UP – Unifying Partners Old and New to Ensure Warnings Save Lives
UP – Unifying Partners Old and New to Ensure Warnings Save Lives Early warning early action UP – Unifying Partners old and new to ensure warnings save lives 20th of June: 0900-1800 The UP Focus Day was designed to showcase where…
Saving Lives in the Face of Climate Risks with Space-Based Early Warning and Action Systems
Saving Lives in the Face of Climate Risks with Space-Based Early Warning and Action Systems Space for Understanding Risk, Space for prepardness, space for monitoring, space for dissemination In this session, with feedback from many…
Pacific Talanoa Hub Conversations on Innovative Tools and Strategies for Resilience
Pacific Talanoa Hub Conversations on Innovative Tools and Strategies for Resilience Disaster Risk Financing; Risk Communication; Emergency Preparedness and Response; Early Warning Systems; Inclusion The focus day sessions outlined how…
Anticipatory Action and Parametric Climate Risk Insurance: Exploring Adaptation Strategies Through Play.
Anticipatory Action and Parametric Climate Risk Insurance: Exploring Adaptation Strategies Through Play. Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance, Weather Index Insurance, Anticipatory Action Facing the multiplication and…
Tackling the ‘Impossible’: Long Lead Time Flood Warnings in Very Fast-Responding Basins
Tackling the ‘Impossible’: Long Lead Time Flood Warnings in Very Fast-Responding Basins Flash flooding affects millions of people worldwide and, unlike flooding in larger river basins, there is very little time between the rainfall…
Unlocking Innovative Solutions to Disaster Resilience in Fragile, Conflict and Violent Settings
Unlocking Innovative Solutions to Disaster Resilience in Fragile, Conflict and Violent Settings Upending what we think in know about disasters in fragility, conflict and violence (FCV) settings was the focus of the session, wherein…
Unlocking Early Warning for All: Empowering Inclusive Action through Community Access and Partnerships
Unlocking Early Warning for All: Empowering Inclusive Action through Community Access and Partnerships Although Early Warning Systems (EWS) are already in place in many parts of the world, the complexity of their underlying components…
Study Tour to Emergency Operations Center Design and Management Workshop
Study Tour to Emergency Operations Center Design and Management Workshop Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) are a crucial part of a robust Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R) system, and a central coordination point…
Predict to Protect: Anticipatory Action Across Hazards and Contexts
Predict to Protect: Anticipatory Action Across Hazards and Contexts The Anticipation Hub is organising a Focus Day on Anticipatory Action, anchored in the work of the Anticipation Hub community, providing a hands-on,…
Opportunities and Challenges when Leveraging AI to Support Early Warnings for All
Opportunities and Challenges when Leveraging AI to Support Early Warnings for All The four pillars of the UN’s “Early Warnings for All” (EW4ALL) exemplify the components of a comprehensive early warning system (EWS): a solid…
Local Knowledge in the Climate Services Last Mile: Dimensions, Roles and Challenges
Local Knowledge in the Climate Services Last Mile: Dimensions, Roles and Challenges Climate services have recognised potential in reducing the impacts of extreme events such as droughts, heatwaves, and cold spells. However, the uptake…
How Can Japan Contribute to Anticipatory Action and Early Warnings for All?: Introducing Cross-Sector Initiatives
How Can Japan Contribute to Anticipatory Action and Early Warnings for All?: Introducing Cross-Sector Initiatives With the launch of the “Early Warnings for All” initiative in 2022, we stand at a pivotal stage in gathering momentum and…
Futu’risk’tic√: Using Future Climate Projections to Inform Action NOW
Futu’risk’tic√: Using Future Climate Projections to Inform Action NOW Future climate projections show us a possible future. Do early actions, which help people now, also help them prepare for the future impacts of climate change? The…
Constellations for Resilience: The ESA – World Bank Collaboration
Constellations for Resilience: The ESA – World Bank Collaboration This event is organized by the European Space Agency and will focus on showcasing innovative applications related to the use of satellite data and technologies for…
Navigating the Complexity of Flash Flood Early Warning Systems to Safeguard Flood-prone Communities
Navigating the Complexity of Flash Flood Early Warning Systems to Safeguard Flood-prone Communities Join us as we navigate the turbulent waters of flash flood early warning systems that prepare communities for flash flood events. Our…
Holding on to Trust in the Face of Disasters
Holding on to Trust in the Face of Disasters When disaster strikes, the media and the public can rapidly lose trust in those responsible for managing risk. How can decision-makers hold on to trust in an unfolding crisis, when they…
Forecasting Messiness: Probabilities and Anticipatory Action
Forecasting Messiness: Probabilities and Anticipatory Action Welcome to the Wheel of Anticipation! Where we will explore how probabilities help inform our anticipation of potential extreme events and our understanding of disaster…
Empowering Communities: Bridging Innovation and Tradition for Effective Early Warning Systems in the Asia Pacific
Empowering Communities: Bridging Innovation and Tradition for Effective Early Warning Systems in the Asia Pacific This session is highlighting the critical role of early warning in mitigating disaster risks. Through a blend of…