The Expert Dialogue on 'How can technology help strengthen India's disaster preparedness?' is an initiative of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) to address the urgent need for a people-centric and comprehensive Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) at the national and sub-national levels to increase the resilience of India’s most vulnerable communities to extreme hydro-met disasters.

The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) is pleased to invite you to a Dialogue on 'How can technology help strengthen India's disaster preparedness?' on 13 July 2023, 0930 - 1400 IST at Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

The session aims to bring together key stakeholders, including central agencies like the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and India Meteorological Department (IMD), State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs), meteorological agencies, and private sector stakeholders. This Dialogue aims to encourage accurate and timely warnings to vulnerable communities to improve impact-based forecasting and end-to-end information dissemination. We will also discuss the gaps around the availability, accessibility and effectiveness of EWS/MHEWS that need to be addressed to enhance community and organisational resilience and the best practices to climate-proof lives, livelihoods, infrastructure and economies.