Connecting the Last Mile: The Role of Communications in the Great East Japan Earthquake

Published By: Internews and CDAC | Published Date: 2013

The report explores how communities in the most devastated areas of the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima got their information. It identifies which communications channels were used before, during and after the earthquake and tsunami, and it attempts to answer a central question: what are the lessons learned about communications with disaster-affected populations from the megadisaster, not only for Japan but for the international community of humanitarian responders?

Author(s): Lois Appleby | Posted on: May 04, 2015 | Views() | Download (184)


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