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Apps for Natural Disaster Recovery: A Brainstorming on the flood in Cambodia. By Ms BUN Seak Leang , Senior iOS Developer at CamMob. Why this topic?. We live with nature so we can not ignore natural disaster. What the topic is about?. Global natural disaster reports
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Apps for Natural Disaster Recovery: A Brainstorming on theflood in Cambodia By Ms BUN SeakLeang, Senior iOS Developer at CamMob
Why this topic? • We live with nature so we can not ignore natural disaster.
What the topic is about? • Global natural disaster reports • Brain storming on the flood in Cambodia • Mobile application for natural disaster recovery
Global natural disaster reports • Natural disaster killed thousands of people each year all around the world. • Let’s look at some global reports from International Disaster Database :
The figures in this table are derived from : Munich Re data for 2012 and 2002-2011 averages and EM- DAT for 2012.
The figures in this table are derived from : EM- DAT (Emergency Events Database).
The figures in this table are derived from : EM- DAT (Emergency Events Database).
A brain storming on the flood in Cambodia • The 2011's floods killed 250 people and cost the country 521 million U.S. dollars Record from disaster control officials on Friday 18 Oct 2013, the Mekong River and flash floods have: • killed at least 152 people • affected 418,770 families in 20 provinces in Cambodia • 27,500 families have been forced to flee homes for higher grounds
A brain storming on the flood in Cambodia • 208,200 houses, 1,390 schools, and 500 pagodas have been submerged. • 300,500 hectares of rice paddy have been inundated, in which 28,100 hectares were completely damaged • about 241 kilometers of national roads and over 3,100 kilometers of gravel roads had been affected
What do you think you can do to help affected people of flooding in Cambodia?
Consider we have enough fund and lots of help agency. What do you think are the obstacle that prevent us from helping the most affected people of flooding in Cambodia?
Mobile application for natural disaster recovery Tools that could help in natural disaster recovery efforts by providing information in order to coordinate the relief operations.
Problem behind my idea • DB supporters • Users
Conclusion • Together we look atthe problem, • Together we try to find ways to deal with that problem, • In short or long time we will find a solution. See you all at: https://www.facebook.com/camFloodRecovery
References • http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2013/03/natural%20disasters%20review/brookings_review_natural_disasters_2012.pdf • http://www.cambodia.org/news/?nsear=cambodia+flood • http://english.cri.cn/6966/2013/10/18/2361s792945.htm