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Community-Based Early Warning Systems for Flood Risk Mitigation in Nepal

Summary

This paper focuses on the use of community-based early warning systems for flood resilience in Nepal. The first part of the work outlines the evolution and current status of these community-based systems, highlighting the limited lead times currently available for early warning. The second part of the paper focuses on the development of a robust operational flood forecasting methodology for use by the Nepal DHM to enhance early warning lead times.

Categories:

Journal, Report


Publisher:

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.


Published Year:

2017