Inventory Of Early Warning Systems  

An initiative of the Working Group 2: Early Warning of the Inter-Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction


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Title
EWS for Cyclone (Typhoon or Hurricane), Flood, Rainstorm in Asia
Maintained By Central Committee of Flood and Storm Control
Warning Years
Variable Monitored
Format No format available
Continuous Data No
Real Time Data No
Data Source
Data Flow granted for Unknown
Funded Life Time of EWS Unknown
Technical Description
After receiving the Storm Bulletin (Observed storm, Remote Storm, Nearby Storm, Emergency Storm, Landing storm) from Department of Hydro- Meteorology, Standing Office of CCFSC will have actions as follows: Observed Storm / Remote Storm: Warning from CCFSC: Public Letter to the Committee of Flood and Storm Control (CFSC) of involved Ministries (Fishing, Transportation, Construction) and effected Provinces Content: - To provice the Storm information to offshore fishing boats in the sea and to warn for fishermen for active response. - Follow the storm history and prepare alternatives to respond to any situation Actions: - Storm information and Public Letter will be updated and transmited by media (Viet Nam Television, Voice of Viet Nam, Local Television and Voice). - CFSC of Ministries and effected provinces will watched closely strom information. Nearby Storm: Warning from CCFSC: Public Letter to the Committee of Flood and Storm Control (CFSC) of involved Ministries (Fishing, Transportation, Construction) and effected Provinces Content: - Prevent fishing boats from going to the sea; to warn the fishing boats in the sea to find shelters or escape storm-effected areas. - Ensure the safety of peoples in low land, estuary, coastal area and aquaculture area. - Execute measures for safety of dike system, structures under construction. - Storm information and Public Letter will be updated and transmited by media (Viet Nam Television, Voice of Viet Nam, Local Television and Voice). - CFSC of Ministries and effected provinces will watched closely strom information. Actions: - Provincial CFSC will inform the fishing boats in the sea that come back or find shelter or escape from storm-effected area; do not determinelly permit fishermen in the boat; arrange the plans to respond to the storm. - Evacuate the hourseholds in high risk of landslide, flashflood. - Storm information and Public Letter will be updated and transmited by media (Viet Nam Television, Voice of Viet Nam, Central and Local Daily Papers). - CFSC of effected provinces will watched closely storm information. Emergency Storm: Warning from CCFSC: Public Letter to the Committee of Flood and Storm Control of Ministries and effected Provinces Government Guidences: Public Letter to Central Committee of Flood and Storm Control (CCFSC), People’s Committee of effected provinces. Content Warning from CCFSC: As content of Public Letter for Nearby Storm. Governemt Guidence: Giving concrete guidance to Central Committee of Flood and Storm Control, People’s Committee of effected provinces to respond the storm. Actions: Central Action: - Organize the meeting including all members of CCFSC (Ministries), make the plan and assign the mission for each Ministry for storm response. - Organize the groups to meet storm and guidence directly. Provincial Action: - Execute the content of Public letter of CCFSC and Government. Landing storm - CCFSC have watched closely storm history, updated the information from provincial report in order to respond all situation quickly and acurately. - CFSC of effected Provinces must report quickly on the effected areas, updated data of damage to CCFSC.
Publications
No Technical Description available
Conditions that Trigger The Warning
No Trigger conditions available
Recipients of the Warning
Central Committee of Flood and Storm Control - Government
Provincial Committe of Flood and Storm Control - Government
Commune People´s Committee - Other
History of the Warning
1.
  Warning Issued:
  Warning Followed By event:No
  Action Triggered: Response as described in the brief technical description


Comments: shown results demonstrate the effectiveness of this EWS. The losses of lives decreased significantly and even the decrease of rebuilding costs show the importance of this EWS in Vietnam