[Sdi-latinamericacaribbean] Implemenation of flood and landslide early warning system in La Paz, Bolivia

[Kate Lance]

http://www.unisdr.org/ppew/info-resources/docs/Press_release_bonn_La_Paz_13november.pdf
Implemenation of a flood and landslide early warning system in La Paz, Bolivia  
The Federal Government of Germany and city of Bonn are helping La Paz to set up a new early warning system against floods and landslides. The Federal Government of Germany will provide about US$600,000 to La Paz for the first phase of establishing the early warning system, which will benefit up to 300,000 people highly vulnerable to flood and landslides.
The city of Bonn will work closely with the Municipal Government of La Paz to implement the new flood and landslide early warning system together with other public and private organizations, NGOs and civil society representatives incorporated into the La Paz Emergency Operations Committee (EOC).
The Early Warning System (EWS) will include three components: a monitoring system for sudden floods, a monitoring system for the manifested risks zones, and a system for flood forecasting. It will also integrate other components such as an updated risk map of La Paz, a socio-economic impact and vulnerability study related to flood and landslide hazards, a strategy for citizen training and information on disaster responsiveness and a dissemination module on the results and lessons learned.
 
[Source: Secretariat for the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) - Switzerland, 13 November 2007]


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