that is for life and death situations intending to make people stop and take protective action, whether evacuating a fling to a safe place. it really will be used as necessary so i really would encourage people not to be too worried about the intrusion into their lives. it is really designed as a public good and, as i was saying before, ithink as a public good and, as i was saying before, i think the media has a very important role to play in helping to sensitise people as to why this is so important.- helping to sensitise people as to why this is so important. thank you very much. why this is so important. thank you very much. do why this is so important. thank you very much, do stick why this is so important. thank you very much, do stick with why this is so important. thank you very much, do stick with is - why this is so important. thank you very much, do stick with is now- very much, do stick with is now here. our reporter alexander mackenzie is in glasgow. the el
alert has been ringing up and in the country. we have beenjoined by the potters across the uk. let s have a listen to what it sounded like. long beep. so that is the emergency alert which sounded about 20 seconds before 3pm. let s go now to chief of the un office for disaster risk reduction. as we heard their speaking to our guests norway, not every country operates something like this. with the mac would the united nations like to see this is standard practice? united nations like to see this is standard practice? absolutely. we re -ushina standard practice? absolutely. we re pushing very standard practice? absolutely. we re pushing very hard standard practice? absolutely. we re pushing very hard for standard practice? absolutely. we re pushing very hard for this. standard practice? absolutely. we re pushing very hard for this. the i pushing very hard for this. the secretary general has launched an initiative called early warnings for all. we want to see every country in the
everything seems to go back to normal very quickly with absolutely normal very quickly with absolutely no force. we do have some people here just to get a bit of reaction. no fuss. connie, you re a student here in glasgow, is that light? is that what you re expecting? i saw the news that that what you re expecting? i saw the news that they that what you re expecting? i saw the news that they did that what you re expecting? i saw the news that they did shows - that what you re expecting? i saw- r the news that they did shows an alert on the news, what you were expecting but i only saw a little bit of it but i didn t think it would actually happen. mas bit of it but i didn t think it would actually happen. was it quite loud in your would actually happen. was it quite loud in your phone? would actually happen. was it quite loud in your phone? this would actually happen. was it quite loud in your phone? this is - would actually happen. was it quite loud in your phone? this
annoying them is a fine line that is something of a moving target. iloathe something of a moving target. who has to si . n something of a moving target. who has to sign these something of a moving target. who has to sign these off in america? it depends onjurisdiction has to sign these off in america? it depends on jurisdiction and the national level has very specific news with state run system and local news with state run system and local news my colleague mentioned it varies across different nations. usually it is within the emergency management structure and usually within some sort of elected official authority and delegated authority. 0k authority and delegated authority. ok that is the director of the national centre for disaster preparedness at the columbia climate school. thank you to all our guests have joined us from school. thank you to all our guests havejoined us from up school. thank you to all our guests have joined us from up and school. thank you to all our guests h
tourist us a business trip how the it comes to climate issues. and natural disaster. just the same is true when it comes to. how do you mitigate against being an outsider and not knowing about the system country has in place? tum and not knowing about the system country has in place? country has in place? two sides to this. one country has in place? two sides to this- one is country has in place? two sides to this. one is absolutely country has in place? two sides to this. one is absolutely as - country has in place? two sides to this. one is absolutely as people | this. one is absolutely as people enter the country providing information on this making sure those educational campaigns are ongoing but also making sure it is notjust one ongoing but also making sure it is not just one solution ongoing but also making sure it is notjust one solution that everybody is relying on what the service is paired up with other broadcast interruptions and other methods of providing information