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Early warning

An integrated system of hazard monitoring, forecasting and prediction, disaster risk assessment, communication and preparedness activities systems and processes that enables individuals, communities, governments, businesses and others to take timely action to reduce disaster risks in advance of hazardous events.

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Scoping the cash and climate landscape in East Africa and Kenya: focusing on cash and anticipatory action

NORCAP’s CashCap and Climate action teams undertook a joint East Africa regional and Kenya country level scoping mission about the potential of cash in anticipatory action to climate-related shocks.
Research briefs

Take cover! Survey shows tornado warnings widely misunderstood

In her most recent study, Armstrong found that roughly 50% of those surveyed in the mid-south could not accurately define a tornado warning.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Research briefs

IIT-Roorkee researchers claim 'framework' for early warning system which can predict landslides 6 hrs in advance in hills

Researchers from IIT-Roorkee have claimed to have formulated a framework which can provide early warnings in the hills at least six hours in advance by studying rainfall patterns.
Times of India, the
Areal view of Almere in the Netherlands.
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Online monitoring and early warning system for bacterial contamination in public surface waters in Breda, the Netherlands

In Breda, a remote monitoring system for the presence of potentially harmful bacteria in surface and river waters triggers early warnings for local authorities.
Climate-ADAPT
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Critical technologies for a resilient Saint Lucia

GFDRR is addressing climate-related threats in Saint Lucia via efforts to enhance technologies and support knowledge-sharing activities that benefit stakeholders and communities across the country and increase resilience to natural hazards.
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New funding approved to strengthen Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in the Caribbean

US 7 million dollars in funding for a new three-year project in the Caribbean region has been granted by the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Initiative.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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High-resolution impact-based early warning system for riverine flooding

In this study researchers demonstrate a comprehensive floodplain inundation hindcast of the 2021 European Summer Flood illustrating these possibilities for better disaster preparedness, offering a 17-hour lead time for informed and advisable actions.
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Importance of early warning systems ‘cannot be overstated’, according to Tonga’s government

Tonga is a step closer to creating a policy for a multi-hazard early warning system after the final consultation was recently completed.
ABC News

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