An analysis of Community Based Flood Early Warning System in the State of Azad Jammu &amp; Kashmir

Khan, Ismail; Razzaq, Abid; Jan, Asif; Riaz, Somana; Shehzad, Naeem

doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2018.01.102

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“…Response capability is the capability of the community to take heed to the warning messages, the community's ability to react to the warnings and take appropriate action. Khan et al (2018) used the same benchmark in studying the effectiveness of CBEWS in the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Dugar et al (2017) and Brown and Dugar (2018) also used the four elements as benchmark to establish the effectiveness of CBEWS in Nepal by looking at the lead time.…”

Section: Community-based Early Warning Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Community-based early warning system are prone to vandalism, heavily relying on donor funding, managing them on voluntary basis and the fact that warnings come late are some of the aspects rendering the CBEWS ineffective. Macherera and Chimbari (2016) and Khan et al (2018) concurred with the UNISDR that CBEWS are bound to fail if there is a failure or weakness in any element of that system.…”

Section: Community-based Early Warning Systems Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

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Assessment of community-based flood early warning system in Malawi

Chinguwo

Deus

2022

Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies

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One of the major natural hazards the world is facing these days are floods. Malawi has not been spared. Floods have affected the countries’ socio-economic developmental plans. River gauges have been installed along major rivers to monitor water levels in a bid to warn communities of imminent flooding. In Malawi, ever since the installation of river gauges no study has been done to assess their effectiveness. This study examines the effectiveness of these river gauges as part of community-based early warning system. The research employs both qualitative and quantitative approach. Questionnaires, interviews, group discussions, document analysis were all used in order to understand the behavioural aspect of communities under study. The current community-based early warning system practices were benchmarked against the following elements: risk knowledge, technical monitoring and warning services, dissemination and communication of warnings and response capability. The study revealed that Malawi has two distinct systems in place: at national level (managed by several government departments) and at community level [managed by Civil Protection Committees (CPCs)]. These systems were installed by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and faith-based organisations. Apparently, no direct link exists between the two. Operational bureaucracy affects the speedy presentation of warning messages at national level. Lack of capacity and necessities affects the operation of the community-based system. Despite the efforts to develop the early warning systems, the failures outweigh the successes. Government needs to provide enough funding for systems sustainability, build capacity of CPCs and install more technologically advanced systems.

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Section: Community-based Early Warning Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Community-based Early Warning Systems Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of community-based flood early warning system in Malawi

Chinguwo

Deus

2022

Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies

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“…4.2.2 Monitoring and warning. In some cases participants were involved in the design of the monitoring and warning system alongside other actors (Fathani and Legono, 2012;Khan et al, 2018). Alternatively, participants had a more active role in carrying out monitoring themselves.…”

Section: Natural Hazard Early Warning Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards an improved understanding of participation in natural hazard early warning systems

Clegg

Haigh

Amaratunga

2021

IJDRBE

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to improve the conceptual understanding of the process of participation in early warning systems (EWS) through a review of participatory EWS examples in the academic literature. Specifically, this paper asks: who is involved, what responsibilities do participants hold, what activities are they involved in, and what are the associated successes, issues and outcomes? Design/methodology/approach A total of 30 cases of participation in EWS documented in the academic literature were identified through online searches. Existing concepts in participation (power and responsibility, communication) and people-centred early warning (risk knowledge, monitoring and warning, communication and dissemination and response capability) were used to examine each paper. Findings Participation was found to take place through a range of activities across all elements of the EWS. Participation also varied in breadth of inclusion, ranging from the general public to selected volunteers. The majority of cases received support and facilitation from other actors, such as government and NGOs, but the extent of power and responsibility held by participants varied greatly within this. Common successes and issues associated with participatory EWS and the potential outcomes are presented, and the opportunities, challenges and gaps in knowledge are discussed. Originality/value This paper links participation and EWS literature to form a clearer conceptualisation of participation in EWS in support of future research in the field. It provides unique insights into who participates, their roles and relations with other actors and the outcomes of participation.

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“…Inevitably people’s participation is required to improve the dissemination process; however, the role of community and neighbors proved to be very effective in a flood-prone area [ 2 ]. In connection to a FEW dissemination systems, the findings of a recent study in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, India, revealed that through the formal channels flood warnings did not reach 78 percent of the intended population, a distinct failure to address the needs of the community [ 8 ]. Both studies demonstrated that the active participation of the local community is critical to make a dissemination system successful.…”

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Potential of Community Volunteers in Flood Early Warning Dissemination: A Case Study of Bangladesh

Al-Mueed

Chawdhery

Harera

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IJERPH

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Flood early warning (FEW) is a vital component of disaster risk management and is particularly important for saving lives, developing a sustainable agro-based economy, economic stability, and the overall development of the people of Bangladesh as well as others. This study was conducted in a northern, flood-prone area of Bangladesh to investigate the potential of incorporating volunteers of the community to the Union Councils (UCs) to disseminate FEW alongside the top-down approach. Several studies have found that despite having a sophisticated flood forecasting technology, local communities are not reaping the benefits of it, as the existing dissemination system is inaccessible to most local people. Since risk communication takes place in a social context, this study investigated and thereby proposed that volunteerism, as a form of social capital or communal virtue, can potentially assist the community-based disaster management (CBDM) institutions in enhancing their capacity to reach the maximum population at times of flood risk. Therefore, it was confirmed that the trained volunteers need to be integrated into and endorsed by the national policy. In addition, this study also provides a number of recommendations connecting literature with policy documents of Bangladesh.

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An analysis of Community Based Flood Early Warning System in the State of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Cited by 12 publications

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Assessment of community-based flood early warning system in Malawi

Assessment of community-based flood early warning system in Malawi

Towards an improved understanding of participation in natural hazard early warning systems

Potential of Community Volunteers in Flood Early Warning Dissemination: A Case Study of Bangladesh

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