The latest issue of ADPC's Asian Disaster Management News focuses on the theme ‘Bringing early warning to communities.’

With a number of perspectives and case studies by ADPC and its partner organizations, including the BINTARI Foundation, the Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments, Mercy Corps Indonesia, as well as the Cambodian and Nepalese governments, the magazine discusses strengthened early warning systems as a critical tool in mitigating the impact of future hazards on communities.

“The strengthening of early warning systems in communities is a critical component on the global disaster risk reduction agenda. We look forward to consolidating the post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in a time when renewed attention towards early warning systems is needed in order to make the communities of the Asia-Pacific region safer,” writes ADPC’s Executive Director Mr. Shane Wright in his editorial note.

Since the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004, ADPC has worked closely with international, governmental and non-governmental stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region to integrate early warning systems into the overall disaster risk reduction frameworks of countries.

“In such a disaster-prone region as the Asia-Pacific, the development of early warning systems is a crucial part of disaster preparedness. Effective early warning systems can safeguard human lives from hazards, whereas ineffective ones can turn hazards into disasters,” Mr. Wright states.

Asian Disaster Management News is published by ADPC to serve as a channel of communication and source of information for disaster risk management and development practitioners in the Asia-Pacific region.

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