A new device for laptops and mobile "blackberry" can warn of natural disasters in the archipelago, said today the Philippine NGO Philippine Business for Social Progress.
The project is based on a system for sending text messages that warn of typhoons, tropical storms, tsunamis, landslides and earthquakes in Southern Leyte province, southeast of the Philippines, one of the areas most affected by such disasters.
"We chose this province because it is one of the ten most affected by natural disasters in the country," the NGO said in a statement.
system paging allows local authorities to receive and disseminate warnings to the population in a few seconds when a looming natural disaster.
The project will cost $ 200 000 has been financed by the World Bank and a telecommunications company in the archipelago.
Philippines is one of the countries most affected by natural disasters each year due to the high incidence of typhoons during the rainy season and high seismic activity, as the archipelago sits on the so-called "ring of fire" in the Pacific.
The project is based on a system for sending text messages that warn of typhoons, tropical storms, tsunamis, landslides and earthquakes in Southern Leyte province, southeast of the Philippines, one of the areas most affected by such disasters.
"We chose this province because it is one of the ten most affected by natural disasters in the country," the NGO said in a statement.
system paging allows local authorities to receive and disseminate warnings to the population in a few seconds when a looming natural disaster.
The project will cost $ 200 000 has been financed by the World Bank and a telecommunications company in the archipelago.
Philippines is one of the countries most affected by natural disasters each year due to the high incidence of typhoons during the rainy season and high seismic activity, as the archipelago sits on the so-called "ring of fire" in the Pacific.
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