An affordable and community-based approach with high potential for transferability. Simple and effective local flood early warning systems (LFEWS)...

New communication technologies, free software and hardware to improve Early Warning Systems for floods and landslides, using a participatory approach...

The city of Tarapoto, Peru lies roughly 950km to the northeast of the capital Lima in the San Martin region. Situated on the outskirts of the Peruvian Amazon, Tarapoto and San Martin see heavy rainfall on a periodic...

Early warning is integral to disaster preparedness, which is central to building the resilience of households and communities to disaster. Effective...

Early warning systems that do not explicitly consider gender are likely to increase the marginalization or vulnerability of marginalized gender...

This poster was presented at the American Geophysics Union 2018. Early warning systems are essential tools in the flood management cycle for saving...

We are mentioning technology as a tool for changing our lives so often that it has become a ‘cliché’. This mentioned “change” however, seems to be very relative...

Gender inequalities mean that women are particularly vulnerable in emergency situations. But as flood risk increases, it is more important than ever to build communities’ resilience. A new study is looking at how...

This poster was presented by Practical Action at the American Geophysics Union 2018. Risk assessments and early warning systems are essential tools...