Integration of Satellite and Telemetry into Community Based Flood Early Warning System for Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction in Malawi.

Calvince Wara1, Felix Kasiti1, James Wanjohi Nyaga1, Bikram Shakya2, HelKumar Shreshtha3, Shailendra Shakya4, Hasting Mbale5, Ted Nyekanyeka6, Anastasia Mumbi Wahome1, Denis Macharia7, Samuel Gama8, Fedson Chikuse9, Amos Mtonya10, Rabi Narayan11, Phoebe Oduor1 and Robinson M Mugo1, (1)Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), Nairobi, Kenya, (2)International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Water & Hydrology, Kathmandu, Nepal, (3)Sustainable Eco Engineering Pvt (SEE), Engineering and Development, Kathmandu, Nepal, (4)International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal, (5)Department of Water Resources (DWR), Water Resources & Hydrology, Lilongwe, Malawi, (6)United Development Programme (UNDP), M-CLIMES, Lilongwe, Malawi, (7)Regional Center for Mapping Resources for Development (RCMRD), Nairobi, Kenya, (8)Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA),, Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction, Lilongwe, Malawi, (9)Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction, Lilongwe, Malawi, (10)Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS), Meteorological Forecasting, Lilongwe, Malawi, (11)United Development Programme (UNDP), Lilongwe, Malawi