WORKSHOP ON TELECOMMUNICATION FOR DISASTER RELIEF ITU-D ACTIVITIES Cosmas Zavazava Coordinator, Special Unit for LDC ITU Focal Point on Emergency Communications
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ITU-D WORK RELATED TO NATURAL DISASTER Article 1, Section 2 g of the ITU Constitution provides that ITU shall “promote the adoption of measures for ensuring the safety of life through the cooperation of telecommunication services”.
WHO WE CO-OPERATE WITH The Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC, the UN Advisory body on humanitarian affairs) The Working Group on Emergency Telecommunications (WGET) others (UN and non-UN)
PRINCIPAL CONVENTIONS/RESOLUTIONS/ RECOMMENDATIONS 1.Tampere Convention 2.Resolution 36 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) 3.Resolution 34 (Istanbul, 2002) 4.Recommendation 12 (Istanbul, 2002)
ONGOING WORK New Edition of Handbook on Disaster Communications
Inmarsat-ITU Initiative
Mobile to Fixed
Mobile to Mobile
GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM FOR REGULATORS
NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM AFTERALL !
THANK FOR YOUR ATTENTION Dr. COSMAS L. ZAVAZAVA Tel: