Communication Structures and Decision Making Cues and Criteria to Support Effective Drought Warning in Central Malawi
| Autor: | Micha Werner, Andrés Cabrera Flamini, Clement Boyce, Alexia Calvel, Ileen Streefkerk, Marc van den Homberg, Charles Langton Vanya, Neha Mittal, Stephen Whitfield |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Water and Climate Risk |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Malawi
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies effectiveness Developing country 02 engineering and technology people centered design 01 natural sciences SDG 13 - Climate Action Environmental planning lcsh:Environmental sciences 0105 earth and related environmental sciences lcsh:GE1-350 021110 strategic defence & security studies drought warning Warning system business.industry extreme events forecasting developing countries Focus group Agriculture Financial sustainability Disaster preparedness communication and dissemination Early warning system Business |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Climate, Vol 2 (2020) Frontiers in Climate, 2 Frontiers in Climate, 2(November):578327, 1-16. Frontiers Media S.A. Calvel, A, Werner, M, van den Homberg, M J C, Flamini, A C, Streefkerk, I N, Mittal, N, Whitfield, S, Vanya, C L & Boyce, C 2020, ' Communication Structures and Decision Making Cues and Criteria to Support Effective Drought Warning in Central Malawi ', Frontiers in Climate, vol. 2, no. November, 578327, pp. 1-16 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2020.578327 |
| ISSN: | 2624-9553 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fclim.2020.578327 |
| Popis: | Early warning systems trigger early action and enable better disaster preparedness. People-centered dissemination and communication are pivotal for the effective uptake of early warnings. Current research predominantly focuses on sudden-onset hazards, such as floods, ignoring considerable differences with slow-onset hazards, such as droughts. We identify the essential factors contributing to effective drought dissemination and communication using the people-centered approach advocated in the WMOs Multi-Hazard Early Warning System Framework (MHEWS). We use semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders and focus group discussions with small-scale farmers in the Mangochi and Salima Districts of Malawi. We show that the timely release of seasonal forecast, the tailoring of the drought warning content (and its timing) to agricultural decision making, and the provision of several dissemination channels enhance trust and improve uptake of drought warning information by farmers. Our analysis demonstrates that farmers seek, prepare, and respond to drought warning information when it is provided as advice on agricultural practices, rather than as weather-related information. The information was found to be useful where it offers advice on the criteria and environmental cues that farmers can use to inform their decisions in a timely manner. Based on our findings, we propose that by focusing on enhancing trust, improving information uptake and financial sustainability as key metrics, the MHEWS can be adapted for use in monitoring the effectiveness of early warning systems. |
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