(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 16. The frequency of
natural disasters has increased many times over the past 50 years,
Deputy Secretary General of the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) Tomas Lamanauskas said during the XI Global Baku Forum,
Trend reports.
He pointed out that there are more natural calamities happening
now. Additionally, there is currently one medium-sized or big
natural disaster every day on average; by 2030, this number is
expected to rise to 1.5 per day.
"Another area we represent that is also at risk is digital
resilience-the digital infrastructure that connects all of us,"
emphasized Lamanauskas.
He mentioned that on March 14, a significant cable on the West
African coast was destroyed, which on Thursday caused significant
internet outages in a number of West African nations. Approximately
99 percent of global traffic flows through them.
To note, the XI Global Baku Forum is attended by representatives
of many countries as well as prestigious international
organizations: more than 350 guests from over 70 countries.
The forum, which will last until March 16, will host global
discussions on the results of COP28 and preparations for COP29,
will consider factors that pose threats to the new world order, as
well as issues of security and prospects for peace, building
stability in a fractured world, its impact on the global world,
will discuss ways to address the challenges facing humanity, will
touch upon conflicts and mega-threats shaking the world, including
climate, food and nuclear security.
At the same time, there will be discussions on the role of
military and economic alliances in global governance, regional
perspectives, the European Union and its relations with its
neighbors, youth policy, ways to build resilience to global
challenges, inequality, natural resource scarcity and migration
issues, artificial intelligence, and new security paradigms in the
age of drones and cyberweapons.
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