TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This paper aims to focus on the gap assessment carried out in the existing early warning systems (EWSs) in Southeast Asia as a means to address such gaps in terms of communication and information dissemination.Design/methodology/approach This paper was based on the surveys conducted in some of the Southeast Asian countries through interviews, group discussions and consultation to get an understanding about people’s knowledge towards EWSs and their awareness towards warning information.Findings The conclusions showed that there exist gaps in the existing systems which need to be strengthened to increase its efficiency for providing reliable, timely and accurate information.Research limitations/implications Limitation of finding more references to support the work.Originality/value This paper is based on the gap assessment carried out in different countries of Southeast Asia for strengthening EWSs. This paper is the original research and has never been published in any other journal.
VL  - 9
IS  - 2
SN  - 1759-5908
DO  - 10.1108/IJDRBE-11-2016-0051
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-11-2016-0051
AU  - Dutta Rishiraj
AU  - Basnayake Senaka
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Gap assessment towards strengthening early warning systems
T2  - International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 198
EP  - 215
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -