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Community and Impact-Based Warnings: the Site-Specific Early Warning System Framework

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Authors: Erika Meléndez-Landaverde and Daniel Sempere-Torres

WARNINGS BRIEFING NOTE

Key Points

  • Warnings must empower communities to reduce hazard impacts.
  • A community-based approach allows systems to be flexible and adaptable to the needs and requirements of the most vulnerable sectors.