ESCAP





Sections in IDD

	ICT and Development
	Disaster Risk Reduction
	Space Applications

Resources

	Publications
	IDD Calendar
	IDD Papers
	Press releases

Regional CentREs

	APCTT
	APCICT

SPECIAL LINKS

	Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction
	Committee on Information and Communications Technology
	Regional Space Applications Program for Sustainable Development (RESAP)
	Knowledge Networks
	Central Asia DRR Knowledge Network
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Regional Workshop on ICT Applications for 
Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Economic 
Development   
28-30 September 2010
Astana, Kazakhstan

Documents and materials

Project introduction

ESCAP: Introduction on regional project (ENG)
ESCAP: Information note on project ‘Strengthening capacity to forecast extreme weather events in Asia. (ENG, RUS)

Special presentation

Central Asia, including SPECA countries

Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority: Background, Rule and Responsibilities in Disaster Sector and the Country Level and Disaster Mechanism (ENG)
Azerbaijan, МИНИСТЕРСТВО ПО ЧРЕЗВЫЧАЙНЫМ СИТУАЦИЯМ: РОЛЬ ИКТ В УМЕНЬШЕНИИ РИСКА КАТАСТРОФ И УСТОЙЧИВОГО ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОГО РАЗВИТИЯ СТРАНЫ (RUS)
Ministry of emergent situations, Kyrgyz Republic: Disaster Risk Reduction in Kyrgyzstan on mudflow and flood situations (ENG, RUS)
Tajikistan: Сокращение риска стихийных бедствий в Республике Таджикистан (RUS)
NIGMI of Uzhydromet, Uzbekistan: Recent signs of water-related disasters in Uzbekistan (ENG)

Other countries in the ESCAP region

China, Academy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management,: Using ICT to Reduce Flood Risk in China (ENG)
ISRO, NRSC: Flood disaster risk reduction using ICT and space technology – Indian experience (ENG)
Russian Federation (1): Применение современных технологий, методов мониторинга и прогнозирования в обеспечении системы управления в кризисных ситуациях (RUS)
Russian Federation (2): Система гидрологического прогнозирования Росгидромета (RUS)
JAXA, Japan: Sentinel Asia (ENG)

UN and International Organizations

ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee: Typhoon Committee Strategy on Flood Disaster Risk Reduction (ENG)
WMO/ESCAP Panel of Tropical Cyclones: Regional Cooperation Strategies and Programmes (ENG)
UNDP: UNDP Interventions Related to ICT and Flood Risk Reduction in ECIS (ENG)
UNOOSA: Space-based Solutions in Support of Disaster Management & Emergency Response (ENG)
UNU: Vulnerability assessment examples with respect to floods (ENG)
ESCAP: Regional Cooperative Mechanism for Monitoring and Early Warning of Disasters, Particularly Drought (ENG)
ESCAP/IDD and ITU/ROAP: Asia-Pacific Regional Platform for Disaster Communications Management and Capacities (ENG)
ESCAP: Towards subregional networking for improved disaster risk reduction and development (ENG, RUS)

Report of workshop