On behalf of the International Federation of Red
Description: On behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, I have a great pleasure in welcoming you all today to this very important workshop on Common Alerting Protocol. As the world largest humanitarian
Related Topics
Download Presentation
"On behalf of the International Federation of Red" is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this website for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Presentation Transcript
slide1. On behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, I have a great pleasure in welcoming you all today to this very important workshop on Common Alerting Protocol.
As the world largest humanitarian organisation, we really experience the usefulness and the value of having effective Early Warning Systems.
We have been able to save many lives in the past by disseminating early warnings and evacuating people before the disaster, thanks to all the players who work tirelessly, from scientists who do the data analysis and forecasts, to volunteers who are at the frontline to disseminate the warnings and evacuate people. Saving Lives<br>
slide2. Challenges over 70% of the natural disasters in the world are of hydro-metrological in nature.
The disaster patterns are changing. Frequency and intensity of disasters are increasing. The risk patterns are changing and the vulnerability and exposure of people to disasters are also increasing.
Unpredictability of the hazards due to climate change pose great challenges to scientists to provide accurate forecasts.<br>
slide3. Reaching the most Vulnerable A robust warning system should reach the most vulnerable people even in remote areas where accessibility is an issue.
A good early warning system should incorporate user perspectives and try and develop tailor made information to cater to the needs of the users groups such as disaster managers, farmers, agronomists , Irrigation Engineers and so on….
Good early warning mechanism in a country should issue warnings at all timescales – from hours, to days, to weeks, to months, to seasons, to years and decades…….so that we can take early actions not only to carry out our response on a shorter time scales but also to take longer term actions on prevention and risk reduction and to address the root causes of disasters.<br>
slide4. User Perspectives important Therefore, while developing standard alert messages, we need to think about number of different factors;
How do we cater to the specific needs of the user groups?
How do we simplify our messages so that volunteers in remote areas are able to disseminate and communicate warnings to the most vulnerable.
How do we ensure that every one can understand our warning messages and act accordingly?
How can we develop messages at different timescale, targeting different user groups?<br>
As the world largest humanitarian organisation, we really experience the usefulness and the value of having effective Early Warning Systems.
We have been able to save many lives in the past by disseminating early warnings and evacuating people before the disaster, thanks to all the players who work tirelessly, from scientists who do the data analysis and forecasts, to volunteers who are at the frontline to disseminate the warnings and evacuate people. Saving Lives<br>
slide2. Challenges over 70% of the natural disasters in the world are of hydro-metrological in nature.
The disaster patterns are changing. Frequency and intensity of disasters are increasing. The risk patterns are changing and the vulnerability and exposure of people to disasters are also increasing.
Unpredictability of the hazards due to climate change pose great challenges to scientists to provide accurate forecasts.<br>
slide3. Reaching the most Vulnerable A robust warning system should reach the most vulnerable people even in remote areas where accessibility is an issue.
A good early warning system should incorporate user perspectives and try and develop tailor made information to cater to the needs of the users groups such as disaster managers, farmers, agronomists , Irrigation Engineers and so on….
Good early warning mechanism in a country should issue warnings at all timescales – from hours, to days, to weeks, to months, to seasons, to years and decades…….so that we can take early actions not only to carry out our response on a shorter time scales but also to take longer term actions on prevention and risk reduction and to address the root causes of disasters.<br>
slide4. User Perspectives important Therefore, while developing standard alert messages, we need to think about number of different factors;
How do we cater to the specific needs of the user groups?
How do we simplify our messages so that volunteers in remote areas are able to disseminate and communicate warnings to the most vulnerable.
How do we ensure that every one can understand our warning messages and act accordingly?
How can we develop messages at different timescale, targeting different user groups?<br>