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	ENB @ EWCII; Bonn - Germany; 16 - 18 October 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Panel discussions were held on solutions for integrating early warning into public policy, new technologies and low-technology solutions for early warning systems, the responsibilities of policy makers in the context of early warning and urban risks, and early warning as a decision tool for emergency management.
		Additional sessions were also held to discuss flooding, the use of hazard maps for effective early warning, integrated approaches to reduce societal vulnerability to droughts, integrating early warning into public policy processes, the implemention of transboundary early warning systems for floods, and new technologies and scientific networks.
		Three working groups discussed elements of a future international early warning programme, on the basis of which two conference documents were drafted.
	www.iisd.ca /isdr/ewc2 (330 words)

	Science Fair Projects - International Early Warning Programme
		The UN programme would help improve resilience to all types of natural disaster, including droughts, wildfires, floods, typhoons, hurricanes, landslides, volcanoes and tsunamis, by using a combination of fast data transmission and training populations at risk from such natural hazards.
		It is believed that the loss of human life would have been dramatically reduced, if a tsunami warning system, like the one that exists for the volcano-and-earthquake prone Pacific Rim, had been operational in the Indian Ocean.
		Early warning systems are now widely recognised as worthwhile and necessary investments to help save lives.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/International_Early_Warning_Programme (528 words)

	Report: Early Warning Systems: Do's and Don'ts
		Those responsible for early warning have an obligation at the least to educate the public about the warning systems, its warnings, and the broader early warning network, even though they might not necessarily be responsible for educating the public on how to respond to those warnings.
		Early warnings are often statements about the probability or likelihood of occurrence of a hazard from which one must then consider the probability of various possible adverse impacts on the environment and society.
		Early warning systems for food security, for example, have to figure out how to use all kinds of information as inputs, including rumors, to assure that the earliest warning possible can be made for potential food-related problems.
	www.ccb.ucar.edu /warning/report.html (17703 words)

	Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In a United Nations conference held in January 2005 in Kobe, Japan, it was decided that, as an initial step towards an International Early Warning Programme, the UN should establish an Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System.
		People in some areas would have had more than adequate time to seek safety if they were aware of the impending catastrophe.
		It has been suggested that, in Muslim coastal areas, the loud speakers fitted to mosques could be used to broadcast warnings [2].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_Ocean_Tsunami_Warning_System (193 words)

	ISDR: Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning
		The First Advisory Group Meeting of the International Early Warning Programme (IEWP) was held from 26-27 March 2007 at the United Nations Campus in Bonn, Germany.
		The database of early warning projects, from which the Compendium was established, has been developed by PPEW to support the Project Forum of the Third International Conference on Early Warning.
		Following the conference, the Compendium and its associated on-line database will continue to be administered by PPEW as an important international resource to support the development and promotion of early warning systems.
	www.unisdr.org /ppew (329 words)

	Terraviva EUROPE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Building on the two previous international early warning conferences in 1998 and 2003, the EWCIII was an initiative of the German government.
		While the early warning system now being installed will cost 40 to 50 million dollars, the cost of rebuilding the tsunami region is estimated at some 12 billion dollars, he told conference participants this week.
		The participants reiterated that effective early warning systems must be an integral part of disaster risk reduction strategies in national development frameworks that bring about cooperation amongst several actors.
	www.ipsterraviva.net /Europe/article.aspx?id=3167 (844 words)

	UK National News - UN launches plans for global disaster warning system
		The International Early Warning Programme (IEWP), was first proposed at the Second International Conference on Early Warning two years ago in Bonn, Germany, but it developed increasing importance in the wake of the Boxing Day tsunami in the Indian Ocean, which claimed at least 165,000 lives and injured over half a million people.
		The programme would help improve resilience to all types of natural disaster, including droughts, wildfires, floods, typhoons, hurricanes, landslides, volcanoes and tsunamis, by using a combination of fast data transmission and training populations at risk from such natural hazards.
		These included legislation to encourage formation of volunteer organisations, involving them in the development of early warning systems and providing people with incentives such as tax exemption and special leave to volunteer.
	www.4ni.co.uk /nationalnews.asp?id=36800 (584 words)

	United Nations System-Wide EARTHWATCH > News
		Guidelines for decision makers on how to integrate early warning for natural hazards and risks into relevant policies were revised by eight ministers and mayors from all corners of the world present at the conference.
		In the address made at the 3rd International Water Forum in Kyoto, Tajikistan President, expressed his hope that the Dushanbe Fresh Water Forum would be a platform for the countries of the world to share their views as to how to create the conditions needed to improve the management of water resources for next generations.
		The main objective of the meeting is to foster continuing international action on POPs and prepare the Conference of the Parties (COP) process by advancing preparations for the first COP (COP-1) of the Stockholm Convention.
	earthwatch.unep.net /news2003.php (9598 words)

	International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
		The 3-day international conference convened by Germany under the auspices of the United Nations will mobilize efforts to implement the outcome of the Second International Early Warning Conference (EWC-II) and of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (mainly, the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015).
		It will contribute to the development of the International Early Warning Programme(IEWP), launched at the WCDR in Kobe, and to discuss on proposals for a global early warning system.
		The International Recovery Seminar, in support of the IRP, was held at the JICA center in Kobe, Japan, 10-14 May 2005.
	www.eird.org /eng/revista/n11_2005/art4.htm (667 words)

	New Scientist SPACE - Breaking News - Plan for global natural disaster warnings launches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The International Early Warning Programme brings together UN agencies and other organisations, with the aim of creating or building on existing warning systems for hazards including droughts, wildfires, floods, typhoons, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides, as well as tsunamis.
		And early warning will play a key role in achieving the World Meteorological Organization's goal of halving the number of deaths due to water-related disasters over the next 15 years, said Michel Jarraud, WMO secretary-general.
		The global tsunami warning system should be part of a multi-hazard warning programme, which could also provide warnings on storm surges, for instance, said Maryam Golnaraghi, chief of the Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Programme of the WMO.
	www.newscientistspace.com /channel/space-tech/tsunami/dn6900 (587 words)

	IOC: Towards a Tsunami Warning System in the Indian Ocean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This was followed by a keynote speech by Dr Laura Kong, Director of the International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC), and reports on the operation of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in the Pacific by Dr. C.McCreery (USA) and Mr.
		Programme of the International Workshop on Tsunami Disaster Mitigation in Kobe 2005 (17-18 January)
		Programme of the Scoping Meeting on the Development of Tsunami Early Warning Systems, particularly in the Indian Ocean 22 January 2005 (1400-1800)
	www.ineter.gob.ni /geofisica/tsunami/indotsunami/kobe_jan05.htm (516 words)

	U.N. Disaster-Reduction Conference Adopts 10-Year Action Plan - US Department of State
		An International Early Warning Programme was launched to improve resilience to all natural hazards, including droughts, wildland fires, floods, typhoons, hurricanes, landslides, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis.
		An International Early Warning Programme was launched to improve resilience to all types of natural hazards including droughts, wildland fires, floods, typhoons, hurricanes, landslides, volcanic eruption and tsunamis.
		An international flood initiative was also launched to better prepare communities living in areas affected by this type of natural hazard.
	usinfo.state.gov /gi/Archive/2005/Jan/24-292305.html (1150 words)

	Europaworld 21/1/2005 UN Launches Plans For Global Early Warning System On Natural Disasters
		The United Nations this week launched comprehensive plans for a global early warning system to reduce the deadly toll of natural hazards, combining speedy transmission of data with training of populations at risk in a strategy that experts say could have saved scores of thousands of lives in the recent Indian Ocean tsunami.
		The International Early Warning Programme (IEWP), first proposed at the Second International Conference on Early Warning two years ago in Bonn, Germany, will improve resilience to all types of natural hazards ranging from droughts, wildfires and floods through typhoons, hurricanes and landslides to volcanic eruptions and tsunamis.
		Effective early warning systems have been widely recognized as worthwhile and necessary investments and, coupled with humanitarian aid and better preparedness, have slashed the number of people dying from famine, saving 2 million lives over the last 20 years.
	www.europaworld.org /week208/unlaunches21105.htm (478 words)

	Press Releases: Not Specified, Third International Conference on Early Warning
		Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs whose government was hosting the conference emphasized the importance of early warning in a world facing an increasing number of natural hazards and reiterated the commitments of his government to early warning.
		A people-centred approach to make early warning systems more efficient and better understood by communities is one of the main conclusions of the discussions held in the two parallel streams of the conference: the Priorities and Projects Forum and the Scientific and Technical Symposium.
		In their final statement, participants reiterated that effective early warning must be an integral part of disaster risk reduction strategies in national development frameworks.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/LTIO-6NCMNY?OpenDocument (622 words)

	Plan for global natural disaster warnings launches - tsunami - 19 January 2005 - New Scientist Environment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A programme to develop a global early warning system for natural hazards has been launched at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe, Japan, just three weeks after the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed an estimated 160,000 people.
		And early warning will play a key role in achieving the World Meteorological Organization's goal of halving the number of deaths due to water-related disasters over the next 15 years, said Michel Jarraud, WMO secretary-general.
		Tsunami warning systems should now be set up not only in the Indian Ocean, but in all other regions at risk, he said.
	www.newscientist.com /channel/earth/tsunami/dn6900-plan-for-global-natural-disaster-warnings-launches.html (645 words)

	GLOBAL EARLY WARNING SYSTEM LAUNCHED AT CONFERENCE ON DISASTER REDUCTION
		The IEWP, which was proposed at the Second International Conference on Early Warning in
		“An effective warning system can exist only through regional cooperation that respects the principle of open, free and unrestricted exchange of observational data and ensures the establishment of an effective response plan that is activated when warnings are issued”, said Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO.
		Effective early warning systems have been widely recognized as worthwhile and necessary investments.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2005/iha998.doc.htm (467 words)

	WHO \| Preparedness for Deliberate Epidemics
		Guidelines for the assessment of national CBW health preparedness and response plans are being developed according to the recommendations provided by a group of experts that met in Rome, Italy, in 2002.
		Work is in progress with the United Nations Disaster Management and Training Programme to develop a training module on the management of preparedness and response programmes on chemical, biological and radionuclear incidents.
		The WHO Biosafety Programme contributes to these activities by providing information, training, and advocacy for laboratory biosafety procedures and practices.
	www.who.int /csr/delibepidemics/en (521 words)

	International Early Warning Programme Announced at WCDR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The IEWP, which was proposed at the Second International Conference on Early Warning in Bonn, Germany two years ago, will improve resilience to all types of natural hazards including droughts, wildland fires, floods, typhoons, hurricanes, landslides, volcanic eruption and tsunamis.
		WFP has also developed the HEWSweb (The Humanitarian Early Warning Service) which was launched on the eve of the Kobe Conference, in December in Geneva.
		HEWSweb is a new early warning website bringing together under one web platform the vast amount of information available from technical institutions on each type of natural hazards.
	www.emforum.org /news/05011901.htm (148 words)

	ISDR: Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning
		PPEW is currently supported by a grant from the Government of Germany and commenced operations in early 2004.
		At the same time, the main outcome of the WCDR, the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters, has become the roadmap for the reduction of disaster risk, for countries and the international community.
		The challenge now for PPEW is to capitalise on these major initiatives, and on the high level of public interest in early warning, and to develop the IEWP as the vehicle for ISDR partners to undertake collaborative and coordinated follow-up activities to systematically strengthen the role and effectiveness of early warning processes and systems.
	www.unisdr.org /ppew/ppew_co.htm (227 words)

	The Second International Conference on Disaster Early Warning
		He highlighted administrative arrangements and noted that the local population considers monitoring and response measures an obstacle to development, and is therefore reluctant to participate in the process.
		Achmad Djumarma Wirakusumah, of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia, explained that the early warning system for volcanic eruptions in Indonesia includes geological mapping, volcanic activity monitoring, awareness-raising and equipment installation.
		In the ensuing discussion, participants emphasized the gap between scientific knowledge and policy making, loss of credibility of the scientific community as a result of false alarms, and the debate over responsibility for directing the public in times of crisis.
	www.news.vu /en/news/environment/908.shtml (774 words)

	United Nations Plans Early Warning System for Natural Disasters, January 19, 2005
		The International Early Warning Programme (IEWP), first proposed at the Second International Conference on Early Warning two years ago in Bonn, Germany, is intended to improve resilience to all types of natural hazards ranging from droughts, wildfires and floods through typhoons, hurricanes and landslides to volcanic eruption and tsunamis.
		The IEWP brings together U.N. organizations, including the World Meteorological Organization; the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; the World Food Programme; the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP); ISDR, the German Disaster Reduction Committee; and other bodies.
		Effective early warning systems have been widely recognized as worthwhile and necessary investments and, coupled with humanitarian aid and better preparedness, have slashed the number of people dying from famine, saving 2 million lives over the last 20 years.
	www.usembassy.it /file2005_01/alia/a5011903.htm (656 words)

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