Towards anticipatory information systems and action: notes on early warning and early action in East Africa

Author(s)
Maxwell, D. and Hailey, P.
Pages
47 pp
Date published
01 Jan 2020
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Comms, media & information, Early warning, Disasters

Despite early warning and humanitarian diagnostics information being more available than ever in history, confusion persists as to what it means and what to do with it. This review of early warning highlights several contemporary issues with humanitarian information and early warning (EW) systems. Cases are drawn from the East Africa region, but they have broader implications as well.