Expanding anticipatory action to new hazards: mudflows in Central Asia
Currently, most anticipatory action plans address hydrometeorological hazards for which forecasting methodologies are well established. There are, however, efforts under way to implement anticipatory action ahead of other types of hazard. In 2022, the Red Crescent Societies of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan began exploring how anticipatory action could mitigate the impacts of mudflows. Drawing on interviews with 15 stakeholders from the two National Societies, national hydrometeorological services and other international organizations, this briefing outlines how they laid the groundwork for anticipating mudflows, and describes some of the early challenges identified.

Publish Date
February 10, 2023
Resource Type
PDF, 596.63 KB
Authors
Arielle Tozier de la Poterie
Year
2023
Country
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Region
Central Asia
Content Type
Briefing Sheet / Fact Sheet
Theme
Emerging Topics, Forecast, Scaling up
Organization type
Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
Organization
German Red Cross
Hazard
Cold Wave, Heat Wave, Landslide, Mudslide, Other