ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses a use case scenario for an early warning multihazard system for developing countries. It aims to design and develop a generic model of a viable multihazard early warning system. The country is surrounded by high mountain ranges in the north, such as the Himalayas, the Karakoram and the Hindu Kush, and a snow-covered crest, the moorlands in the west, the Salt range and Potohar Plateau, the Indus plains and the Balochistan Plateau. Both natural and man-made disasters are frequently hitting Pakistan. Floods, earthquakes, landslides, cyclones, droughts, terror attacks and blasts are examples of disasters that the country is facing. The lack of political stability leads naturally to an unfocused and almost non-committal approach to disaster management in Pakistan. The installation of appropriate hardware and software for Civionics in the identified zones shall only mitigate the impacts of disasters.
