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Towards impact-based flood forecasting and warning in Bangladesh: a case study at the local level in Sirajganj district [1]

Impact-based forecasting and warning services aim to bridge the gap between producers and users of warning information by connecting and increasing synergies between the components of effective early warning systems. We tested qualitatively whether a warning message based on colour codes is understandable and useful to trigger risk mitigation actions at the local level in the flood-exposed communities of Rajapur and Ghorjan unions in Sirajganj district, Bangladesh.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
19/02/2018
Fabio Sai [3], Lydia Cumiskey [4], Albrecht Weerts & et al [5]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences - Discussions [6]
1-20
Tags:
Floods [7], Weather Predictions [8], Bangladesh [9], South Asia [10], Sirajganj [11], Natural Disasters [12], Disaster Preparedness [13]
Centre for Science and Environment
National Knowledge Commission Government of India

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/towards-impact-based-flood-forecasting-and-warning-bangladesh-case-study-local-level
[2] https://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/nhess-2018-26/
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/fabio-sai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/lydia-cumiskey
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/albrecht-weerts-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/natural-hazards-and-earth-system-sciences-discussions
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/weather-predictions
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sirajganj
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/disaster-preparedness