That will call for a much greater effort of continuous national preparedness than we have been used to in the past.
Therefore continuous vigilance and preparedness are essential to combat wheat rust diseases at a time when in these regions food security and price stability concerns are high in the international agenda.
Overall, the CP score provides (1) a continuous variable for measuring household preparedness, (2) a means for comparing household preparedness across individuals and groups, and (3) a measure that places less emphasis on individual supplies and more on planning and information seeking actions.
29 30Only through effective and continuous training and drilling programmes the preparedness competency of existing staff can be improved.
But careful planning, adequate finance, and implementation of mitigation measures for landslides and liquefaction require continuous efforts and integration within the disaster preparedness in Iran.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: UNICEF will provide safe water supply systems and support sanitation and hygiene promotion in 30 schools/communities benefiting 4,200 children (21,000 people) in six districts; build water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) partners' emergency preparedness and response capacity through continuous trainings; and maintain a minimum WASH emergency stock for 15,000 people.
In addition, continuous monitoring of water sources in study area is necessary for a better preparedness and control of cholera and cholera-like disease.
Many technological factors could explain this decrease, such as vast improvements in communication and transportation, which allowed more effective evacuation, rescue and relief operations, and the establishment of meteorological and hydrological agencies, which allowed for continuous observation and forecasting of rainfall and river discharges, improved early warning and disaster preparedness.
In January 1940, the compulsory training scheme was re-established, and Militia units were progressively called up to undertake periods of continuous service throughout 1940 and 1941 in order to improve the nation's level of military preparedness.
This reinforces the Japanese saying "You can never be too prepared for earthquakes" (Fukagawa 2007, p. 803) and explains why the culture of continuous learning from past earthquake disasters and continuous improvement of the earthquake and tsunamis disaster preparedness is ingrained within Japanese society and local communities (Ranghieri and Ishiwatari 2014).
Continuous monitoring of water sources in this and other cholera high-risk areas in Cameroon is necessary, for a better preparedness and control of cholera.
