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Displaying 560 of about 560 resultsADDIS ABABA, 14 July 2015 – An €80-million package of funds from the European Union to support disaster risk management across Sub-Saharan Africa was unveiled today at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, winning praise for its potential impact.
“This is a really excellent initiative. It’s quite unique, and I really hope tha…
Effective weather-related disaster warnings highlight periods of increased risk, whether due to enhanced hazard likelihood (e.g. the approach of a storm), high levels of exposure (e.g. crowds gathering in a hazardous location for a festival) or high vulnerability (e.g. a health hazard during a flu outbreak). They depend on accurate monitoring and predi…
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the progress made as part of the Early Warnings for All initiative. Since the launch of the Executive Action Plan at COP-27, tangible progress has emerged on multiple fronts. Thirty countries have been identified to receive targeted support based on funding availability and vulnerability.Global and…
Mauritius is a Small Island Developing State off the eastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. Its location and size make it especially vulnerable to cyclones. As a result, it was selected as one of the 30 countries prioritized under the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative, which is a global effort to ensure everyone on Earth is cov…
This study provides an updated assessment of the status of MHEWS for all CDEMA Participating States (PS). It highlights existing gaps and capacities in the areas of governance, disaster risk knowledge, forecasting, monitoring and detection, warning and dissemination and response capability. It also looks specifically at early warning capacities for geol…