Disaster management information link report: DMIN series report 1
This document reports on a Disaster Management Information Network (DMIN) project intended to: : a) establish status of existing links for information dissemination between source and community level; b) review options for strengthening existing links and filling gaps where appropriate; c) participatory assessments of the appropriate target communities predominant hazard types; d) carry out mock 'drills' for rapid onset 'emergency' hazards; e) assess information flow between warning sources, through intermediate levels to upazila and then onward transmission to union, community and household; and f) design and test appropriate hazard information network(s).
This first report provides a secondary review of existing early warning status in Bangladesh.