ICT for Disaster Preparation, Mitigation and sustainable Recovery Caribbean Telecommunications Union ICT for Disaster Preparation, Mitigation and sustainable Recovery Bernadette Lewis Secretary General
Welcome to the Caribbean
Caribbean Countries are Vulnerable Size Small populations Weak economies Earthquakes Volcanoes Annual Tropical Storms and Hurricanes
2017 Maria Jose Irma September 18 Category 5 60+ Deaths September 6-14 Antigua & Barbuda St. Martin Anguilla St. Kitts and Nevis US Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Dominican Republic Hispaniola. Turks and Caicos Cuba The Bahamas Irma September 6-9 Category 5. 24 Deaths Jose September 6-14 Category 4 Maria September 18 Category 5 60+ Deaths Dominica Puerto Rico
2017 Billions $ Destroyed buildings and homes Disruptions to business Shortages of food, water living supplies Unemployment Damage to communication, electrical transport, water infrastructure Destroyed vegetation and agriculture Traumatised citizens Billions $
AdvancedAnalyticalTools 21st Century Government Maintain Information Profile for Country Duplicated Databases Off-Island/ Cloud Digital Records AdvancedAnalyticalTools Citizens’ Information Infrastructure Community Resources GIS Education Health Finance Lands Works Public Utilities Digital Government
Establish and Exercise Emergency Response Systems and Relationships CTU CARICOM Caribbean Community International Response and other Agencies CDEMA Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency Report Response Regional/ International National NEMA National Emergency Management Agency Coordinates all activities for emergency preparedness, response and recovery Reporting National Security Amateur Radio Operators Works EOC Emergency Operation Centre Secure facility with guaranteed Utilities. Repository for Data. Equipped with IT resources. Execution Hospitals Shelters Data Response Agencies Execution
Execute the Plan
Satellite Imagery Before After Dominica 2017
AdvancedAnalyticalTools Restoration of Government Information Duplicated Dtatbases Off-Island Cloud Digital Records AdvancedAnalyticalTools Citizens’ Information Infrastructure Community Resources GIS Government
Pause, Think… …Plan, ACT Do not rebuild what was lost Introduce policies for accelerated recovery Use technology to Leapfrog Enhance sustainability Establish 21st Century Government Build smart countries Collaborate and integrate …Plan, ACT
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