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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

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Risk Transfer
Risk Identification
Historical hazard data,
analysis and changing
hazard trends
Exposed assets &
vulnerability
Risk quantification
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
Risk Reduction
Information and Knowledge Sharing
Education and training
Governance and
Organizational Coordination and
Cooperation
Disaster Risk Management Framework
Derived from Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015

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Global Coordination in Hazard Detection and
Forecasting to Support Multi-Hazard EWS
Global Telecommunication System
Global Observing System
Coordinated Satellite System
Global Data Processing and Forecasting System

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Communication
and Dissemination
National Meteorological
and Hydrological Services
Government and
civil defence
authorities
Media General
public
Private
sector

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Meteorological
Hydrological
Geological
Marine
Health (etc.)
COORDINATION AMONG
NATIONAL SERVICES
feedback
Community
Preparedness
National to
local
governments
supported by
DRR plans,
legislation
and coordination
mechanisms
warnings
feedback
What is an
Effective
EWS?
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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:
1. Assessment of role of NMHSs as reflected
in planning, legislation and national DRR
coordination mechanisms;
2. Assessment of NMHS' capacities in
observing, data management, forecasting
and warning services;
3. Capacities to deliver products and services
and warnings;
4. Assessment of NMHSs’ cooperation and
coordination with other agencies and
ministries.

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Responses to the WMO Country-Level Survey
139 out of 187 Members (74 %) responded
24/52
54 %
25/34
74 %
10/12
83 %
18/22
82 %
14/19
74 %
44/48
92 %
Developing
countries:
85/137
54 %
Least developed
countries:
25/50
50 %

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Status of EWS Projects with Multi-Hazard
Approach
Central America
South-Eastern
Africa
South-Eastern
Europe, East Asia
Caucasus
China
(Shanghai)
South-Eastern
Asia
South
Asia

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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
Thank You

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