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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 December 9, 2008. Disaster Risk Management Framework Derived from Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015.
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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 December 9, 2008
Disaster Risk Management FrameworkDerived fromHyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 Governance and Organizational Coordination and Cooperation Risk Identification Risk Reduction Risk Transfer 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
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
Communication and Dissemination National Meteorological and Hydrological Services Media General public Private sector Government and civil defence authorities
4 What is an Effective EWS? 1 National to local governments supported by DRR plans, legislation and coordination mechanisms Community Preparedness 5 feedback preventiveactions 5 feedback 2 warnings warnings COORDINATION AMONGNATIONAL SERVICES 3 3 Meteorological Hydrological Geological Marine Health (etc.) 3 warnings feedback 5
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
National Example: Cyclone Preparedness Programme in Bangladesh
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.
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 Least developed countries: 25/50 50 % Developing countries: 85/137 54 %
South-Eastern Europe, East AsiaCaucasus South Asia China (Shanghai) Central America South-Eastern Asia South-Eastern Africa Status of EWS Projects with Multi-Hazard Approach
Thank You For more information please contact: Maryam Golnaraghi, Ph.D. Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction Programme World Meteorological Organization Tel. 41.22.730.8006 Fax. 41.22.730.8023 Email. MGolnaraghi@WMO.int http://www.wmo.int/disasters