CAP Workshop 2015 Mexico
A Presentation at the 2015 CAP Implementation Workshop (Rome, Italy 23-24 September)
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Early Warning Systems
CAP Workshop 2015 Cross-Agency Italy
A Presentation at the 2015 CAP Implementation Workshop (Rome, Italy 23-24 September)
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CAP Workshop 2015 JRC
A Presentation at the 2015 CAP Implementation Workshop (Rome, Italy 23-24 September)
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CAP Workshop 2015 Philippines
A Presentation at the 2015 CAP Implementation Workshop (Rome, Italy 23-24 September)
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Disaster Response: DEWN – Dialog’s Disaster and Emergency Warning Network
On December 26th 2014, the tenth anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Sri Lankan Mobile Network Operator Dialog unveiled version 2 of is Disaster and Emergency Warning Network; DEWN v2. Developed in the aftermath of the 2004 disaster, DEWN v1 utilised the growing mobile penetration rates in the country and built a system to fully
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Heatwaves and Health: Guidance on Warning-System Development
Heatwaves are among the most dangerous of natural hazards, but rarely receive adequate attention. They often lack the spectacular and sudden violence of other hazards, such as tropical cyclones or flash floods. Even the related death tolls are not always immediately obvious. For example, the European heatwaves in the northern hemisphere summer of 2003 were
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Weather Information Board
The Meteorological Office in Bangladesh has developed an innovative Information Board to share up-to-date weather information in towns and villages in Bangladesh. The Information Board is a great combination of static and dynamic approaches to sharing digital information in an analog format. Source: Bangladesh Met Office, 2015.
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Haiti – Preparing for disaster
Haiti’s rainy season, followed by the hurricane season, bring hardship to thousands of people every year. Serious rains and landslides have already hit Haiti, causing loss of life and devastation in some parts of the country. Eighteen months after the 2010 earthquake, hundreds of thousands of people remain in camps and highly vulnerable to the
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World Disasters Report 2009 – Early Warning Early Action
The World Disasters Report 2009 focuses on disaster risk reduction under the title Early Warning Early Action. The report emphasizes the need to invest in a culture of prevention. Early action is portrayed as an investment for the future, and far more effective in the long run being perpetually caught up in a reactive cycle of
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Sistemas comunitarios de alerta temprana: principios rectores
Sistemas comunitarios de alerta temprana: principios rectores ipertenece a una serie de guías elaboradas por la Federación Internacional de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja, junto a las guías para el análisis de la vulnerabilidades y capacidades (AVC) y para la concientización pública y educación pública. También, incorpora la Guía
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