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This paper highlights the efficacy of the community assessment of flood risks and early warning systems. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, this paper evaluates the progress of a community-based flood early warning system implemented in the Ratu River; a small tributary of the Koshi River. The study indicates that after the implementation of CBFEWS in Ratu River, the Communities’ level of perceiving flood risks enhanced because they were involved in the conceptualization, the assessment of risks and vulnerabilities, and the generation of flood information upstream, as well as disseminating it to downstream vulnerable communities.