Hyderabad, March 13 (ANI): The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services in Hyderabad has developed a Tsunami Early warning system to provide special kind of data for the safety of people living in the Indian coastal areas. The Early Warning System will mitigate Oceanogenic disasters that cause severe threat to nearly 400 million people …
http://preventionweb.net/globalplatfo…for more information and to download the presentation. This presentation examines tsunami risk resilience through an analysis of systems of governance, their architecture, and actor-agent perspectives, concentrating on the development of a Tsunami Early Warning System (TEWS) in Indonesia. A novel conceptual framework for EWS Governance is developed and employed to structure inquiry, and analyse …
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Published by GeoHazards International, this working draft guidebook is designed to help local leaders prepare their communities for tsunamis using a whole-community approach. This guidebook is for anyone who would like to be an advocate for tsunami preparedness in their community.
Guia para seguridad en caso de Tsunamis. This document is a Tsunami Safety Checklist that gives you basic information on what to do and what supplies you need in case a tsunami occurs.
Presentation on the experience from the Great East Japan Earthquake in terms of the impact of the disaster events on people with disability and their inclusion in response and recovery efforts. Jo Matsuzaki, Associate Professor, Miyagi University of Education, 2013. Online version of presentation http://www.preventionweb.net/files/globalplatform/519e280f8fb60Jo_Matsuzaki_English_revised.pdf
Overview of a variety of examples where digital media have been put to use for disaster preparedness and humanitarian assistance in Indonesia. Analysis: Humanitarians tap into Indonesians’ digital activism http://www.irinnews.org/report/98708/analysis-humanitarians-tap-into-indonesians-digital-activism