Early Warning for All in Africa: implementation of the African Multi-hazards Early Warning and Early Action System
Venue: WMO-IPCC-MERI-NCM Pavilion and Virtual
Early Warning for All in Africa: implementation of the African Multi-hazards Early Warning and Early Action System
Wednesday, 6 December, 18:00-19:00 local time (UTC+4)
Objective
The Paris Agreement, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and global development agenda consider Early warning as a key priority. The Africa Programme of Action for DRR includes Multi Hazards Early Warning and Early Action System for building resilience to disasters. With climate change, Africa is regularly recording compounding hazards (floods, droughts, storms, wildfires, cyclones, heat waves, disruptions on the agriculture season…) with devastating socio-economic impacts.
High temperature and heat waves particularly in North Africa during summer leading to wildfire, droughts often persistent in Eastern and Southern Africa, floods and storms with a focus on southern Africa and coastal areas. Establishment and operationalization of multi-hazard early warning are essential. Awareness of stakeholders on the progress on institutions and infrastructure for MultiHazards Early Warning and Early Action System will be raised.
The side event will showcase the operations of the MultiHazards Advisory Centre at ACMAD coordinating preparations of sections of the annual state of climate for Africa each year, developing and using training materials for weather and climate impacts forecasting and warning for meteorological services personnel, supporting the situation room at AUC with disaster situation reports and continental watches to reduce disasters impacts in Africa.
Lead/Co-lead organizations:
ACMAD (Lead), WMO, UNDRR, CIMA, NORCAP, IGAD/ICPAC
Livestream:
WMO YouTube Channel: Early Warning for All in Africa: implementation of the African Multi-hazards Early Warning and Early Action System (wmo.int)
Agenda and speakers