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Displaying 15 of about 441 resultsThis research used ArcGIS Pro with unsupervised clustering method HDBSCAN to create a prototype that would make it easier for people to find areas prone to floods. The experiment received positive input from many respondents who had seen our prototype design and how it can assist people as an early warning of floods. Floods in Jakarta are very frequent…
This report documents an anticipatory action programme in Indonesia's in Nusa Tenggara Timur province, triggered in March 2023, by predictions that the 2023 dry season would arrive earlier, with less much rainfall than usual.Plan Indonesia collected risk information from the 169 communities in three districts in NTT where Plan has been worki…
This project, which is part of a broader WHO/UNDP Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded project, developed and implemented a heatwave early warning system to reduce the health risks and to increase the capacity of health systems and community residents to prepare for and cope with periods of extreme temperatures. The project was piloted in four…
This paper summarizes the outcomes of the first national consultation on the 'Early Warnings for All' (EW4All) initiative in Maldives that took place in July 2023 and was hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, in cooperation with the United Nations.As a call to scale up national action, EW4All can play a crucial role in ac…
This report describes a pilot project using anticipatory action (AA) to mitigate, and to a certain extent prevent, the impact of typhoons on people’s homes and livelihoods, while building on the government’s mandatory pre-emptive evacuation procedures that save lives.
The Philippines was selected as one of the countries to pilot AA through the Central…
This law makes the Department of Emergency Preparedness responsible for organizing matters related to prevention of natural disasters. The department must prepare and implement measures to prevent natural disasters or reduce the impacts of their aftereffects. Specific disaster risk reductions provisions include: article 4(5) and article 5(12) which deal…
The 'Road map' is a ten year comprehensive programme of action for disaster risk management which has been developed by the Government of Sri Lanka with support from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
This publication is focused on seven thematic components which are consistent with ongoing and past efforts in the field of disaster risk manag…
These three sectoral reports were produced to complete the Malaysian National slope master plan 2009-2023 with the aim of formulating a detailed, comprehensive and effective framework of policies, strategies and action plans to reduce risks from landslides on slopes nationwide. The plan included activities at the national, state and local levels in both…
A declaration by the Mayors and Local Government representatives together with National Government Officials emphasizing the importance of reducing disaster risk in Arab cities, in which the participants of the First Arab conference for disaster risk reduction recognize the vulnerability Arab cities and towns to disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes,…
Working with national governments and humanitarian, development and scientific partners, FAO’s Early Warning Early Action approach monitors risk information systems and translates warnings into anticipatory actions. Every quarter, FAO’s Early Warning Early Action report on food security and agriculture ranks risks by their likelihood and potential impac…
This Recommendation Note outlines the proposed programmatic approach by ESCAP, which comprises two phases of intervention and follows the logic of a structured process to build tsunami early warning and preparedness in the North Western Indian Ocean (NWIO). Phase 1 will support the countries to establish the required preconditions to strengthe…
The main objectives of this report are to (i) assess the current state-of-the-art tools and operational practices in tropical cyclone and storm surge forecasting, (ii) assess existing operational practices at the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) and regionally, and (iii) propose recommendations for improvements in the lead times of tropical cy…
This case study documents the process of early action taken by Start Network members in anticipation of drought in Timor-Leste in 2017. Alert 158 for Timor-Leste was submitted in May 2017, in anticipation of a potential drought from November 2017. Timor-Leste had suffered a severe El Nino in 2015- 2016, so a second drought would have been detrimental. F…
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 Aut…
The Rapid Response Research (RRR) project seeks to gather information on households’ perceptions of climate change and its links to resilience. Under the wider Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) programme, a series of mobile phone surveys were conducted in Hpa-An township, eastern Myanmar. This report lays down…