Community-based flood early warning system: The story from then to now
This document provides an overview from project implementation to outcomes for community-based flood early warning system (CBFEWS) in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
Outcomes include:
- With the successful implementation of CBFEWS in Assam, India, with local partner Aaranyak for communities in the Jiadhal and Singora rivers, the Assam Disaster Management Authority fully funded another CBFEWS implementation at the Ronga River.
- The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Nepal, has piloted CBFEWS in the Ratu and Gagan rivers of the Koshi basin in Nepal, and acknowledged the system performed well during the 2017 floods.
- Oxfam implemented a CBFEWS at the Rangoon River in Dadeldhura, Nepal, in 2018 with technical support from ICIMOD and SEE.
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Hazards
Flood
Themes
Community-based DRR
Early warning
Country and region
Afghanistan
India
Nepal
Pakistan
Number of pages
6 p.
Publication year
2018