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The ETC supports the ‘930’ humanitarian call centre in Madagascar which people can call to request assistance and access critical information.
The ETC, WFP Rwanda, and the Ministry of ICT jointly delivered an emergency telecoms preparedness training for 32 participants in Musanze.
This document provides guidance on implementing ETC country preparedness and resilience activities. This document is intended to be used by country and regional ICT or ETC teams who are looking after preparedness and resilience activities.
In a world increasingly characterized by uncertainty, emergency preparedness is a powerful way to improve the capacity of communities and countries to withstand disasters.
Island nations across the Pacific are heavily impacted by the climate crisis. In Samoa, tropical cyclones, tsunamis, droughts, and floods are major hazards ?⚠️
The Emergency Telecommunication Cluster’s (ETC)Service Catalogue was first introduced in 2010 to capture the list of services the cluster could provide as part of an emergency response or preparedness activity.
The ETC was pleased to join partners in Botswana in support of the Southern African Development Community Secretariat (SADC) to build regional capacity in emergency telecommunications preparedness.
This guidance provides the framework for the gathering of information relevant to the conduct of the ICT Capacity Assessment (ICA).
Background
Mongolia is exposed to a several types of hazards including earthquake, floods, dzuds, wildfires, droughts, and other extreme weather events.
The tiny southwestern Pacific Island nation of Nauru is facing its first COVID-19 cases.
In one week, the virus has reached about a third of the population.
The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) has developed a model to assess the benefits of investment in emergency telecommunications preparedness.
John Bursa has been a member of WFP’s Fast IT & Telecommunications Emergency & Support Team (FITTEST) from 2003 to 2006, and again since 2018.
Ham radio strengthens emergency telecommunications preparedness in disaster-stricken Mozambique
This story originally appeared on wfp.org
By Elizabeth Millership