Early Warning Systems: A State of the Art Analysis and Future Directions

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Release Date: July, 2012

A state-of-art assessment of existing monitoring/early warning systems (EWS) organized according to type of environmental threats. The report focuses on: air quality, wildland fires, nuclear and chemical accidents, geological hazards (earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, landslides), hydro-meteorological hazards (desertification, droughts, floods, impact of climate variability, severe weather, storms, and tropical cyclones), epidemics and food security. Current gaps and needs in EWS are also identified and discussed.