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Agwu A Ejem1, Somtochukwu V Okeke2, Rachael O Ojeka-John1
1Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria.
Jamba (Potchefstroom, South Africa)
|May 13, 2025
概括
非洲已准备好采用社交媒体来应对气候灾害. 互联网接入和移动技术采用等驱动力表明,将社交媒体纳入整个非洲大陆的灾难应对战略具有很大的潜力.
科学领域:
- 环境科学和灾害管理
- 信息和通信技术 (ICT) 促进发展
背景情况:
- 社交媒体在全球范围内被整合到灾害管理周期中,但其在非洲的采用仍然有限.
- 与气候有关的灾害,如风暴,洪水和干旱,在整个非洲大陆构成了重大挑战.
- 现有文献强调了社交媒体在提高灾害管理效率方面的潜力.
研究的目的:
- 评估非洲是否准备标准化采用社交媒体和相关技术来应对气候相关灾害.
- 确定促进或阻碍社交媒体融入非洲灾害管理框架的因素.
主要方法:
- 关于社交媒体和灾害管理的本地和国际文献的全面审查.
- 应用力场分析来评估影响采用的社会经济,金融,政策和技术因素.
- 评估驱动力,如互联网透率,移动技术采用和社会特征.
主要成果:
- 非洲拥有必要的工具和条件,可以采用社交媒体技术来应对气候灾害.
- 关键的驱动力包括互联网和社交媒体透率的增加,移动技术的广泛使用以及对基础设施的投资.
- 非洲社会的社区性质可以被利用,在灾难应对中有效地部署社交媒体.
结论:
- 非洲灾害管理的利益相关者有很好的机会将社交媒体技术纳入主流.
- 利用现有的技术基础设施和社会特征可以显著提高气候灾害管理.
- 建议进一步整合社交媒体,以加强对非洲气候相关灾害的抵御力.
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