Flood SMS early warning system

Problem Area - Flood Vulnerability

Created at: 15 May 2022

Description

  1. Solar powered device installed in protected area of floodplain to measure water level and trigger an automatic SMS response to registered community members

  2. Meetings held with community members with livestock grazing on low-lying grazing lands adjacent to the floodplain so that they understand the system and once they receive the warning SMS they know to go and move their livestock to higher ground

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Geert Westerhuis

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