The role of the African Union Continental Early Warning System in preventing mass atrocities

This study critically explores the extent to which the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) (such as the African Standby Force (ASF), the Continental Early Warning System (CEWS), Panel of the Wise (PoW) and the Peace Fund (PF)) have been successful in achieving their institutional objectives, as well as the degree to which they are able to contribute to the work of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC). The AU PSC as a key pillar of the APSA is the main decision-making body regarding issues of peace and security. In order to achieve its responsibility, the AU PSC shall be supported by the African Standby Force, the Continental Early Warning System, Panel of the Wise and the Peace Fund. APSA is the umbrella term for the key African Union (AU) mechanisms for promoting peace, security and stability in the African continent. More specifically, it is an operational structure for the effective implementation of the decisions taken in the areas of conflict prevention, peace-making, peace support operations and intervention, as well as peace-building and post-conflict reconstruction. APSA is envisioned as a means by which Africa can take a greater role in managing peace and security on the continent, with the objective of offering “African solutions to African problems”.

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KELAYAKAN SISTEM EVAKUASI KAWASAN RAWAN BENCANA LETUSAN GUNUNG MERAPI DI KABUPATEN SLEMAN

Arsitektura ◽

10.20961/arst.v14i1.9206 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Dicky Setya Adi W ◽

Kusumastuti Kusumastuti ◽

Isti Andini

Keyword(s):

Early Warning ◽

Early Warning System ◽

Quantitative Method ◽

Warning System ◽

Average Score ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Meeting Point ◽

Evacuation Route ◽

Evacuation System

<em>Evacuation system in Mount Merapi eruption area consist of evacuation component, such early warning system, meeting point, evacuation lane, evacuation route, barrack, communication and transportation. The role of the goverment is to give services for refugees who live in scenario evacuation area. But there are some constrains, for example damaged road, evacuation lane crossover the bridge, people don’t heard the early warning system and high density of barracks. Based on those phenomenons, this research objected is to measure the feasibility of Mount Merapi evacuation system in Sleman district by using qualitative and quantitative method. The results of this research, some of evacuation systems don’t have perfect score. Early warning system has score 49%, meeting point score 96,2%, evacuation lane 88,7%, evacuation route 100%, barracks 60,7%, transportation and communication 51,8%. From that components, the average score is 75% which means the system of evacuation in Mount Merapi Eruption Area not feasible yet.</em>

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The African Peace and Security Architecture as a Tool for the Maintenance of Peace and Security. Part 2

RUDN Journal of Public Administration ◽

10.22363/2312-8313-2020-7-4-322-333 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 322-333

Author(s):

Bewuketu Dires Gardachew

Keyword(s):

Early Warning ◽

Early Warning System ◽

Warning System ◽

Peace Building ◽

Security Architecture ◽

African Union ◽

Effective Implementation ◽

Post Conflict ◽

Peace And Security ◽

Operational Structure

This study critically explores the extent to which the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) (such as the African Standby Force (ASF), the Continental Early Warning System (CEWS), Panel of the Wise (PoW) and the Peace Fund (PF)) have been successful in achieving their institutional objectives, as well as the degree to which they are able to contribute to the work of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC). The AU PSC as a key pillar of the APSA is the main decision-making body regarding issues of peace and security. In order to achieve its responsibility, the AU PSC shall be supported by the African Standby Force, the Continental Early Warning System, Panel of the Wise and the Peace Fund. APSA is the umbrella term for the key African Union (AU) mechanisms for promoting peace, security and stability in the African continent. More specifically, it is an operational structure for the effective implementation of the decisions taken in the areas of conflict prevention, peace-making, peace support operations and intervention, as well as peace-building and post-conflict reconstruction. APSA is envisioned as a means by which Africa can take a greater role in managing peace and security on the continent, with the objective of offering African solutions to African problems.

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A Patent Application for NEXTGEN Flood Early Warning System

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction ◽

10.1145/3463928 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (GROUP) ◽

pp. 1-16

Author(s):

Robert Soden ◽

Nicolas James LaLone ◽

Dharma Dailey

Keyword(s):

Crisis Management ◽

Early Warning ◽

Early Warning System ◽

Patent Application ◽

Warning System ◽

Warning Systems ◽

Communication Tool ◽

Crisis Informatics ◽

Design Fiction

This design fiction re-imagines an important informational element of the flood early warning system in order to unpack some of the questionable assumptions that society makes about disaster. In presenting an updated, ironic, vision of an alternative system, we highlight some of the ways that received ideas about the root causes of disaster, who is responsible for public safety, and the role of private sector innovation, are so embedded in the design of technologies used in crisis management that they have become taken for granted. This work demonstrates the potential for design fiction to serve as a tool in the evaluation and critique of safety-critical information systems and as a communication tool for conveying the complex findings of disaster research. It also points to new avenues of exploration for crisis informatics work on public warning systems.

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The Early Warning System: how frontline evidence helps us understand the UK’s social security response to COVID-19

Journal of Poverty and Social Justice ◽

10.1332/175982721x16184951904307 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Katie Pybus ◽

Geoff Page ◽

Lynsey Dalton ◽

Ruth Patrick

Keyword(s):

Social Security ◽

Policy Change ◽

Low Income ◽

Early Warning ◽

Early Warning System ◽

Child Poverty ◽

Warning System ◽

Security Issues ◽

The Social

This article reports on the Child Poverty Action Group Early Warning System (EWS), a database of case studies representing social security issues reported directly by frontline benefits advice workers and benefit claimants. It outlines what data from the EWS can tell us about how the social security system is functioning and how it has responded during the pandemic. It further details how insights from the EWS can be used by researchers and policymakers seeking to understand the role of social security in supporting families living on a low income and in advocating for short- and longer-term policy change.

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