Investigating Multi-hazard Early warning and ReSilience
All people on Earth must be protected by early warning systems within five years.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, 23 March 2022
Investigating Multi-hazard Early warning and ReSilience (IMERS) is a research project headed by the African Centre for Disaster Studies at North-West University in Southern Africa. The need for appropriate and effective early warning systems against multiple natural and anthropogenic hazards has never been so high. IMERS delves into the complex world of early warning systems, its value chain and in particular, messaging for early action.
Get involved in our research.
We are currently conducting online research on the perceptions around early waring systems in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. If you live in the Sarah Baartman District Municipality or the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, then please click below to start the survey. It will only take you 10-12 minutes to complete. The survey is available in Afrikaans, English and isiXhosa.