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Forum in Jamaica to focus on effective use of ICT in disaster management.

Publication: M2 Presswire
Publication Date: 31-AUG-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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M2 PRESSWIRE-31 August 2006-International Telecommunication Union (ITU): Forum in Jamaica to focus on effective use of ICT in disaster management(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

RDATE:31082006

Geneva - The 2005 hurricane season wreaked havoc in the Caribbean region. Never before had the Atlantic seen 27 tropical storms - including four in category 5 - and as many as 15 hurricanes in one season. The storms left a death toll of 2 280 people in their wake, with more than three million people displaced and an estimated USD 100 billion in economic damage. In response to a call for action from the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-06) to develop ICT-based solutions to cope with emergency situations, the International Telecommunication Union along with the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO) is...

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