Flood Early Warning Systems: A Review of Benefits, Challenges and Prospects
Perera, Duminda, Seidou, Ousmane, Agnihotri, Jetal, Ramsy, Mohamed, Smakhtin, Vladimir, Coulibaly, Paulin and Mehmood, Hamid (2019). Flood Early Warning Systems: A Review of Benefits, Challenges and Prospects. UNU-INWEH Report Series. UNU.
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Sub-type Research report Author Perera, Duminda
Seidou, Ousmane
Agnihotri, Jetal
Ramsy, Mohamed
Smakhtin, Vladimir
Coulibaly, Paulin
Mehmood, HamidTitle Flood Early Warning Systems: A Review of Benefits, Challenges and Prospects Series Title UNU-INWEH Report Series Volume/Issue No. 8 Publication Date 2019-08-20 Place of Publication Hamilton Publisher UNU Pages 30 Language eng Abstract Despite widespread recognition of the importance of Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) for disaster risk reduction, there is a lack of information on their availability and status around the world, their benefits and costs, and challenges and trends associated with their development. This report contributes to bridging these gaps by analyzing the responses to a comprehensive online survey with over 80 questions on various components of FEWS (risk knowledge, monitoring and forecasting; warning dissemination and communication; and response capabilities), investments into FEWS, and their operational effectiveness, benefits, and challenges. FEWS were classified as technologically “basic”, “intermediate” and “advanced” depending on the existence and sophistication of FEWS` components such as hydrological data collection systems, data transfer systems, flood forecasting methods, and early warning communication methods. The survey questionnaire was distributed to flood forecasting and warning centers around the globe; the primary focus was developing and least-developed countries. Copyright Holder UNU-INWEH Copyright Year 2019 Copyright type All rights reserved ISBN 9789280860962 -
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