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Localized early warning voice messages – Solutions brief

Based on Flood Resilience Measurement for Communities (FRMC) data and community input, Practical Action identified a need for flood early warning messages to reach the most vulnerable in Faridpur District, Bangladesh. Using information from the national forecast, Practical Action develops understandable and actionable voice messages and sends them to registered mobile phone numbers to warn communities when there is a flooding risk and advise them on protective and life-saving actions to take.
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Practical Action

Language: English
Published By: Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance
Published date: August 2025

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  • This is very helpful resource, in Pakistan our communities are vulnerable to floods and heatwave. We have National/Provincial Disaster Management Authority and Pakistan Meteorological Department which are responsible for sharing such early warnings. Unfortunately the vulnerable communities especially women have no access to such information. We’re working on EWS, and will include this voice message feature in it as it provides more clarity to understand a EW message rather a text. Thanks