Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICT Applications and Tools for Disaster Management in the Caribbean

This project aims to identify and test innovative information and communication technology (ICT) applications that could enhance the effectiveness of disaster management in the Caribbean, including early warning systems and post-crisis collection. Activities include the testing of ICT applications and research in three island states (St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados) in order to provide policy recommendations in the form of a strategic paper with a view to enhance the design of regional strategies to respond to natural hazards using ICT’s. The ultimate aim is to complete a set of policy recommendations in the form of a strategic paper with a view to enhancing regional strategies to respond to natural hazards using ICTs.
The project will: – Identify and assess the effectiveness of innovative ICT tools in national notification protocols for fast onset hazards in the Caribbean, with a focus on e-messaging, amateur (Ham) radio and GIS (Geographic Information Systems) applications. – Test and analyze the role of ICTs in strengthening community knowledge and support in the collection of post event information for earthquake in the Eastern Caribbean – Develop a set of policy recommendations in the form of a strategic paper, aimed at enhancing regional strategies to respond to natural hazards.
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