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Community based Early Warning Early Action in Palau

29 Jul 2022

The youth were chosen as the target group for study to narrow down the research and to acknowledge and inform the specific vulnerability youth groups face from present and future climate change patterns, and the expected role they will play as agents of change in minimising some of the adverse impacts in Palau. [...] The National Disaster Coordinator is the coordinator of NEMO and assumes the control and coordination responsibilities of the National Emergency Committee Disaster Executive Council (DEC): At the highest level, the DEC provides overall strategic direction and oversight for disaster management and response as well as declaring states of emergency. [...] This body is chaired by the President (or alternatively Vice President) and comprises eight Ministers, a Council of Chiefs representative, the Chair of the Governor’s Association, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates. [...] It is also the responsibility of the NEMO to ensure that timely and appropriate messages are broadcast to the public, advising of the degree of threat and action that should be taken before, during and after the impact. [...] One crucial aspect of early action, according to the participants, was the ability to detect the hazards early and reduce the exposure and sensitivity of their households to the impacts – early detection, early warning and early action.
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