Community Based Early Warning System and Evacuation: Planning, Development and Testing

Publication language
English
Pages
8pp
Date published
01 Mar 2008
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Capacity development, Disaster preparedness, Urban, Community-led, Early warning, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction
Countries
Philippines
Organisations
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)

This case study of Dagupan City illustrates the significance of setting up and operationalizing an early warning system and evacuation plan for flood to draw people together in pursuit of collective action towards building safe and resilient communities.