While natural disasters are generally unavoidable and largely unpredictable, the scientific community can make use of science and technology in order to help the public be as prepared as possible. They can take preventative measures, they can assess and minimize damage and they can record data for future reference. Scientific and technological advancements enable us to deal better with emergenc...

Early warning systems are an important means of improving the efficiency of disaster response and preparedness. However, in its analysis of the technological aspects of the infrastructure, the literature has failed to carry out an investigation of early warning process. This paper has sought to take a step toward understanding this issue by carrying out a qualitative analysis of the early warni...

This research is spearheading the integration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Open Source Hardware (OSHW) in the field of agri-meteorology applications to disaster risk reduction, flood and droughts. A Do-It-Yourself weather station based on OSHW standards has been developed from local sources in Sri Lanka, reporting by SMS to tank/reservoir managers when rainfall is higher than 10m...

As natural and man-made disasters become increasingly common, ensuring effective disaster response, mitigation and recovery is growing into a high-priority task for governments and administrations globally. This paper describes the challenges of collaboration within multi-organisational hastily formed networks for post-disaster response, which are increasingly relying on emerging ICT infrastruc...

Increasing dependence of business on 24/7 IT systems sets requirements to support recovery from hardware, software and operational errors and reduce number and length of maintenance windows through online and automated or semi-automated system management activities. These requirements cannot be satisfied purely by technology let alone a single technological innovation on a single layer of a sys...

The world has agreed on reducing disaster risks through Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) 2015–2030. Efforts to reduce are one way attain Sustainable Development Goals related "sustainable cities and communities." first points of risk reduction priorities inscribed in the SFDRR 2015–2030 incorporate studies. While studies natural have been widely conducted, non-natural (manma...

Disaster Management is an issue of global importance which requires timely and accurate information as well as clear and suitable communication technology to guarantee coordinated efforts to save lives and property. Thus, technology for gathering, retaining, managing and transferring information and the ability of linking experts plays an eminent role. This study is an observation of the settin...