Fifth Meeting of the SERCOM/SC-DRR Expert Team on Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems Interoperable Environment (ET-MIE-5) (ONLINE, 18 February 2022)
18 February 2022 (Friday)
12:30 - 15:00 UTC (13:30 - 16:00 CET / Geneva time)
The main purpose of the ET-MIE is to assist the technical commissions in addressing the relevant Cg-18 decisions made through Resolution 15 (Cg-18) - Strengthening Multi-Hazard Early Warning Services in Areas Prone to all Flooding Types and Severe Weather which also requested the technical commissions and related WMO bodies, in consultation with the regional associations, to prepare for consideration by the WMO Executive Council a concept document that assesses the approaches, feasibility, cost and timelines of developing an interoperable multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) environment taking into account the conclusions, findings and recommendations of independent technical reviews of CIFDP, FFGS and SWFDP (Part A) and the consolidated report on concept for an integrated MHEWS (Part B).
In its fifth meeting, the ET-MIE is expected to review work progress of the drafting teams and drafts of various chapters of the MHEWS concept document, and to discuss way forward to consolidate the chapters.
Quick link for reference material:
- ET-MIE Meeting Reports and reference material on MHEWS and related documents