 We're here at GET 2016, the second global forum on emergency telecommunications in Kuwait, and I'm very pleased to be joined by Mr Monace Lafaye, who is Minister for the Ministry of Communications and Transport for Tuvalu. Minister, thank you very much indeed for being with us in the studio today. My pleasure. Now, I'd like to start off by talking about Tuvalu and asking about your experience in disaster management. I think it is fair to say that we do have some experience in terms of disaster management in Tuvalu. Looking at our legislation, we have a piece of legislation called the National Disaster Management Act. It's a fairly short act. In fact, it's only 14 pages long, and I understand it deals with the very basics, the very rudiment requirements for a response effort and preparedness in terms of a national disaster. But we certainly benefit from learning from the experiences of our regional neighbours and others, how they're dealing with disaster management plans and stuff like that. What are your major concerns with regards to disaster management? I think the most critical thing is in preparedness at the early warning system, whether we have those basic infrastructure in place. And the key is to know in advance, well in advance, when we're going to be hit by a disaster. And for you, it's mainly rising sea levels, is that so? And weather issues? Yeah, especially with countries like Tuvalu, which have very low line atolls, and sea level rise is an issue, probably the most challenging issue. And of course, our size, our remoteness, makes us extremely vulnerable to elements like the weather and cyclones and strong winds and stuff like that. You touched on it briefly, but how can ICTs help in reducing the impact of natural disasters? Absolutely. Information is an absolute must in terms of disasters. People need to know what is happening there. They need to know whether to take shelter, what they need to have before and after natural disasters. So, information and how we can communicate to people during those times is an absolute necessity. And what about development? How important is development in disaster management? We need to have infrastructure in place. To be able to communicate, we need to have the infrastructure. So, development is important, it's paramount. We need to have those system installed, all the equipment, the necessary equipment so we can communicate better ways. They're going to be a lot of problems. Now, you've come a long way to be at this meeting. I wanted to ask you, how can events like GET 2016 help stakeholders join forces for a better tomorrow? I think they are important. They are extremely important, especially having attended a couple of ITU conferences. It's a very powerful tool of getting to inform, getting to educate the state member countries. Like I said, they are important. We will stand to learn a lot from these experiences and hopefully get to disseminate the information to our own people at national level. Minister Lyfe, thank you very much for being with us today. My pleasure. Thank you.