BDT Director's Corner: Activities

​Emergency telecommunications are critical for disaster risk reduction and management. Oftentimes, telecommunication networks themselves are among the first casualties of extreme weather events. There is a pressing need to better protect vital infrastructure and make it more resilient, as recent events in Tonga and the Philippines have demonstrated.

In this episode of the UNconnected, BDT Director Doreen Bogdan-Martin speaks with Ronald Jackson, head of the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery team, on opportunities for technology and connectivity for better disaster preparedness and management.

Listen to the full episode here!