Community-based Flood Early Warning System: The Story from Then to Now

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Early Warning ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Community Based

Community Based Flood Early Warning System Resource Manual : Revised Edition for Telemetry Based Instrumentation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Shakya ◽  
V. R. Khadgi ◽  
N. Bajracharya ◽  
S. R. Bajracharya ◽  
S. K. Rai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Warning ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Resource Manual ◽  
System Resource

scholarly journals The effectiveness of community-based early warning system of Kelud volcano eruption 2014

2018 ◽  
Vol 229 ◽  
pp. 03015
Author(s):  
Eko Teguh Paripurno ◽  
Arif Rianto Budi Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Early Warning ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Active Volcano ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Volcano Eruption ◽  
The People ◽  
Resilience Process ◽  
Prone Area ◽  
Participatory Research Methods

Kelud Volcano is an active volcano in Indonesia. About 150 million meter cubic has erupted on 13 February 2013 at 22.30. People were successfully responded to the most significant eruption in history without any fatalities, by doing less than 2 hours evacuation, from 21.15 to 22.50. This research was conducted to show the success of the community in building the resilience process by applying a good system of community-based early warning. The study was conducted through documentary review and field assessment with participatory research methods, including mapping, transects, and historical studies. The result of research show that the community has four aspects of early warning system has been successfully fulfilled by communities. Those four aspects are (1) Knowledge of risk; (2) Monitoring and warning service; (3) Dissemination and communication; (4) Ability of the people to respond. Systematic data collection and risk assessment, with its pattern and tendency factors, ensured that disaster and vulnerability are well-known. Monitoring parameter to create accurate and timely pre-estimation has been ensured by disaster monitoring and early warning service. Communicating information and early warning ensured that the warning could be received by everyone that affected by disaster, risk, and its warning can be understood and useful. Establishing the people’s responsibility to ensure the response must be renewed, ability and local knowledge can be utilized, and people are ready to response warning. Simulation and training activities were implemented by the people within the disaster-prone area. Finally, the powerfulness of community preparedness can manage the tremendous level of a volcano eruption.

scholarly journals Participatory capacities and vulnerabilities assessment: Towards the realisation of community-based early warning system for deep-seated landslides

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian A.L. Gumiran ◽  
Fatima M. Moncada ◽  
Harianne J. Gasmen ◽  
Nathalie R. Boyles-Panting ◽  
Renato U. Solidum
Keyword(s):  
Early Warning ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Community Based

Glacial Lake Outburst Floods Early Warning System to save lives and livelihood of the Nepal Himalaya communities: A case Study of Imja Glacial Lake, Nepal 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepak Kc ◽  
Top Khatri ◽  
Rishiram Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Glacial Lake ◽  
Glacial Lakes ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Outburst Floods ◽  
Glacial Lake Outburst Floods

<p>Nepal, a mountainous country, is experiencing multiple disasters, majority of which are induced by Climate Change. Erratic rainfall, extremely high temperature during summer, cold waves are some of them. Nepal will experience the impacts of climate change through an increase in temperature, more frequent heat waves and shorter frost durations in the future (5AR IPCC). Nepal is witnessing the increased maximum temperature of 0.56<sup>o</sup>C per decade and the increment of the temperature is even higher in the mountain region (ICIMOD 2019). One of the major impacts of Climate Change among others, is glacier retreat and Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFS). Nepal has already experienced more than 26 GLOFS (UNDP and ICIMOD 2020), originated both from Nepal and China, Tibet.</p><p>The Imja Glacial Lake is located at 27° 53′ 55“ N latitude, 86° 55’ 20” E longitude and at an altitude of 5010 m in Everest Region of Nepal Himalayas.  Imja was identified during 1960s as a small supra lake, was later expanded to an area of <strong>1.28 Km<sup>2</sup></strong>, <strong>148.9 meter deep</strong>, holding <strong>75.2 million cubic meters </strong>of water in 2014.   Lake lowering by 3.4 metres and establishment of early warning system was done in 2016 by the Government of Nepal and UNDP with the support of Global Environment Facility.  Hydro-met stations & GLOF Sensors in the periphery and downstream  of Imja Lake and automated early warning sirens in six prime settlements in the  downstream of Imja  watershed  linking with  dynamic SMS Alert system along 50 km downstream of Imja Dudh Koshi River have been have been linked with community-based DRM institutions at local government level. This initiative is important for preparedness and response of GLOF Risk Reduction in the Imja Valley, benefitting 71,752 vulnerable people, both local and the tourists visiting the Everest Region of Nepal.</p><p>Early Warning System of Tsho Rolpa Glacial Lake, the biggest Glacial Lake of Nepal is another example in the such system. New inventory of Glacial Lakes has identified 47 critical lakes as priority lakes for GLOF Risk Reduction in Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali basins. In the new context of federal  governance system, the role of federal, province and local government and communities is crucial  for achieving the targets of  Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction , particularly target “g” and SDGs 11 and 13  through integrating  the targets in the regular planning and   its’ implementation for resilient and Sustainable Development of  Nepal.</p><p><strong>References:</strong></p><p>Glacial lakes and glacial lake outburst floods in Nepal. Kathmandu, ICIMOD 2011,  Nepal Disaster Report, Ministry of Home affairs (MoHA) , 2015, 2018 Annual Reports UNDP 2016, 2017 and 2018,  Imja Hydro-Meteorological and Early Warning System User Manual, Government of Nepal and UNDP, 2017 Project Completion Report: Community Based Flood and Glacial Lake Outburst Risk Reduction Project, Government of Nepal and UNDP, 2017,  Inventory of glacial lakes and identification of potentially dangerous glacial lakes in the Koshi, Gandaki, and Karnali River Basins of Nepal, the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, and India. Research Report, ICIMOD and UNDP, 2020</p><p> </p>

Community-based evaluation for the development of a sustainable disaster early warning system

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashutosh Sutra Dhar, PhD ◽  
Mehedi Ahmed Ansary, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Loss Reduction ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Vulnerable Communities ◽  
Catastrophic Loss ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys

Early warning plays a major role in catastrophic loss reduction during natural disasters. An early warning system should address the needs of the disasterprone community for the system to be effective and sustainable. This article presents a community-based evaluation of an existing early warning system in a disaster- prone district of Bangladesh. The evaluation is based on several questionnaire surveys carried out within the vulnerable communities in the district. A new satellite- based early warning system was also deployed around the district on a pilot basis.The challenges for the new satellite-based system are discussed based on this pilot study. The study revealed that the community level questionnaire survey could be effective for the design of a sustainable early warning system.

scholarly journals Majalaya Flood Early Warning System: A Community Based Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 012013
Author(s):  
I Dewa Gede A Junnaedhi ◽  
Edi Riawan ◽  
Rusmawan Suwarman ◽  
Tri Wahyu Hadi ◽  
Atika Lubis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Warning ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Community Based ◽  
System A

scholarly journals COMMUNITY AWARENESS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EARLY WARNING SYSTEM AT TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD SULTAN ABU BAKAR HYDROELECTRIC SCHEME, LEMBAH BERTAM, CAMERON HIGHLAND

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Ramzi Mohd Hussain ◽  
Ismawi Zen ◽  
Rahsidi Sabri Muda ◽  
Sivadass Thiruchelvam ◽  
Izawati Tukiman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Warning ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Monsoon Season ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Loss Of Life ◽  
Community Awareness ◽  
The Right To Know ◽  
The Right

This article presents the community awareness on the implementation of Early Warning System (EWS) in a well-planned Integrated Community-Based Disaster Management (ICBDM) that covers all Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s (TNB) hydroelectric schemes. In Cameron Highland, Lembah Bertam and further downstream villages were reported to have the highest occurrence of floods especially during monsoon season, which makes the area vulnerable. This study incorporates and synergizes three major stakeholders; the community; local authority; and TNB; gearing towards minimizing loss of life and property damages in the event of a dam related disaster. The aim of this article is to assess the level of awareness and perceptions of the directly affected communities towards the implementation of EWS. Their heightened awareness would help to reduce their vulnerability in the event of future disaster. This study opted for a quantitative approach, which included a questionnaire survey. The findings revealed that the demographic characteristics influenced community awareness regarding the implementation of EWS. Most of the respondents accepted the EWS positively and understood the importance of EWS. Thus, the community members have the right to know and understand the hazard they should be expecting so they can plan for themselves and make informed choices to reduce their vulnerability.

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