Statement of Need : Bangladesh is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world which continues to be vulnerable to cyclones, storm surges, droughts, tornadoes, earthquakes, epidemics and most commonly annual floods. The government has a qualified team and effective mechanism in place for collection and store ( in some case to monitor) of information on natural disasters and climate changes. However it does not have an effective early warning system to ensure timely dissemination of the early warning to vulnerable or disaster prone areas resulting in havoc and destruction. The hazards can be reduced significantly through deploying an appropriate warning system.

The Project : The project aims to improve the existing disaster management programs through deploying an effective early disaster warning system using mobile SMS gateway, Wireless   Application Protocol, Interactive Voice Response and Direct Dialing helpdesk

 Core Components: 1. Application ( SMS Gateway and WAP) 2. IVR and Direct Dialing System ( Help Desk) 3. Trained and efficient Management  

Technology: GPRS and CDMA compatible platform ,   Registration by SMS, email and web , Send and receive email2SMS option, Limited WAP enable options , Limited access IVR facility, Contents Resources Management ( CRM ) with caller record keeping system, Direct Dialing System Integration, Windows and Linux operating system compatibility

Deployment :   Through a formal campaign or lunch local people can be encouraged to register their mobile phones numbers in the central database. Invitation and collaboration request can be sent to the relevant   government agencies and mobile phone operators for mass promotion and information dessimination. Collected information through various sources will be dessiminated through mobile SMS gateway, IVR , WAP, helpdesk and other possible traditional systems.