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Newsletter - September 2016
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Dear colleague,
With more than 130 million people around the world in need of humanitarian assistance, the work of aid workers is more important than ever. As the global community honoured the World Humanitarian Day on 19 August, the Aid International Development Forum (AIDF) highlights the importance of innovation, knowledge exchange and cross-sector collaboration to save lives and deliver better assistance for people in need. This newsletter draws attention to a number of sustainable solutions aimed to tackle access to energy, education and the digital world, especially for those in the most isolated locations.
With recent unprecedented rainfall in the U.S. State of Louisiana leading to devastating flooding, the region now faces significant challenges: how to handle resulting disease, how to pay for the damage and crucially how to prevent it from happening again. More than 86,500 people have already registered for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Hear from Elizabeth A. Zimmerman, Associate Administrator, Office of Response & Recovery, FEMA and discuss the most pertinent questions around emergency response and resilience at the upcoming AIDF Global Disaster Relief Summit next week.
With technological innovations advancing rapidly, humanitarian and development actors are looking for best ways to utilise digital platforms for improving disaster response and progress toward achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Senior technology and data professionals are invited to join Mobile for Development Master-Class on 3rd November in London, a one day event filled with keynote speeches, panel discussions, case studies, ‘ask the experts’ Q&A and interactive sessions on how to get the most out of mobile technology to drive innovation, funding and better support the SDGs in the UK and globally.
With best regards,
AIDF Team
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World Panel to Address Energy Poverty at Global Disaster Relief Summit 2016
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Access to energy is categorized by the UN as nothing less than a basic human right. In a wired and connected global society, having access to power – particularly mobile power – is as important as food and shelter. Four billion people worldwide currently have limited access to electricity or none at all. This is a global crisis. World Panel founder and CEO John A. Anderson learned about the importance of mobile energy first-hand on a trip to Uganda in 2011.
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How Satellite Connectivity Can Enable Successful Delivery of the United Nations’ SDGs
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At the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015, world leaders adopted 17 SDGs to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030. Information and communication technologies will be pivotal in helping to achieve these and Inmarsat is delivering the global satellite connectivity that is essential to giving people access to the modern digital world even in the most isolated locations.
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Emergency Lighting Solution Improves Education
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Speedtech Energy, the leading manufacturer of solar energy-saving lighting devices in emerging markets, has accumulated 17 year experiences of solar applications. The most popular application is, the mini solar light bar (portable solar lighting device), which is all in one design, during the day takes 5 hours to fully charge and then enables 10 hours of continuous illumination at night. Equipped with a highefficiency solar panel, its Lithium battery can be charged immediately even under the dimmed light of the sun.
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Overcoming Challenges in Deploying ICT Solutions for Disaster Response
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ICT and communications solutions are vital to disaster response operations. The latest figures show that the total number of internet users worldwide is 3.17 billion, up from 2.94 billion last year. The rapid expansion of access in developing countries promises almost boundless opportunities for innovation.
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The Aftermath of Louisiana: Improving Resilience to Flooding
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Unprecedented rainfall in the U.S. State of Louisiana, more than four times the average amount for August, has led to widespread and devastating flooding cross the area. At least 13 people have died and more than 40,000 homes have been damaged. Thousands remain in shelters or friends’ houses on higher ground, unable to return to their homes to assess the damage.
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Don't Miss! Global Disaster Relief Summit 2016 Next Week
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07/09/2016 - 08/09/2016
Some 350 representatives from UN, Red Cross, NGOs, Government and intergovernmental organisations, donors and foundations, military, relief agencies and the private sector involved in the delivery of aid relief will gather in Washington D.C. next week.
The aim of the Summit is to exchange best practice and lessons learned (including mistakes made) from recent disasters and conflicts, as well as explore innovations for better, safer and more efficient humanitarian relief, and facilitate high level networking for building and strengthening partnerships among public, private and civil society stakeholders.
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