[Air-L] WEBCAST TODAY: INET Kathmandu - Learning Lessons from Nepal – Embracing ICTs for Disaster Management

[Joly MacFie]

ISOC Nepal  has done superhuman work in reconnecting the country after last
year's major earthquake. Now they continue that work by hosting this INET
to share their experience.

joly posted: "Today, Friday March 18 2016 the Internet Society's Nepal
Chapter is hosting INET Kathmandu with the theme "Learning Lessons from
Nepal - Embracing ICTs for Disaster Management". Natural disasters not only
cause dramatic loss of human lives and property bu"

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<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/inetktmd>Today, *Friday
March 18 2016* the *Internet Society's Nepal Chapter
<http://www.internetsociety.org.np/>* is hosting INET Kathmandu
<http://www.internetsociety.org/inet-kathmandu/> with the theme *"Learning
Lessons from Nepal - Embracing ICTs for Disaster Management"*. Natural
disasters not only cause dramatic loss of human lives and property but also
have a lasting impact on the economy which sometimes takes several years to
recover from. In April 2015, an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude in Nepal left
nearly 9,000 people dead and destroyed over half a million homes as well
infrastructure. This massive destruction has also had an impact on Nepal’s
bid to advance from the status of a least developed country to a developing
country by 2022. During such times, disaster management efforts function on
several levels, including first responders, humanitarian relief services
and on-time assistance to affected communities. At all levels, Information
and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play a significant role in getting
the right information to the right people at the right time. This is often
critical in order to save lives and reduce losses. Availability of a robust
information management system supported by ICTs is critical to support the
constant flow of vital information required for disaster management
activities. INET Kathmandu aims to bring together International agencies
and local stakeholders involved in emergency planning, emergency services,
disaster management and related work, to: Learn from the 2015 Earthquake in
Nepal; Share regional developments, experiences and information; Discuss
emerging paradigms in disaster risk reduction; Propose future mechanisms,
critical infrastructure and dependencies for disaster management in the
short and long term horizons. *The event is being webcast live on the
Internet Society Livestream Channel
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/inetktmd>.*

*View on Livestream*: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/inetktmd
*Agenda*: http://www.internetsociety.org/inet-kathmandu/sessions
*Twitter*: https://twitter.com/hashtag/INETKTM


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