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Leeds University Business School
New & Emergent ICTs, Climate Change & Developing Countries
Stan Karanasios
AIMTech Research Group
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ADAPTATION
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
MONITORING
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGIES
Observe, detect & predict, inform science and decision making
Disaster management, communications, EWS
Environment, health & resource management, building resilience,
capacity building
Scope of the activities
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What is new and emergent?
Wireless/mobile broadband technologies
Wireless sensor networks
Information systems
Rapidly deployable communications
Web based tools
Mobile technologies
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Source: Neves et al. 2009
What wireless looks like
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Monitoring systems in developing countries
•Using WSN
•Using UWB
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Preparation and response: Emergency communication systems Wireless broadband - strengthening communication links between rescue and relief units and Emergency Operation Centres
Establishing robust and reliable systems will continue to allow for voice and data communication during and after disasters
Rapidly deployable communications Wireless broadband temporary/ad-hoc networksMesh and MANET networks
Project DUMBO
Disaster management
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GIS & information systems in disaster management
Sahana
Social networking media in disasters
Facebook, Twitter
Victim participation/empowerment
New type of information dissemination
Disaster management
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Social networking site example
Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/09/27/09/ondoy-situation-map-metro-manila-google-maps#Map
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Early warning systems
Early warning system technologies
• Satellite radio
• Mobile phones
• Cell Broadcasting
•The Web
• Wireless Sensor Networks and wireless broadband
• The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)
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Climate change adaptation
Although little is happening, the technologies discussed hold promise
Key advantage of the wireless broadband and WSN examples provided in this paper is that they can span a range of activities
Clear that attaining community involvement /use is necessary
Mobile technology up-scaled using mobile broadband, smart-phones, mobile health
Telecentres, increase connectivity and bandwidth required for climate change applications
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Discussion
Benefits of the new ICTs:
Technical feasibility/superiority, greater automation and accuracy, less expensive (relative), better response & information communication exchange, can predict and detect, scalable
Issues:
Still unclear how to converge new technologies with community needs and gain community involvement
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Recommendations
Demonstrate the success and feasibility of new and emergent ICTs Greater focus on adaptation activities Invest in wireless infrastructure Build upon established and successful technologies Understand information requirements and build cross-platform interoperability