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Community-based Drought Early Warning Surveillance (DEWS) to assist local capacity building

Panel held at ALNAP's 29th Annual Meeting

This is a playlist of a session in ALNAP's 29th Annual Meeting. It includes the following presentations followed by a Q&A:

  • Oxfam America’s Community based Drought Early Warning Surveillance approach Presenter: Jennifer Chan, Director of Global Emergency Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
  • Experience of the Drought Early Warning Surveillance from communities’ perspective Presenter: Kashu Dida Haphite and Garo Wako Halake (Community Members)
  • The involvement of local government in the Drought Early Warning Surveillance process and its sustainability Presenter: Efrem Ombosho Dagago, Head, Moyale District Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Office

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