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Developing a National Emergency Telecommunication Plan for Afghanistan

​​​​Due to COVID-19, the face-to-face event was replaced by an online special workshop to develop the National Emergency Telecommunication Plan for Afghanistan, which took place on 6 and 7 April 2020. These online sessions were jointly developed with the Afghanistan Regulatory Authority (ATRA). 

This event was a continuation of the first meeting that took place in Dubai in October 2019, which was organized by the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), from the U.S. Department of Commerce and with the participation and support of the Geeks Without Frontiers (Geeks).

Twenty-six (26) stakeholders from government and private sector organizations from Afghanistan involved in disaster management participated at these two sessions. This was an excellent opportunity to discuss relevant topics needed for the development of the NETP through a multi-stakeholder approach. 

The overall workshop was conducted by Mr. Juan Roldan, who provided detailed information through a step-by-step approach on how to develop the NETP involving the four phases of disaster management.

Agenda


Developing a National Emergency Telecommunication Plan for Afghanistan 

April 6 and 7, 2020

Virtual Workshop Agenda (Kabul, Geneva, Bogota) ​

Day 1 – April 6 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm Kabul time 
(Geneva time: 10:30am to 2:30pm / Bogota time: 3:30am to 7:30am) 

​1:00 – 1:15pm
​Introduction
​1:15 – 2:45pm
​Disaster Management: four phases (mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery) National Emergency Tele​​communication Plans Legislation and regulation related to disaster risk management and telecommunications in Afghanistan Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Plan 2
​2:45 – 3:00pm
​15-minute break
​3:00 – 5:00pm
​Agencies involved in disaster risk management in Afghanistan International treaties of which Afghanistan is a party  Disaster risk maps in Afghanistan Telecommunications services and networks in Afghanistan § Mobile/fixed § Satellite/terrestrial § Others


Day 2 – April 7 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm Kabul time 
(Geneva time: 10:30am to 2:30pm / Bogota time: 3:30am to 7:30am) ​

​1:00 – 2:45pm
​National Emergency Telecommunication Plan (NETP) for Afghanistan Recommendations to implement the NETP in each of the four phases of disaster management (telecommunications legislations/regulations):  1. Mitigation; 2. Preparedness; 3. Response; 4. Recovery
​2:45 – 3:00pm
​15-minute break
​3:00 – 5:00pm
​(Cont.) Recommendations for each of the four phases of disaster management Contingency and response phase example: COVID-19 ​

 

​ITU plays an important role in using ICTs for disaster risk reduction and management, through the design of national emergency telecommunication plans, the setting up of early warning and monitoring systems and the provision of emergency telecommunications equipment when disasters strike.


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