Indonesia: community based warning systems effective in reducing victims of disaster

Early this week, a symposium on developing community-based early warning systems convened by the Indonesian Red Cross found out that, when it comes to warning, local wisdom was more effective than technology-based warning systems.

“The development of a community-based early-warning system is more effective in reducing the number of casualties, but the government has so far only thought to provide a technology-based early warning system,” said Aceh Regional Secretary Husni Bahri.