| How ICTs Enhance Resilience and Awareness in Countries at Risk: Lessons Learned from International Collaboration - 13/10/2021 |
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| International and Regional Organizations | International |
| Disasters have devastating effects on people’s lives and livelihoods, and in terms of economic losses. Data show that in 2020 disasters had a major impact in every region of the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, nations were forced to conduct the full range of disaster management including planning, mitigation, response, and recovery while accounting for a variety of COVID-19 concerns. This made every disaster a cascading event, where deployment of responders and relief supplies was exponentially more complex than ever before. The least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing states (SIDS) have been particularly more vulnerable to these effects, reason why there is a need to redouble the efforts to reduce the negative impacts of natural hazards and pandemics. So now the next step is to ensure that these two levels are secured and that the information –once arrived at the media centers- could be properly managed and transformed into useful and meaningful instructions. In the framework of WSIS Forum 2022, this session brought together experts from government, international organizations, academia, and partners to celebrate the UN International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and to reinforce commitment towards ensuring a safer and sustainable future. It emphasized on the importance of global collaborations and partnerships for addressing the environmental issues, in line with the WSIS Action Line C7: E-Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). |
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