The document outlines the role of the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC) in Mozambique and emphasizes the importance of local committees for disaster risk management (CLGRC) in both rural and urban contexts. It describes the structure, responsibilities, and activities of CLGRC members, including their work on early warning systems, community preparedness, and response strategies for natural disasters. The document also highlights challenges in training and equipping CLGRCs to enhance their sustainability and effectiveness.

1. MINISTÉRIO DA ADMINISTRAÇÃO ESTATAL
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GESTAO DE
CALAMIDADES
An effective early warning system in
the rural and urban context
By: João Ribeiro, General Director
INGC- Mozambique
Davos, 28th August, 2012

2. Mean treats
Cyclones
Floods
Drought
EQ

3. Early Warning System

4. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Preparedness
Procedures and Contingency Plan
Communication System
Mobile and Radio Satellite Community Local Committees Communic
Telephone Radio, TV and for Disaster Risk ation
main line and Management System
Newsletters
Telephone TV CLGRC
Information Management System
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM

5. The Mandate of INGC
• Coordination authority of emergency actions;
• Coordination authority of development of arid
and semi-arid zones;
• Coordination authority for prevention and
mitigation of natural disasters;
• Coordination authority for reconstruction after
disasters .

6. Local Committees for Disaster Risk
Management (CLGRC)
The CLGRC is a group of 15 to 18 volunteer people
from the same location, village, city or school,
who are dedicate to prevention mitigation and
response activities for disasters that are treating
its own community.
The CLGRC main mission is to lead the local
community to develop prevention, mitigation and
preparedness activities to face any disaster at
community level.

7. Profile of the Members CLGRC
• Volunteer people who are
ready to work without
remuneration;
• Responsible and very
respectable peoples at
community level;
• Dynamic, creative, motivated
and pro-active peoples with
capacity to make decision and
have vision to develop their own
community.

8. The Structure of CLGRC

9. The Structure of CLGRC
The CLGRC is lead by a Coordinator
and his deputy and it has 7 task
organized in working groups,
namely :
• Responsible for Kit
• Responsible for listening to the
radio;
• Responsible for early warning;
• Responsible for evacuation
actions;
• Responsible for rescue and
saving operations;
• Responsible for shelter;
• Responsible for information
management and damage and
need assessment.

10. The Functioning of CLGRC
Early warning
Coordination of CLGRC
Listening the radio
Early warning Evacuation Evacuation

11. Funcionamento do CLGRC (Cont.)
Rescue and saving Rescue and saving Evacuation, rescue and
saving
Information
management and,
damages and needs
Shelter assessment

12. Interventions of CLGRC in the urban context
• Cleaning Drainage Systems
• Implementing Cleaning and Maintenance Campaigns
• Installation of protection grids
Cleaning of drainage canal “Mateus”
in Chipangara Grid

13. Interventions of CLGRC in the urban context
Installation of Automatic hydrometric extensions
Installation of sensor at the main
The network of early warning sensors (2010) – drainage valley in Beira City
nine sensors

14. Interventions of CLGRC in rural and urban contexts
Working with climatologically
data for monitoring at
community level :
• Day to day relevant
information registration for
DRM by the responsible
(temperature, rain quantity and
intensity, speed of storm);
• The CLGRC may use data to
understand the relation Registration of climatologically data
between extreme event
intensity and impact
(damages.

15. Interventions of CLGRC in rural and urban contexts
Installation of automatic climatologically extensions

16. Interventions of CLGRC in the urban context
Dissemination of information on storm tide at ‘Praia Nova’ and
Chipangara, Beira City.
High tide early warning activities by CLGRC of ‘Praia Nova’ , on 27
September 2011.

17. Interventions of CLGRC in the rural and
urban contexts (challenges)
•To train and equip the CLGRC in the more
vulnerable areas both rural and urban,
•To build sustainability of CLGRC trough
promotion of income generation activities.
•The partner should respect the INGC standards
(training and equipment).

18. Thank you