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WP4 in Norway
November 2009
Objective:
The County Governor in Sogn og Fjordane whishes to demonstrate how an effective, robust and cost-efficient system for population alerts might function
Why population alerts?
Crevasses in mountains close to fjords represent a tsunami threat that may require swift evacuation of inhabitants
Dangers associated with mountain crossings during bad weather were highlighted in the national news 4 Nov. 2009. Alerts to warn drivers is a possible measure to enhance safety.http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hordaland/1.6850096
If climate change leads to tougher weather conditions, natural hazards are inevitably going to represent a greater threat in Norway than it does today, intensifying the need for population alerts.
Photo: Reidar Müller
• A location-based system• Messages to all landlines and mobiles in the area• Both spoken and written message• Understandable to all nationalities• The message must be prioritized by the network• The message must be repeated until received• Two-way communication
Specification of requirements
Members of the reference group
The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)The Norwegian Road AuthoritiesThe Directorate of Civil Protection Emergency PlanningThe University College of Sogn og FjordaneThe Alarm Central in Sogn og FjordaneE-CO Vannkraft AS, a hydropower companyHelse Førde, the regional hospital districtThe Municipality of AurlandThe Norwegian Civil Defence, Sogn og Fjordane district The County Governor in Sogn og FjordaneUnified Messaging Systems ASFram Web ASWestern Norway Reserach InstituteThe Police, Sogn og FjordaneThe Norwegian Broadcasting, Sogn og Fjordane
Latest project news
– The Directorate of Civil Protection and Emergency Planning is unable to provide funding for the 2010 testing of the population alert
– The Defence Committee (at the Norwegian Storting or parliament) mentions the demonstration project:
”…the majority believes that effective population alerts utilizing modern technology constitute a life-saving and damage-preventing tool which Norway should also use”.
