As natural disasters and civil conflicts increase worldwide, so too does access to new and lower cost technologies.  The United Nations Foundation and Vodafone Foundation Technology Partnership’s latest report, New Technologies in Emergencies and Conflicts, examines the evolving role communications technologies play before, during and after crises.

• Global Impact and Vulnerability Alert System (GIVAS)
• European Media Monitor (EMM, aka OPTIMA)
• Emergency Preparedness Information Center (EPIC)
• Ushahidi Crowdsourcing Crisis Information
• Télécoms sans Frontières (TSF)
• Impact of Social Networks in Iran
• Social Media, Citizen Journalism and Mumbai Terrorist Attacks
• Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS)
• InSTEDD RIFF
• UNOSAT
• AAAS Geospatial Technologies for Human Rights
• Info Technology for Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action (ITHACA)
• Camp Roberts
• OpenStreetMap and Walking Papers
• UNDP Threat and Risk Mapping Analysis project (TRMA)
• Geo-Spatial Info Analysis for Global Security, Stability Program (ISFEREA)
• FrontlineSMS
• M-PESA and M-PAISA
• Souktel

 Download this interesting report in full here.