Project for the use of ICTs in emergency and disaster situations in the Caribbean region- Phase 1

Sensitive to the devastation and the loss of lives from a number of recent hurricanes in the region, the Caribbean Countries have identified emergency communications as a critical action item for 2018 and beyond.  In emphasizing the need for action, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Caribbean Telecommunication Union (CTU), the Inter-American Communication Commission (CITEL), and the Regional Technical Communication Commission of Central America (COMTELCA) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to establish an Agreement on “The use of ICTs for emergency and disaster situations in the Americas region”.

In this context, this project is designed to assist and support the beneficiary countries in improving their emergency telecommunications capacities and their emergency and disaster response. Under this project, the ITU Member States will receive an emergency toolkit allowing them to integrate a regional emergency telecommunication network based on Winlink.