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Assessment of response to Bengkulu earthquake

Written by Rohan Samarajiva on September 14, 2007 — 4 Comments

It has been a practice at LIRNEasia to write an assessment of the responses to potentially tsunamigenic events in the region. We commented on Nias and Pangandaran. Now that the discussion on the response is starting, here is our take: Lessons from the Sri Lanka tsunami warnings and evacuation of September 12-13, 2007 The tragedy [...]

Posted in General | Also tagged Arugam Bay-Panama coast, Bangladesh, Bengkulu, Colombo, communication systems, Disaster Management Center, earthquake, GSM/CDMA, India Ocean, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Last Mile, Matara, Met Department, Mile HazInfo, Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights, mobile phones, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Panama, Rohan Samarajiva, Sarvodaya, SMS, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Meteorological Department, taped telephone voice message, Thailand, tsunami

Significant progress made on making communities resilient to disasters

Written by Nuwan Waidyanatha on April 1, 2007 — 5 Comments

By Rohan Samarajiva The findings of a pilot project on learning how information-communication technologies and community-based training can help in responding to disasters such as tsunamis were discussed by community leaders and international experts at a workshop on “SHARING KNOWLEDGE ON DISASTER WARNING, WITH A FOCUS ON COMMUNITY-BASED LAST–MILE WARNING SYSTEMS” held on March 28th [...]

Posted in Disaster, Documents | Also tagged Canada, CDMA, communication technologies, Communication Technology Hardware, communications equipment, community warning device, determination trumping technology, Dialog Telekom, early warning systems, electronic equipment, five communication technologies, GSM, Indian Ocean, Information Communication Technologies, International Development Research Centre of Canada, Java, media professionals, MicroImage, MILE WARNING SYSTEMS, mobile phones, North America, Rohan Samarajiva, Sarvodaya, headquarters, Sarvodaya, Sarvodaya Community Disaster Management Center, Sarvodaya Movement, software components, software industries, Sri Lanka, telecom networks, telecommunications, University of Moratuwa, VSAT

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Assessment of response to Bengkulu earthquake

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