disaster risk management in the information age
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International Day for Disaster Reduction at the World BankDisaster Risk Management in the Information AgeA joint training workshop by GICT, GFDRR, infoDev and LCSUW to mark the International Day for Disaster ReductionTRANSCRIPT
WFP/Chicheri 2004
World Bank Disaster Risk Management
in the Information Age
October 2008
Gianluca BruniChief, ICT Emergency
Preparedness and Response
WFP/Chicheri 2004
Agenda
1. Introduction – WFP’s role in Emergencies
2. Being ready. For What? Setting the scene – Tsunami in
Indonesia
3. Being ready. How?
4. Emergency Response Mechanism & tools
Q&A
WFP/Chicheri 2004
First on the ground
Leader in Emergency Preparedness
Co-leader in ET Cluster
UN provider of security telecommunications to humanitarian community
Response team, stock and funding to start-up 3 parallel operations Kabul, TV hill, Jan 03
Introduction – WFP’s role in emergencies
WFP/Chicheri 2004
BANDA ACEHBANDA ACEH
MEULABOHMEULABOH MEDANMEDAN
SUBANG Air Base
CALANGCALANG
Being ready – for what?
WFP/Chicheri 2004
Calang, Jan 05
Mazar, Jan 02
Being ready – for what?
WFP/Chicheri 2004
SecurityOperational
Power
Start-up
Funding
FocalPoints
Eq
uip
.S
tock
Train
ed
Staff
Emergency Response Mechanism
LogisticSupport
Stand-b
y
Partn
ers
Pri
vate
Sec
tor
UN & NGOs
WFP/Chicheri 2004
•Standard ICT SOPs for Emergency• Standard inter-Agency training
Standards for VSAT communications
Standards for radio communications (HF/VHF)
Clear responsibilities and roles WFP and UNICEF service
providers for humanitarian community
Response team, stock and funding to start-up 3 parallel operations
Emergency Response Tools
Mozambique / Caia, March 2007 ( Jorge / Pierre )
WFP/Chicheri 2004 Q & A