"The recent extreme climatic events and subsequent disasters globally have demonstrated that the countries in the Asia-Pacific region are in a great need to strengthen their early warning systems to prepare for the changing patterns of natural hazards. The main concerns include delivering early warning to vulnerable communities that are affected by unprecedented extremes and their irregular thresholds of frequency, intensity and exposure. These irregular patterns are apparently becoming ‘new normals’ (NCDC 2011) of our time. Hence, the endeavor to enhance building resilient communities through effective provisioning of early warning systems remains to be a continued effort, which responds to a need that is greater than ever before."
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