Information and communications technology for disaster risk reduction

Policy brief in ICT applications in the knowledge economy, issue no. 4:

Aimed at policy- and decision-makers from developing countries working on disaster risk reduction in the Asia and the Pacific region, this policy brief discusses Information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure and applications for disaster risk reduction.

The main functions supported by the tools presented in the present policy brief include the following: (i) information collection and sharing; (ii) decision support systems, through the integration of geo-spatial data; (iii) communication and dissemination; and (iv) emergency preparedness and response.