A typhoon / cyclone is a term used by meteorologists to describe a rotating, organized system of clouds and thunderstorms that originates over water and has closed, low-level circulation. Typhoons / cyclones can have severe consequences for people and critical ICT infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific. The E-Resilience Toolkit offers insights into a spectrum of available ICT tools and best practices that may benefit policymakers, DRM professionals and vulnerable communities in the Asia-Pacific region to enhance e-resilience and disaster risk management in the context of typhoon / cyclone hazard.
The portal offers an overview of areas most in need by combining pre-disaster community risk assessments and post-disaster data.
An online resource to help mobile network operators join forces with NGOs rapidly and effectively in times of disasters.
The portable backpack-type mobile base station can be applied in disaster situations when communications networks are unavailable.
Google Person Finder is a web application that allows individuals to post and search for the status of relatives or friends affected by a disaster.
The DART real-time tsunami monitoring systems positioned throughout oceans play a key role in tsunami forecasting.
The smartphone application Arko aims to provides information on major rains, typhoons and floods in the Philippines.
The Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) is a space-based satellite system that can assist disaster rescue operations.
