Experiences of Landslides Early Warning Systems in Latin America: LandAware Network
The increase in landslides is a direct consequence of extreme weather events, as well as poorly planned anthropic interventions in the territory. For this reason, the United Nations promotes the development and implementation of Landslide Early Warning Systems – EWS, in order to contribute to the reduction of fatalities to these events.
The exchange of experiences is key to identify the most appropriate way to implement an EWS in different territories. The LandAware multidisciplinary network was created to meet this need and in this session we will share the status of some of the Early Warning Systems for landslides that exist in Latin America, either at the national/regional or local level.
After presenting different EWS in the region, we will discuss the challenges that scientific and governmental institutions face in the prediction and communication of landslide risks and how some of these can be solved.
LandAware is a non-profit, voluntary, multidisciplinary network that unites scientists from multiple sectors (academia, government, communities, social organizations) interested in the development and implementation of Early Warning Systems (EWS) for landslides, also called mass movements. The main purpose of LandAware is to share experiences, needs and innovations, as well as to develop and promote guidelines and best practices for the future EWS, whether regional or local. The actions of the network are carried out by means of work groups that operate based on predetermined work objectives. Currently, there are about 292 members from 52 countries.
In this session, we will present the generalities of the network and examples of some of the EWS in the Latin American region. We will close the session with a discussion forum where the speakers will discuss which are the biggest challenges incurred in the implementation of SAT in the Latin American region.
- Present examples of EWS operational or in the experimental phase.
- Promote sharing and integration of methods, technologies and communication between the different institutions in the region.
- Strengthen scientific collaboration between EWS specialists in the region.
- Invite other actors working on EWS in the region to join LandAware network