Community-based flood early warning systems

This issue of Southasiadisasters.net is titled "Community Based Flood Early Warning Systems" and focuses on the efforts of Poorvanchal Grameen Vikas Sangathan (PGVS) in evolving such systems in 95 villages of eastern UP. The articles contained in this issue highlight the various aspects of this initiative ranging from inception, planning, execution, results and evaluation. It also presents important lessons for the government and other humanitarian agencies to replicate CBEWS across India. Other success stories on CBEWS from and beyond have been included in this issue as well. 

This issue's contents includes:

1. Community Based Flood Early Warning System
2. Community Leadership in Flood Early Warning Systems
3. Assessing the Effectiveness of Community Based Flood Early Warning Systems
4. Putting Communities at the Centre of Early Warning
5. UNDP Role in Strengthening Community Based Early Warning System in India
6. Role of KSSF in Early Warning System for Disaster Risk Reduction in India
7. Community Based Early Warning System: Agenda for Action
8. Flood Warning Systems as Social Processes for Cities and Towns
9. Early Warning System for Flood: A View
10. Early Warning Systems for Floods: Structural Initiatives and People's Perception
11. Early Warning System(s) for Crisis and Sphere Standards: A View for Action
12. Post Disaster Assessment and Recovery: ILO Agenda