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The KPI data indicate that although a substantial portion of Mashhad’s population is vulnerable to
national disasters, the city has managed to minimize the loss of life. Local food production lies in
the top range of cities that have been assessed. Traffic fatalities and the economic costs of disasters
remain an area of progress to be reviewed, particularly for a city focused on tourism.

The opportunity to further collect and report KPIs in this category should be explored to provide
a more detailed view of this category.

Enhancing Disaster Response: As Mashhad builds up its smart city initiatives and digital network,
the city should review the approach in Recommendation ITU-T L.392 Disaster management
for improving network resilience and recovery with movable and deployable information and
communication technology (ICT) resource units for guidance on improving network resilience
against disasters and assisting in network recovery after disasters.

As the effects of climate change are making the possibility of severe weather more likely, Mashhad
is encouraged to take steps to protect its ICT infrastructure. Recommendation ITU-T L.390:
Disaster management for outside plant facilities gives an overview of the technical considerations
for protecting outside plant facilities from natural disasters, and Recommendation ITU-T L.391:
Monitoring systems for outside plant facilities deals with monitoring systems to mitigate damage,
and to secure outside plant facilities against disasters.

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