highest level is the incident commander. No matter the size of
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Role of GIS in Disaster Management What is GIS? A geographic information system (GIS) integrates hardware‚ software‚ and data for capturing‚ managing‚ analyzing‚ and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. GIS allows us to view‚ understand‚ question‚ interpret‚ and visualize data in many ways that reveal relationships‚ patterns‚ and trends in the form of maps‚ globes‚ reports‚ and charts. A GIS helps you answer questions and solve problems by looking at your data in a way
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HIV AS A NATIONAL DISASTER IN KENYA The term ‘national disaster’ refers to the detrimental effect of a particular phenomenon whether natural or not which affects the population of a nation negatively in terms of loss of human lives or massive harm or injury to a large section of the population. In the year 1999‚ former president Daniel Arap Moi declared HIV/AIDS a national disaster in Kenya and called for the establishment of the National AIDS Control Council. HIV is a virus which causes progressive
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