ICT is being used in many ways to help with disaster and conflict early-warning, management and resolution and for peacebuilding; this map offers a resource of who is doing what worldwide. It captures in a cross-disciplinary approach the large variety of activities carried out in projects, programmes and initiatives at various levels of society and decision-making; their content ranges from policy frameworks to actual technological solutions. The map illustrates the role of civil society organisations, states, multilateral organisations, academia and companies in the field, the difference ICT can make and the impact it can have. ICT in Conflict & Disaster Response and Peacebuilding encourages and supports networking and collaboration for the sharing of information, ideas and appropriate practice to help those affected by conflict and crisis effectively. 

About the authors

Christine Broenner (MSc. Geography), a freelance consultant, advises on the design and use of geographic information systems (GIS) and on information management in support of decision-making in spatial development contexts. She works on issues of collaboration, information sharing and inter-agency coordination and is interested in the role ICT can play in complex, dynamic and unpredictable emergency management and crisis situations.

Laura Morris is an independent researcher in crisis communication.  She is currently researching the ways in which people and organisations in political crisis situations are affected by limitations in communication and the ways in which people bypass these limitations. The research has special reference to the recent crisis in Libya. For more information about this project visit: www.communicationcrisis.net. 

Laura holds a Masters in Social Anthropology of Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.

Map production

The map is a pilot using the basic open-source Ushahidi Crowdmap and explores the suitability of the technology for the application.

Disclaimer

• This map was initiated as a voluntary project by the authors and has not been produced in the name of or in association with any of the organisations, companies or bodies listed.

• The content has been added in the knowledge that it will be shared (copied, distributed and transmitted).

• The authors will change and/or delete information at the request of the organisations, companies or bodies listed on this site, but only so long as it pertains to their own organisation, company or body.

• The information (content, contact details, location and links) the authors have collated so far was valid as of 2013 to the best of their knowledge.