Fragile States, Conflicts, and Disasters
Search and rescue in disaster recovery
How might we deploy technologies to improve urban search and rescue in disaster recovery?
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Refugee camps of the future
How might we build refugee camps of the future that are scalable, temporarily adaptable, and provide basic services cheaply and effectively with minimal impact on the environment?
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Social media & disasters
In the midst of disaster and conflict, how might we eliminate false positives and bad reporting through social media?
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Rebuilding infrastructure destroyed by natural disasters
How might we use science and technology to teach communities prone to natural disasters how to rebuild the needed infrastructure?
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Technologies in disaster settings
How can USAID use low-cost technologies to improve health and sanitation in refugee camps?
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Early warning systems
How might we help establish an early-warning system for potential flooding events?
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ITC for disaster response
Are new information technology tools useful for USAID in disaster response? What technologies are available and how can USAID incorporate them into future planning? What were the best practices in Haiti with regards to usage of IT tools?
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Managing and coordinating responses to crises and conflict
How might we use Science Technology & Innovation to better manage and coordinate responses to humanitarian crises and conflicts?
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SMS standardization
Develop a worldwide standard for SMS for emergency/natural disastwer use
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