of disasters, monitoring environmental change and raising timely alerts to mitigate the eventual impact. The use of ICTs in emergencies saves lives, from ensuring timely warnings of disaster in even the most remote areas to enabling coordinated and effective relief efforts. Limited connectivity, particularly in remote and rural areas, remains the major challenge to deploying emergency ICTs. Technical, policy, regulatory and partnership options must be considered at national and international level to mitigate the impact of disasters, including business continuity plans, national emergency telecommunications plans and the continued development of international standards. Breaking the Silence on Cyberwarfare: Wars Without Declarations - in Partnership with KasperskyLab LS07 15.45-17.00 Abu Dhabi B Critical national infrastructures are now under attack; cyberwar is no longer a future menace but a reality. How can governments react? Are nations ready and able to respond effectively to cyberattacks? Is there a need for government regulation and standardization and whose role is it anyway to manage cyberwar regulation? There is a clear and urgent need to separate hype from reality and to implement effective attribution, deterrence and containment strategies. leadership sumit 33