Social innovations and drivers in flood early warning systems: A community-based transboundary perspective from Elegu flood plain in Northern Uganda
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2023-06
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Abstract
Early warning systems play significant roles in disaster risk reduction and
management. However, a global picture of how they function on the ground,
especially in developing countries, is lacking. This study assessed social innovations and drivers in the community-based transboundary flood early
warning systems in the Ugandan context. The study found that the
community-based transboundary flood early warning system generated three
social innovations: new inter-community relations, new community-local
resource relations, and new housing and bedding structures. New intercommunity relations were driven by the transboundary nature of the flood
and kinship. New community-local resource relations were driven by the lack
of government support for the early warning system. New housing and bedding structures were driven by the uncertainty about the flood at night. The
study confirms the importance of social market failure in driving social innovations and the role of community-based flood early warning systems in promoting the utilisation of local resources. The effectiveness of transboundary
early warning systems in extending lead time and reducing losses was also
confirmed. However, the early warning system was found to be effective only
during day time. The study, therefore, recommends government intervention
in bridging the early warning system gap by installing telemetry.
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community-based early warning system, early warning systems, Elegu Flood Plain, flood,GIS, Social innovations, transboundary early warning system, Uganda
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Canwat, Vincent. 'Social Innovations and Drivers in Flood Early Warning Systems: A community‐based Transboundary Perspective from Elegu Flood Plain in Northern Uganda', Journal of Flood Risk Management, (2023), .