CAP Workshop 2015 Philippines
A Presentation at the 2015 CAP Implementation Workshop (Rome, Italy 23-24 September)
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Early Warning Systems
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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Systèmes communautaires d’alerte précoce: principes directeurs
Systèmes communautaires d’alerte précoce : principes directeurs est un des guides rédigés par la Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge (FICR), et qui vient compléter le guide sur l’évaluation de la vulnérabilité et des capacités (EVC) et le guide sur la sensibilisation et l’éducation du public. Ce guide vient également en
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Community early warning systems: guiding principles
The Community early warning systems: guiding principles is one of a set of guides prepared by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), along with the guides for vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA) and public awareness and public education. It also joins the Disaster response and contingency planning guide to provide
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نظم المجتمع المحلي للإنذار المبكر: المبادئ التوجيهية
لقد تراجعت نسبة الخسائر البشرية والمادية في الكوارث خلال الثلاثين سنة الماضية بفضل نظم الإنذار المبكر المحسنة حيث إن العديد منها ذات «تكنولوجيا عالية». كما أن التقدم العلمي قد أحدث ثورة في ما يختص بتوقع الخطر وتكنولوجيات التواصل المستخدمة للتحذير. وعلى الرغم من ذلك، لا ينفك الاتحاد الدولي لجمعيات الصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر بالتوصل إلى
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