WMO TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON - THE UN GLOBAL EARLY WARNING INITIATIVE FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION: EARLY WARNINGS FOR ALL
Geneva, Switzerland
INTRODUCTION
Globally, 53% of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) report that they cannot provide effective early warning services (EWS) due to a lack of capacity and/or capability.
This Conference will be an opportunity for Members and stakeholders including ‘Big Tech’, the wider private sector, other UN Agencies, and funding partners, to play a part in further exploring the global EWS ‘value cycle’ within the context of current and future user needs, the UN Secretary General’s 5-year challenge, the relevant outcomes of the 75th session of WMO Executive Council (2022) and the four components:
- Observing and monitoring infrastructure;
- Data processing and forecasting systems architecture;
- Warning and informing’ dissemination systems and ‘last-mile’ communication mechanisms;
- Insufficient institutional support at the national level to sustain effective operations, including the education and training of staff.
PURPOSE
To explore the global early warning system value cycle and develop strategic partnerships in support of a coordinated action plan for the UN global early warning initiative for climate adaptation: early warnings for all.
FORMAT
Hybrid
4 Sessions:
- Current Early Warning Service Value Cycle initiatives
- Panel - Where are the gaps?
- The Role of Big Tech in Early Warnings for All
- Panel - What success looks like?
CONCEPT NOTE
SPEAKERS AND SLIDES
Session 1
- Ms Loretta Hieber Girardet, UNDRR - Scaling Up Understanding of Climate and Disaster Risk
- Mr Gavin White, REAP - The Risk-informed Early Action Partnership
- Mr John Harding, CREWS - Financing the UN Early Warnings for All Initiative
- Mr Marco Obiso, ITU - Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for EWS
- Ms Yana Gevorgyan, GEO - Earth Observations: Current Operational Early Warning Systems
- Mr Glendell de Souza, CMO - MHEWS Initiatives in the Anglophone Caribbean
- Ms Andrea Toreti, European Commission - Copernicus Emergency Management Service
- Ms Jay Wilson, HMEI - Public-Private Engagement HMEI Perspective
Session 2
- Ms Jennifer Milton
- Mr Patrick Benichou, Meteo France International
- Mr Ardhasena Sopaheluwakan
- Mr Florian Mnikeli Ndabambi
- Ms Jenny Paola Yela, IFRC
Session 3
- Mr Anthony Louen Fernandez, Smart
- Ms Amelie Grangeat, F24 - EWS beyond Mobile Networks
- Mr Sella Nevo, Google - Google's Multi-hazard EWS Solutions
- Mr Xiaohui Zhong, Alibaba Cloud - AI-Powered Weather Forecast
- Mr Matt Corey, Microsoft - UN Global EW Initiative
- Mr Jonas Weiss, IBM - Climate Network for EWS
Session 4
- Dr Sue Barrell
- Dr Jan Danhelka
- Ms Courtney Draggon
- Ms Rebecca Manzou
RECORDING
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