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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
World
Murali Krishnan

Snags afflict India’s early warning systems for natural disasters

India hit by a powerful cyclone in May last year © AFP

A lack of impact-based forecasts that can identify risks and lack of localised action plans to follow warnings are some issues that plague India's Early Warning Systems (EWS).

IndiaSpend, the country's first data journalism initiative, along with climate experts, say that despite India's sophisticated early warning systems for floods and cyclones, end-to-end connectivity needs to be improved.

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