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Displaying 11 of about 11 resultsGuatemala City, 12 March 2024 - Guatemala has committed to enhancing the protection of its people by announcing the national launch of the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative in Guatemala, which aims to provide multi-hazard early warning coverage worldwide by 2027.This national launch in Guatemala will consolidate multi-agency efforts to address…
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative was launched in Mauritius in December 2023 during a two-day event with key stakeholders. In his opening speech, Dr. Kawol, Senior Chief Executive of the Ministry of Local Government and Disaster Risk Management, emphasized an inclusive, intersectional, and whole-of-so…
Between 1970 and 2019, 79% of disasters globally involved weather, water and climate-related hazards. These disasters accounted for 56% of deaths and 75% of reported economic losses associated with natural hazard events. The intensity and frequency of climate-related disasters are expected to increase as climate change intensifies, posing a significant…
Time1:00 - 2:00pm CEST (11:00am - 12:00pm UTC)AboutThe Virtual Side Event of the G20 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group, is hosted by the Brazilian Presidency, focused on leveraging cell broadcast dissemination for early warning systems. Highlighting the critical role of early warnings in saving lives and reducing disaster-related mortality, th…
The Caribbean is the second-most disaster-prone region in the world and is highly exposed to natural hazards such as hurricanes and tropical storms, floods, landslides, and storm surges. These hazards pose a risk to life and economic loss. To combat this, US 7 million dollars in funding for a new three-year project in the Caribbean region…
The 20th Session of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction (AWGDRR) was held from 17 to 18 October 2023 in Lomé, Republic of Togo under the theme ‘From commitment to action-the path to accelerate implementation of the programme of action for the implementation of the Sendai Framework in Africa’.
From 12 to 14 March 2024, the annual Co-production and Coordination Meeting of the Africa Multi- Hazard Early Warning and Action System (AMHEWAS) was organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting gathered 40 participants from 14 organizations, comprised of…
Early warning systems can save thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars. Their effectiveness depends on being people-centered and addressing multiple hazards. In short, they are the right tool to truly implement the principle of leaving no one behind. That's why representatives from various Central American institutions and organizations h…
The need to strengthen early warning systems and bolster disaster prevention and preparedness cannot be overstated. As seen last March during the 46th session of the Hurricane Committee in Panama, against a backdrop of exposure and vulnerability, efforts are being intensified to harness meteorological expertise and strengthening the implementation of th…
Tajikistan takes significant strides towards bolstering its resilience against natural hazards and climate change impacts through a series of local level workshops under the Early Warnings for All (EW4ALL) initiative.Tajikistan emerged as one of the first thirty countries to roll out the Secretary General’s EW4ALL initiative, which was launched globally…
Barbados has once again shown its commitment to saving lives and serves as an example of all Caribbean efforts in enhancing Early Warning Systems after hosting the Second Early Warning for All (EW4ALL) National Workshop, which stressed how crucial it is to have timely warnings when disasters strike. This event brought together stakeholders from va…