1. Emergency disasters response Group 14 Trainers: Gregory Asmolov, Ovidiu Bujorean Participants: Anca Stefan, Fergus Hanson, Liviu Mocioaca, Victor Ciumac

2. the Problem In Romania: No preparedness for disasters – Lack of knowledge - what to do if.. – Lack of information about disaster Reduced speed of response Reduced human resource coordination

3. The Need Before emergency: – Know the risks in communities – Early warning for emergency situations – Know sources of alternative energy/ resources for emergency During the emergency: – Alert the people – Inform the potential helpers about disaster – Reach the people in disaster Response – Mobilizing people for response – heath, food, evacuation

4. Solution (1) Crowdsourcing platform – provide/ collect information about potential hazards and emergency situation. – provide mapping of those who need help and want to help – mapping solutions for emergency situations – early warning system. Mobile applications that can collect information, distribute information about emergency and engage people in response (using geospatial technologies, etc.) Mobile SMS campaign to collect information about emergency, distribution of alerts, and engaging communities in response SMS based alert system

5. Solution (2) Social media campaign: – development community of response – engagement in emergency situations Alternative platforms for communications in emergency situations: Radio used to reach remote communities – short wave radio Training how to use tech tools for emergency warning and emergency response.

6. Existing solutions or relevant links Ushahidi MapBox Frontline SMS Facebook/Twitter online and traditional media that can be engaged tools for building professional social network/ task force – development of dedicated website geolocation gamification to engage youth

7. Follow-on Actions Create a initiative group – NGOs and tech companies – Telecom companies – National authorities Research – positive case studies to inspire communities – quality and quantitative research on disasters Partnerships – National – Local Found raising Project implementation

8. Thank you !