State of Social Media Technologies for Disaster Preparedness in Asia Pacific Region

Author(s)
Lai, C.
Publication language
English
Pages
31pp
Date published
01 Jul 2015
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Comms, media & information, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Disaster preparedness
Organisations
American Red Cross

This research study provides an analysis and seven recommendations on how social media can be used in humanitarian response in the Asia Pacific region.

The research, which involved both a survey and in depth interviews with humanitarian organisations in the region, was prepared by the Nanyang Technical University from Singapore with support from the Global Disaster Preparedness Center and the American Red Cross.