Early Warning Systems: a Fundamental Component of Disaster Risk Management

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Early Warning Systems a Fundamental Component of
Disaster Risk Management By Maryam Golnaraghi,
Ph.D. Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction
Programme World Meteorological Organization Dece
mber 9, 2008
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Disaster Risk Management Framework Derived from
Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015
Governance and Organizational Coordination and
Cooperation
Risk Transfer
Risk Identification
Risk Reduction
PREPAREDNESS early warning systems, emergency
planning and response capacities MITIGATION AND
PREVENTION Medium to long term sectoral
planning (e.g. building resilient infrastructure)
CAT insurance CAT bonds Alternative Risk Transfer
mechanisms Other emerging products

• Historical hazard data, analysis and changing
  hazard trends
• Exposed assets vulnerability
• Risk quantification

Information and Knowledge SharingEducation and
training
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Global Coordination in Hazard Detection and
Forecasting to Support Multi-Hazard EWS
Global Observing System
Coordinated Satellite System
Global Data Processing and Forecasting System
Global Telecommunication System
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Communication and Dissemination
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
Media
General public
Private sector
Government and civil defence authorities
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What is an Effective EWS?
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Community Preparedness
National to local governments supported by
DRR plans, legislation and coordination
mechanisms
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feedback
preventiveactions
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feedback
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warnings
warnings
COORDINATION AMONGNATIONAL SERVICES
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Meteorological Hydrological Geological Marine Heal
th (etc.)
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warnings
feedback
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Effective Early Warning Systems
National to local disaster risk reduction plans,
legislation and coordination mechanisms are
critical to ensure emergency planning and
response involving 4 technical components
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National Example Cyclone Preparedness Programme
in Bangladesh
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Analysis of NMHSs Capacities, Gaps and Needs
related to DRR and EWS

• 139 National Meteorological and Hydrological
  Services participated
• Assessment of role of NMHSs as reflected in
  planning, legislation and national DRR
  coordination mechanisms
• Assessment of NMHS' capacities in observing, data
  management, forecasting and warning services
• Capacities to deliver products and services and
  warnings
• Assessment of NMHSs cooperation and coordination
  with other agencies and ministries.

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Responses to the WMO Country-Level Survey
44/48 92
18/22 82
25/34 74
10/12 83
14/19 74
24/52 54
139 out of 187 Members (74 ) responded
Developing countries 85/137 54
Least developed countries 25/50 50
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Status of EWS Projects with Multi-Hazard Approach
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Thank You
For more information please contact Maryam
Golnaraghi, Ph.D. Chief of Disaster Risk
Reduction Programme World Meteorological
Organization Tel. [phone] Fax.
41.22.730.8023 Email. MGolnaraghi_at_WMO.int
http//www.wmo.int/disasters
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