Current status on flood forecasting and early warning in Africa
Current status on flood forecasting and early warning in Africa
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非洲洪水预报预警现状
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2011
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通讯作者：
H. Gadain
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作者：
V. Thiemig;A. De Roo;H. Gadain
报告概述了非洲洪水预报和预警的现状，以确定用户今后的需要和研究。通过审查科学文献和机构网站中先前发表的研究收集信息。这一信息得到了从发给被确定可能处理非洲洪水管理问题的水文和气象机构的调查表中收集的数据的补充。结果显示，非洲有大量的机构洪水预报举措正在进行中，但有关其中许多举措的信息并不容易获得。第二，非洲显然需要改进洪水预报和预警。第三，可以改进向最终用户和公众发布现有洪水预报和警报的工作。然而，应该指出的是，由于难以获得有关非洲洪水预报的信息，作者提出的概述可能低估了当前的情况。最后，作者论证了开发一个互补的洪水预报和预警系统的重要性。
An overview of the current state of flood forecasting and early warning in Africa is provided in order to identify future user needs and research. Information was collected by reviewing previously published research in the scientific literature and from institutional websites. This information was supplemented by data collected from a questionnaire sent to hydrological and meteorological institutions that were identified as potentially dealing with flood management issues in Africa. Results show that there are a significant number of institutional flood forecasting initiatives ongoing in Africa, but information regarding many of these initiatives is not easily accessible. Second, there is a clear need for improved flood forecasting and early warning in Africa. Third, the dissemination of existing flood forecasts and warnings to end-users and the public could be improved. It should be noted, however, that due to the difficulty in obtaining information regarding flood forecasting in Africa, the overview presented by the authors might be an underestimation of the current situation. Finally, the authors demonstrate the importance of developing a complementary flood forecasting and early warning system.