The most common safety interventions in the Region are:
Free weather alert services
Disaster and weather warning systems
Building community disaster resilience
Search and rescue services
Public safety interventions, including day-to-day preschool services, water safety training and the placement of physical barriers in high-risk areas, have been implemented, though to a lesser extent than the interventions above.
Countries can act to prevent drowning by:
Promoting policy dialogue involving all sectors (governance and coordination/policy and legislation)
Increasing research to better understand drowning risks and strengthening drowning data systems (data and research)
Developing interventions that target those most at risk (community level interventions)
Conducting public awareness campaigns focusing on specific risk factors (awareness raising)
Teaching communities about water safety and developing national drowning prevention plans help keep people safe around water.