有需要的人：利用物联网和移动技术在菲律宾采取预期行动

in need COUNTRY:Philippines PROBLEM ADDRESSED: Limited access to timely early warninginformation for communities exposed tofloods and hazardous weather Leveraging IoT and mobiletech for anticipatory actionin the Philippines TECHNOLOGY USED: Internet of things (IoT), SMS KEY PARTNERS: Smart, National Disaster Risk Reduction andManagement Council (NDRRMC), MunicipalDisaster Risk Reduction and ManagementOffice (MDRRMO), DOST-PAGASA(Mindanao PAGASA Regional ServicesDivision), plus several local government units(LGUs) and barangays (village/communityadministrative divisions) The GSMA Innovation Fund for AnticipatoryHumanitarian Action supported People in Need (PIN)and its partners to scale its early warning system(EWS) in flood-prone regions of the Philippines.By using Internet of Things-connected sensors tomonitor rising water levels, then disseminating floodwarnings via mobile phones directly to affectedpopulations, PIN aims to improve humanitariananticipatory action and boost community resilienceto floods and hazardous weather through earlyintervention and impact mitigation. BUSINESS MODEL: Non-profit, donor-funded and impact-ledFIND OUT MORE:PIN’s early warning systemproject in the Philippines GSMA Innovation Fund for Anticipatory Humanitarian Action PIN Project OutcomesOctober 2023 – March 2025 173 55k 14 Communities received earlywarning messages Users directly received earlywarning messages IoT-enabled flood sensorsinstalled $361,000 120.4k 1.5k Members of target communitiesengaged in Information, Educationand Communication (IEC)campaigns Stakeholders from thedisaster risk reductionsector engaged Additional investmentunlocked from other sourcesduring the GSMA grant period. About People in Need People in Need (PIN) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded on the ideals of humanism,freedom, equality and solidarity. PIN provideshumanitarian aid in regions around the world in responseto real needs and in the spirit of the Code of Conductfor the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).In the Philippines, PIN focuses on strengthening civilsociety, supporting the agriculture sector and reducingthe harm caused by natural disasters. It works primarilywith civil society organisations (CSOs) to enhance theirrole in public decision-making processes. As a tropical island nation, the Philippines is particularlyvulnerable to the impacts of climate change. PIN beganworking in the country in 2013 following Typhoon Haiyan(Yolanda), which devastated the province of EasternSamar. The typhoon remains one of the strongest tropicalcyclones ever recorded and its impacts are still feltmore than a decade later. PIN has focused on long-termrecovery efforts and supporting communities in flood-prone regions of the country. The GSMA Innovation Fund PIN was one of the organisations supported by the GSMA Innovation Fund for AnticipatoryHumanitarian Action, launched in 2022. This initiative was funded by the UK Foreign,Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and was supported by the GSMA and its members. The Fund backed solutions that leverage mobile digital technology to help anticipate potentialhumanitarian impacts and enable effective early response. By focusing on the important theme ofanticipatory action, the Fund contributes towards the minimisation of humanitarian impacts andthe improvement of preparedness in the face of sudden-onset crises. Project activities The project The GSMA supported PIN to: Delivering life-saving alerts in theface of floods Generate risk data and real-time hazardinformationthrough IoT-based early warninginstruments The Philippines has historically lacked mobile-enabled technology that can generate real-timehazard information and localised formats, alongisdean end-to-end dissemination system. As a result,local communities cannot rely on effective earlywarning methods to safeguard them from possibleclimate-related disasters. Develop alert dissemination modelsusingmobile technology to deliver timely alerts(through SMS and social media) Raise community awarenessof disaster andresponse actions through IEC campaigns,community orientations and social mediaawareness campaigns To bridge this gap, PIN identified an opportunity tobuild a technology-based system to monitor risingwater levels caused by flooding. Using IoT sensors,the system directly broadcasts early warnings to at-risk communities in the provinces of Mindanao, thesecond largest island in the Philippines. Enhance local disaster preparedness,emergency and humanitarian managementcontingency plans The Strengthening Resilience Through Early Actionand Impact Mitigation-Early Warning System(STREAM-EWS) project began in October 2023 aftersigning a contract with the GSMA. It was officiallylaunched by PIN on 30 January 2024 at a signingceremony in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. “Mobile technologies are crucial in earlywarning systems, making it much easierto reach people via SMS or phone calls.