The 2004 tsunami showed that many villages and coastal communities did not receive sufficient warning of this major disaster. Since then, governments and humanitarian organisations have worked hard to improve ‘early warning’ systems in the Indian Ocean region.

You are cordially invited by Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) to join this online dialogue about how early warning systems can be improved. ‘Better systems’ means that early warning messages are timely, trusted, accurate and able to reach people at risk from hazards, and that they provide clear guidance on what to do when there is an emergency.

Our discussion opens today. Please find the invitation here. You can take part in it by entering the e-forum at www.adpc.net/odew. Here you will be able to post your responses to a number of discussion topics, and read the responses of others. The dialogue runs from 13 May to 30 June. For any enquiry, or technical problem, please drop a mail to odew@adpc.net.

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