Welcome back to Part IV of our look at how in terms of development, ICTs have been transforming Africa! So far, we have looked at both the educational and medical sectors. And how they are undergoing dramatic development thanks to the proliferation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). We’ve also …
If you have read my previous posts, you will have noticed that my focus was on the small island countries located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, which are affected by natural hazards on a regular basis. My posts so far has described the different innovative ways these countries have …
In recent years it is estimated that over 2 million people have fled Venezuela. The only other major event that is comparable to this massive displacement of people is the crisis in Syria. What is causing this crisis and why is social media important to activists and citizens across Venezuela?
Geographic information systems (GIS) are extremely useful for mapping and collating data on potential risk based on spatial data. But how can you incorporate people’s vulnerabilities and capacities in such assessments? Mapping together with local communities can be solution here.
Welcome back to Part III of our look at how in terms of development, ICTs have been transforming Africa! The proliferation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Africa has brought with it incredible changes. Both in socio-economic growth and in terms of development. So far, we have looked at …
Monday 12 February 2018. This is a day that many Tongans will not forget. On this day, Tonga was hit by the strongest tropical cyclone (known as Cyclone Gita) in many decades with wind speeds reaching up to 233 km/h. The centre of the cyclone was ~100km in diameter and …
One of the world’s greatest environmental tragedies is happening right before our eyes. According to Greenpeace the destruction amounts to about six football pitches a minute. Mainly mining, agriculture and other economic activities causes the deforestation. However, Amazon native Indians teamed up with Greenpeace back in 2015 and with …
This weekend #IDDR2018 was trending on Twitter. Why? The urgent message of this year’s International Day for Disaster Reduction on October 13th was indeed URGENT. Every year disasters cost the global economy an estimated US$520 billion. And it is a far greater problem for low-income countries where expected annual losses …
The Pacific Ocean and the island countries surrounding the Pacific Ring of Fire are the most disaster prone in the world. According to the United Nations Development Fund, nearly half of all disasters occur in this region. For example, 70 percent of tsunamis ever recorded have taken place in the …
Let’s look at how ICTs have been helping to transform Africa in terms of education.
