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Natural Disaster Early Warning System - Uganda
| Project No | 7UGA11006 |
| Title | Natural Disaster Early Warning System - Uganda |
| Description | This pilot project aims at setting up an early warning system in Eastern Uganda, an area which is vulnerable to floods and mudslides. ITU and UCC will jointly finance, design and deploy a public alerting system for authority to citizen information dissemination. |
| Area of Action |
Emergency Telecommunications |
| Status | Implemented |
| Time Frame | From 1/11/2011 To 31/3/2016 |
| Related ITU Webpages |  http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Pages/TouchingLives.aspx?ItemID=2
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| Beneficiary Countries | Uganda |
| Implementing Agency | ITU |
| Cooperation Agency | Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) |
| Case study - Uganda |
 Open Document
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| Financial Scale (CHF) | 500'000 - 1'000'000 |
| Achievements |
This pilot project demonstrated an effective implementation of an early warning system in Eastern Uganda, an area which is vulnerable to floods and mudslides. ITU and UCC jointly financed, designed and deployed a public alerting system to disseminate information to citizens at times of disaster. |
