Early warning system
30%
The damage caused by a disaster can be reduced by 30% if an early warning is issued within 24 hours.
1/3
About 30% of the global population are not yet covered by early warning systems.
50 years
On average, from 1970-2019, a weather, climate or water-related disaster has occurred every day.
5x
The number of disasters has increased five-fold over a 50-year period (19070-2019).
50%
50% of all disasters recorded over a 50-year period were related to weather, climate, and water hazards.
US $3-16 billion
Globally, we could avoid losses of US $3-16 billion per year through early warning systems.