Early Warnings for All gains ground with launch in Tajikistan
The UN Secretary-General’s Early Warnings for All Initiative (EW4All) is rapidly gaining ground. Action plans are being rolled out around the world to ensure that people know when dangerous weather is headed their way.

Tajikistan has held a two-day national consultation, co-chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister and the UN Resident Coordinator in Tajikistan, and bringing together key stakeholders from state and international organizations, media and civil society.

There was active involvement from the lead agencies of four pillars of the Early Warnings for All Initiative: the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

The series of national consultations kicked off in July with a meeting in Maldives in the Indian Ocean. An Early Warnings for All Action Plan in Africa will be launched at the Africa Climate Summit in Kenya on 4 September. The Early Warnings for All initiative will be showcased at the Climate Ambition Summit in September in New York and at COP28 in Dubai in December 2023.

Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan, Mr. Sulaimon Ziyozoda, highlighted his government’s commitment to climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and the call of the United Nations Secretary-General to protect everyone with early warning systems.

“Coordination of activities of different sectors and stakeholders, involvement of communities at risk, availability of favorable institutional and legislative environment, clear distribution of roles and responsibilities - all these are necessary to create effective and consistent early warning systems,” he said.

Tajikistan is faced with the frequent occurrence of natural hazards, such as avalanches, earthquakes, floods, mudflows, and landslides, with climate change further exacerbating their impacts. Glacier melt increases short-term water-related hazards and threatens long-term water security. Water is therefore at the heart of the Early Warnings for All planning.

https://ane4bf-datap1.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wmocms/s3fs-public/ckeditor/files/MicrosoftTeams-image_15_1.png?pMdxIudPIuqZb6Z_gm4fZG6mqkiKYjIc UN Resident Coordinator, Ms. Parvathy Ramaswami, said the launch of the Early Warnings for All initiative is “a crucial step forward in safeguarding the lives and livelihoods of Tajik communities from the impacts of climate change and other risks”, adding that “a whole-of-society approach involving all stakeholders, including civil society and the private sector, will be critical for strengthening and sustaining the early warning services in the country.”

The Early Warnings for All initiative will build improved resilience to such risks, with support provided across four interconnected pillars of EW4All: disaster risk knowledge; detection, observation, monitoring, analysis, and forecasting; warning dissemination and communication; and preparedness and response capabilities.

Representatives from relevant ministries, government agencies and development partners presented current advancements in implementing early warning systems in Tajikistan. They collectively identified challenges and prioritized strategies to expand the coverage, integration, and effectiveness of EWS.

Participants also engaged in technical discussions, and a mapping and a comprehensive gap analysis exercise, drawing from prior assessments, to identify the critical gaps and priority needs for support across the four pillars. They agreed on a coordination mechanism and on developing an action plan for the initiative’s implementatio[...]

n.

Background

Globally one third of citizens are still not covered by early warning systems. The EW4All Action Plan was launched at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) held in Egypt in November 2022 for further investment across disaster risk knowledge, observations and forecasting, preparedness and response, and communication of early warnings, with particularly priority placed on vulnerable communities.

The Early Warnings for All Initiative calls for a global effort to ensure that such systems protect everyone on Earth by 2027. Early Warning Systems, supported by preparedness and early action, are a proven, effective, and feasible disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation measure, that save lives and provide a tenfold return on investment. Yet, major gaps in early warning systems remain globally, especially when it comes to translating early warnings into risk-informed early action.

See also
Language
English

Featured Media

Early Warnings For All national consultation in Tajikistan

Type of news

News

Publish Date

Wednesday, August 30, 2023 - 14:45

Tags

Early Warnings

Editorial Section

CPA

Contact

Member

Tajikistan

CNullis

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

Hurricane #Idalia made landfall on Florida's Big Bend this morning. This view via #GOESEast IR imagery. Rapid intensification was reminiscent of Hurricane Ian one year ago, and in fact, maximum sustained winds were near 125 mph (205 km/h) just below Category 4 at landfall. #FLwx twitter.com/UWCIMSS/status/1…

UW-Madison CIMSS

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

Hurricane Idalia made landfall this morning along the coast of Florida's Big Bend bringing with it catastrophic storm surge.
This map shows how vulnerable areas along the coast are to storm surge: toolkit.climate.gov/tool/sto…
For the latest forecast follow @NHC_Atlantic

NOAA Climate.gov

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

Registration Open 📣

You can now register for the @esa @JAXA_en Pre-Launch EarthCARE Science and Validation Workshop.

🗓️ Deadline 15 October 2023
📍 ESA-ESRIN, Frascati (Rome), Italy

🔗 earthcare-science-validation…

ESA Earth Observation

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

🐙The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a collection of marine debris that is TWICE the size of France, spans the ocean from North America to Japan😟

RT if you agree we must turn the tide on ocean #pollution!

WWF

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

As Hurricane #Idalia pushes across Florida, Hurricane #Franklin is churning near Bermuda as a Category 2 storm.

Latest updates: hurricanes.gov
Hurricane #Franklin Advisory 39A: Large Franklin Expected to Bring Tropical Storm Conditions to Bermuda Later Today. Dangerous Surf and Rip Current Conditions Continue Along the Eastern Seaboard. hurricanes.gov - National Hurricane Center

NOAA Satellites

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

The future is…

...rich with solutions not yet discovered.

Solutions to technical problems can be found in plants, animals, and microbes – if we don’t destroy them before they’re recognized.

Read more in this @harvardmed booklet: ow.ly/JlOG50LYMk5

Via @UNDPClimate

UN Biodiversity

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

10 AM EDT Hurricane #Idalia Update: Damaging winds spreading into southern Georgia.

National Hurricane Center

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

Discussions on #LossandDamage finance are ramping up as the Transitional Committee convenes this week.

📖 Read @WRIClimate’s article on three ways they can jumpstart progress on this issue ahead of #COP28: bit.ly/45xWxhr #TransitionalCommittee #LossAndDamage

WRI Climate

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

Typhoon #Saola is barreling toward China with Category 4 force. Cooler sea surface temperatures offshore Hong Kong and increased wind shear is expected to weaken #TyphoonSaola significantly as it nears the coast. tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/ twitter.com/UWCIMSS/status/1…

UW-Madison CIMSS

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

RT @stopEACOP: .@TotalEnergies, respect people's culture and their beliefs. This ~> ‘We fault the oil companies’: TotalEnergies project puts Uganda’s sacred natural sites at risk #StopEACOP! euronews.com/green/2023/08/2…

Greenpeace International

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

RT @NASAJPL: It will take a lot of power to help the #MissionToPsyche spacecraft collect science from a metal-rich asteroid! ⚡️

Go behind the spacecraft with Meena Sreekantamurthy, a power electronics engineer at @JHUAPL, and hear what inspires her about this mission.

NASA Technology

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

RT @VSinkevicius: On that #EUGreenDeal track!

Kicking off our 1st trilogue on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products.

Why is it important?

Because once we have a deal, we will make Europe’s products, market & businesses more competitive, sustainable & 🌍 friendly.

Ready to go ahead!

EU Environment

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

RT @NWS: With catastrophic storm surge occurring along the coast of the Florida Big Bend and damaging winds spreading inland over northern Florida remember:
🏡shelter in place and stay indoors
🪟keep away from windows
📱monitor all the warnings and heed advice from local officials.
🌀get the latest forecast information on #Idalia at hurricanes.gov

NOAA

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

RT @UNESCO: The ocean provides the air we breathe, the food we eat & regulates our climate.

Yet, we barely know its mysteries.

To #SaveOurOcean, we must understand it.

Let the ocean be your teacher. unesco.org/en/ocean

UN Biodiversity

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme