Patrick Meier: Surprising Findings – Using Mobile Phones to Predict Population Displacement After Major Disasters
Surprising Findings: Using Mobile Phones to Predict Population Displacement After Major Disasters Rising concerns over the consequences of mass refugee flows during several crises in the late 1970′s is what prompted the United Nations (UN) to call for the establishment of early warning systems for the first time. “In 1978-79 for example, the United Nations and …