Enhancing Resilience through Early Warning Systems - An Approach to Disaster Risk Reduction

13 Aug 2020 13 Aug 2020
Mr Prasoon Singh
Online

TERI, in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), is organizing a webinar to launch Flood Early Warning System developed for predicting urban floods in the city of Guwahati, Assam.



On 13th August 2020, 15:00 - 17:00 hrs IST

The two hours discussion will focus on the following aspects followed by the Launch of Flood Early Warning System developed for predicting urban floods for Guwahati City,

  • How science-based tools on risks assessments can be used by policy makers to manage disasters?
  • How do we design specific communication products/tools to meet the stakeholders’ specific needs?
  • How can scientific knowledge regarding disaster and climate risks be enhanced to support effective communication and trigger adaptation actions by individuals?
  • How can an effective data sharing and communication strategy for managing and averting disasters are integrated in the developmental policy or measures?

Flood warning