Evaluating last-mile hazard information dissemination : a research proposal
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2008
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LIRNEasia, Colombo, LK
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This is a comprehensive and detailed report regarding implementation of a first-responders ICT strategy for emergency communication and disaster management in Sri Lanka. The project showed that ICTs can be incorporated into communities and form a critical infrastructure. However, from a technical perspective all ICTs used in the hazard information dissemination system (HazInfo Pilot) need upgrading to receive Complete Full-CAP (Common Alerting Protocol) messages before their use in the Last-Mile Communities of Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan society is not used to working according to plans, nor adhering to concepts of deadlines. Disastrous weather events and ongoing civil conflicts are impediments to pilot project planning.
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IDRC Final Report
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EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, SRI LANKA, DISASTER PREVENTION, ICT, INTERNET NETWORKS, COMMON ALERTING PROTOCOL, DATA TRANSMISSION NETWORKS, INTEROPERABILITY, SRI LANKA, SOUTH ASIA
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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2000-2009 / Années 2000-2009
Environment /Environnement
Evaluation and Research Capacity Building / Évaluation et développement des capacités de recherche
Livelihoods / Moyens de subsistance
Research Results (Pan Asia) / Résultats de recherches (Pan Asie)
Load more 2000-2009 / Années 2000-2009
Environment /Environnement
Evaluation and Research Capacity Building / Évaluation et développement des capacités de recherche
Livelihoods / Moyens de subsistance
Research Results (Pan Asia) / Résultats de recherches (Pan Asie)