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Early Warning
Systems and procedures that capture and evaluate risk knowledge, monitor and warn of natural hazards, communicate risk information to communities, and practice and test operational and evacuation procedures
Hurricane experts from across the Americas gather in Bermuda
10 Mar 2010, Royal Gazette
Koji Kuroiwa from the World Meteorological Organization, based in Geneva, said he hoped that this week's session would lead to 'better visibility of the WMO in the global efforts for disaster risk reduction.'...
Extracts of progress reports by progress indicator on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
- Indicator 2.3 [PDF, 118Kb]Early warning systems are in place for all major hazards, with outreach to communities
- Indicator 4.2 [PDF, 102Kb]Social development policies and plans are being implemented to reduce the vulnerability of populations most at risk
- Fifth meeting on regional tsunami warning system architecture17-18 Mar 2010, France (Paris)
- Multi-hazard early warning systems workshop for Central America and the Caribbean22-25 Mar 2010, Costa Rica
- The 3rd international field symposium: science, technology and disaster mitigation09-16 Apr 2010, Japan (Sendai)
- Disaster risk management: the case of earthquakesUNIGE, Switzerland (Geneva)
- Earthquake disasters: from rapid response toward mitigationUNIGE, Switzerland (Geneva)
- International course in geo-information science and earth observation (MSc)IIRS; ITC, Dehradun, India
- Tsunami textbooks2007, ITIC
- Incorporating special needs populations into emergency planning and exercises2005, CDC, United States of America - gov; KU
- Preparedness video clipsWashington state Military Dept - Emergency Mgmnt Division, United States of America - gov
From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- Chilean girl saves island2010, CNN
- Tsunami - building better for next time2009, UNISDR - AP
- BBC World Debate: ‘Prevent or React’2009, BBC
- Disaster risk reduction consultant (several positions)Global, IRC
- Senior programme managerSwitzerland (Geneva), WMO
- End-of-project evaluation (early warning of tsunamis and other natural hazards Indian Ocean and SEA)Thailand , ADPC
External Online Resources
- FAO and emergencies, from prevention to building back better
- Humanitarian early warning system (HEWS): HEWSweb
- Locust watch
- MeteoAlarm: extreme weather alert service for Europe
- Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning (PPEW)
- Regional climate outlooks
- SATCA: Early warning system for Central America
- Selemat Project
- Typhoon Committee Disaster Information System (TCDIS)
- UNESCO/IOC global tsunami website
- Water management in Taiwan
- WMO: severe weather information centre
- WMO: severe weather information centre: heavy rain/snow
- World AgroMeteorological Information Service
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