Belize Shows Why Investing in Early Warnings Pays Off

In Belize, the value of early warnings is now being shown not only through the lives and livelihoods they help protect, but also through the economic benefits they bring.

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Understanding the global landscape of heat early warning systems

This report provides a global overview Heat Early Warning Systems, examining where they exist, how they are designed and operated, and their challenges and opportunities.

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The Tech That Warns Millions In Seconds And The Risk That Comes With It

Experts say when people receive too many warnings, especially for events that do not directly affect them, they begin to tune them out.

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Climate warnings need to be told in tangible ways to prevent disaster

The science will tell us what is likely to happen. The harder question is whether that knowledge reaches people in a form they can feel and act on.

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‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?

Scorching summer of 2003 triggered first efforts to deal with the problem but heatwaves still have devastating impact

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Early warning early action in a world of changing risk

This report draws on best practice from across the anticipatory action community and beyond to identify how systems and practices can be strengthened to remain effective as risks change, including…

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As communities face more frequent hazard warnings, we need better systems to avoid ‘emergency fatigue’

When trust in institutions is weak, emergency warnings can become entangled with narratives about government competency and bureaucratic overreach.

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Strategic roadmap for localising early warning systems

This Strategic Roadmap provides a long-term framework to strengthen the leadership, capacity, and sustainability of civil society organisations and local actors in driving people-centred early…

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Early warning as a public service: Embedding multi-hazard resilience into e governance systems

This paper outlines commonalities across domains & a phased roadmap (governance, platform, operations, scaling), with KPIs & measures e.g legal mandates, integration units, CAP interoperability,…

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Cyprus launches national public warning system, powered by GCC and Intersec

As part of a broader reorganization of the civil protection sector, the Cyprus Civil Defence mandated GCC and Intersec to power the new Public Warning System.

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Venezuela earthquakes highlight the limits of early warning systems

Earthquakes still arrive without warning. That is the hard truth scientists have been forced to accept, despite a decade of advances in artificial intelligence, satellite monitoring and dense seismic…

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Three ways climate action can be more inclusive for 1.3 billion disabled people

How to place disabled people, who are some of the most vulnerable, at the centre of climate change negotiations.

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Heat, humidity and housing: why British heatwaves hit differently

A 35°C heatwave really does “feel worse” in the UK than in many other countries.

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The value of loss and damage data, from early warning to recovery

From drought preparedness in Africa to institutional strengthening in Kyrgyzstan and post-conflict recovery planning in the agricultural sector in Lebanon, explore how loss and damage data is being…

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Unifying climate and disaster risk management: Linking UNDRR and the UNFCCC through the Nairobi Work Programme to strengthen adaptation

The sixty-fourth session of the Subsidiary Bodies under the UNFCCC SB64, held in Bonn, Germany, from 8–18 June 2026, offered encouraging examples of dialogue and collaboration on climate change impact...

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Check out the brand-new hurricane ‘cone of uncertainty’ graphics arriving this season

The inland extent of watches and warnings will now be included, and an experimental cone will capture more areas at risk.

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Public Warning Systems: Intersec launches accessibility frameworks to remove barriers to global adoption

Intersec launches two accessibility frameworks to remove barriers to global adoption for Public Warning Systems, in line with UN's EW4All initiative

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Lao PDR ties drought insurance payouts to early warning triggers

When drought indicators in Lao PDR cross a defined level, money moves. That is the core logic behind a new anticipatory drought insurance pilot launched May 29, 2026.

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What is impact-based early warning and why does it matter?

A forecast can tell you rain will fall, but can it tell you if your house will flood? Discover how impact-based early warning can help.

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Storm surge responses in Macau: Early warnings and soft adaptation

In this study, the authors investigated three major typhoons in Macau—Typhoons Hato (2017), Mangkhut (2018), and Ragasa (2025)—to examine changes in residents' evacuation behavior and government…

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Early warning! Early action! Early finance?

This special issue is about drawing lessons about recognising the importance of acting early, learning from practice, and strengthening the systems that make early action possible.

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Bridging the gaps: vulnerability profiles to strengthen impact-based early warning and early action for floods and droughts in Kenya

This report addresses a critical gap in disaster preparedness in Kenya: early warning systems for floods and droughts that are tailored to the specific needs of the most vulnerable population groups.

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From Policy to Practice: Burkina Faso Strengthens Early Warning Systems and Climate Resilience

Burkina Faso marked the 76th World Meteorological Day with a series of high-level events highlighting the country’s growing capacity to anticipate and respond to climate-related risks, and the…

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Better preparedness and warning systems needed to deal with ice-rock avalanches

Five years after the 2021 floods in Uttarakhand, known as the Chamoli disaster, that resulted in the death of more than 200 people, a new study investigates hazard preparedness in the Himalayas. It…

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From Forecasts To Futures: How Ugandan Communities Are Turning Early Warnings Into Everyday Action – water at the heart of climate action

When the river rises in Pakwach, Uganda, it brings more than water. It brings back the memory of past floods, the homes lost, the fields drowned, and the quiet despair that follows when the ground…

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Everest flood warning neglected for years, Nepal officials tell BBC

The flood warning system at Imja glacial lake has not been maintained since 2016, fearful locals tell BBC.

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Thailand: State Audit Office proposes strategic upgrades to early warning system to maximize public safety

This is an audit report from the State Audit Office with proposals for strategic upgrades to the early warning system to maximise public safety in Thailand.

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