Developing Early Warning Systems: A Checklist

Developing Early Warning Systems: A ChecklistEWC IIIT hird International Conferenceon Early WarningFrom concept to action27 29 March 2006, Bonn, , 11:08:29 FOREWORDE arly Warning is a major element of disaster riskreduction. It prevents loss of life and reducesthe economic and material impact of be effective, Early Warning systems need toactively involve the communities at risk,facilitate public education and awareness ofrisks, effectively disseminate messages andwarnings and ensure there is constant state January 2005, the World Conference onDisasterReductionadoptedthe HyogoFramework for Action 2005-2015: Building theResilience of Nations and Communities toDisasters . This included clear references to theimportance of Early Warning , and encouragedthe development of Early Warning systems thatare people centred, in particular systems whosewarnings are timely and understandable tothose at risk (.)

warning systems. It is intended to be a non-technical reference tool rather than an extensive ‘how to’ list for the design of early warning systems. How to Use the Checklist The document is broken into two inter-related parts that should be read in order. The first section provides useful background information and overarching issues ...

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