Challenges and Technical Advances in Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWSs)
Perera, Duminda, Seidou, Ousmane, Agnihotri, Jetal, Mehmood, Hamid and Ramsy, Mohamed, "Challenges and Technical Advances in Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWSs)" in Flood Impact Mitigation and Resilience Enhancement (London: Intechopen Limited, 2020), n/a-n/a.
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Author Perera, Duminda
Seidou, Ousmane
Agnihotri, Jetal
Mehmood, Hamid
Ramsy, MohamedChapter Title Challenges and Technical Advances in Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWSs) Book Title Flood Impact Mitigation and Resilience Enhancement Publication Date 2020-05-29 Place of Publication London Publisher Intechopen Limited Start page n/a End page n/a Language eng Abstract Flood early warning systems (FEWSs)—one of the most common flood-impact mitigation measures—are currently in operation globally. The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) strongly advocates for an increase in their availability to reach the targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Comprehensive FEWS consists of four components, which includes (1) risk knowledge, (2) monitoring and forecasting, (3) warning, dissemination, and communication, and (4) response capabilities. Operational FEWSs have varying levels of complexity, depending on available data, adopted technology, and know-how. There are apparent differences in sophistication between FEWSs in developed countries that have the financial capabilities, technological infrastructure, and human resources and developing countries where FEWSs tend to be less advanced. Fortunately, recent advances in remote sensing, artificial intelligence (AI), information technologies, and social media are leading to significant changes in the mechanisms of FEWSs and provide the opportunity for all FEWSs to gain additional capability. These technologies are an opportunity for developing countries to overcome the technical limitations that FEWSs have faced so far. This chapter aims to discuss the challenges in FEWSs in brief and exposes technological advances and their benefits in flood forecasting and disaster mitigation. Copyright Holder The Authors Copyright Year 2020 Copyright type Creative commons DOI 10.5772/intechopen.93069 -
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