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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

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Posted in General | Also tagged addressable satellite radio sets, Arugam Bay-Panama coast, Bangladesh, Bengkulu, Colombo, communication systems, Disaster Management Center, earthquake, GSM/CDMA, India Ocean, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Last Mile, 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

Webhamuva: Tsunami Voices Final Report

Written by Divakar Goswami on October 23, 2006 — Leave a Comment

LIRNEasia and Sarvodaya initiated the Webhamuva program with assistance from the World Bank’s Small Grants Program to give voice to the people whose opinions go unheard in the post-tsunami reconstruction work.
The final report is available here (PDF):

WEBHAMUVA: Report on People’s Consultations on Post Tsunami Relief, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation in Sri Lanka
The findings from the report [...]

Posted in Documents, General | Also tagged Ampara, Colombo, Hambantota, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Kalutara, Sarvodaya Service, Sri Lanka, tsunami, www.webhamuva.org

Satellite Radio for Hazard Warning Demonstrated to Sir Arthur Clark

Written by Divakar Goswami on November 8, 2005 — 1 Comment

Colombo, Sri Lanka, 8 November 2005: An addressable satellite radio system for hazard warning was demonstrated to Sir Arthur C. Clarke in Colombo, Sri Lanka this week.
It has been designed by WorldSpace, Inc., in collaboration with Raytheon Corporation of the US, at the request of LIRNEasia, a Sri Lankan research organization.
The satellite radio is the [...]

Posted in News | Also tagged addressable satellite radio system, addressable satellite radio systems, Arthur C. Clarke, Arthur Clark, Canada, Clarke Orbit, Colombo, communications satellites, functional early warning systems, GPS, International Development Research Centre of Canada, Jomo Bellard, Raytheon Corporation, Rohan Samarajiva, S. Rangarajan, satellite communications, satellite radio, Sri Lanka, The addressable satellite radio system, tsunami, United States, Wilson Baker, WorldSpace Inc.

Tag Archives: Matara

Assessment of response to Bengkulu earthquake

Webhamuva: Tsunami Voices Final Report

Satellite Radio for Hazard Warning Demonstrated to Sir Arthur Clark

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