Figure 2b: Country activities relating to Early Warning Systems Type of Early Warning System (EWS) activity Country User needs Warnings & alerts Community-based EWS Capacity building Emergency response Cambodia Construction and upgrading of early warning Increased capacity of relevant local Some funds will be directed to establish systems; strengthen national capacity for flood and government agencies on community-based early warning systems, drought forecasting. with special attention given to areas of flood and drought forecasting and importance for women, youth & indigenous early warning communities Mozambique Design of a fully integrated and comprehensive Develop, design, procure, Integrated capacity building program will early warning system including flood monitoring and decision support install ensure improvements in short-term (a few and forecasting for Limpopo and Zambezi basins tools days) forecasts as well as longer-term climate change Nepal Strengthen links to community based early Support the early warning system warning systems for GLOFs operationalization at the community level through an ICT Design, develop, establish and test (information, communication, training) campaign community-based early warning systems in priority vulnerable communities Niger Establish an alert system for risks associated with climate change Samoa Assess adequacy of early warning systems Assess adequacy of safe Install community early warning systems havens for retreat during a disaster event Tajikistan Improve the national hydro-meteorological Bolstering the forecasting, monitoring system to provide timely warnings on warning, and response dangerous events, support water management, and system for Emergency build the evidentiary basis for climate variability Situations and change Zambia At community level, appropriate ICT Ensure dissemination of Develop and apply EWS that combine scientific and technology and crowdsourcing tools will be climate information (climate indigenous knowledge. used to structure and georeference conditions, early warning, or information to allow the various Platforms to specialized adaptation advice) carry out a deeper analysis of the problems, through simplified language, and elaborate appropriate responses to easily understandable by problems emerging from the field. 2-way different users. communication.
Figure 2b: Country activities relating to Early Warning Systems Country Type of Early Warning System (EWS) activity Warnings & alerts Community-based EWS Capacity building Emergency response User needs Cambodia Construction and upgrading of early warning systems; strengthen national capacity for flood and drought forecasting. Some funds will be directed to establish community-based early warning systems, with special attention given to areas of importance for women, youth & indigenous communities Increased capacity of relevant local government agencies on flood and drought forecasting and early warning Mozambique Design of a fully integrated and comprehensive early warning system including flood monitoring and forecasting for Limpopo and Zambezi basins Integrated capacity building program will ensure improvements in short-term (a few days) forecasts as well as longer-term climate change Develop, design, procure, and install decision support tools Nepal Strengthen links to community based early warning systems for GLOFs Support the early warning system operationalization at the community level through an ICT (information, communication, training) campaign Design, develop, establish and test community-based early warning systems in priority vulnerable communities Niger Establish an alert system for risks associated with climate change Samoa Assess adequacy of early warning systems Install community early warning systems Assess adequacy of safe havens for retreat during a disaster event Tajikistan Improve the national hydro-meteorological monitoring system to provide timely warnings on dangerous events, support water management, and build the evidentiary basis for climate variability and change Bolstering the forecasting, warning, and response system for Emergency Situations Zambia Develop and apply EWS that combine scientific and indigenous knowledge. At community level, appropriate ICT technology and crowdsourcing tools will be used to structure and georeference information to allow the various Platforms to carry out a deeper analysis of the problems, and elaborate appropriate responses to problems emerging from the field. 2-way communication. Ensure dissemination of climate information (climate conditions, early warning, or specialized adaptation advice) through simplified language, easily understandable by different users.
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