WEBINAR: Strengthening Early Warning Systems in Africa through NAPs and NDCs
Oru Leonard
A virtual event organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Regional Office for Africa, UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre for Eastern and Southern Africa (RCC EASA), and UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre West and Central Africa (RCC WACA), took place on November 6, 2025.
The webinar aimed to explore how African governments, technical agencies, and partners can leverage National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), to advance Early Warning Systems (EWS), across the continents.
Africa is facing intensifying climate extremes, with 2024 ranking among its hottest years on record.
Only about 40% of Africa’s population currently benefits from Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS).
EWS have proven to reduce climate-related losses by up to 30%.
The UN Secretary-General’s “Early Warnings for All” (EW4All) initiative aims to ensure universal protection by 2027.
The objectives include, raising awareness on EW4All and its alignment with NAPs and NDCs, highlight national efforts and challenges in implementing EWS, facilitate knowledge exchange and peer-to-peer learning, highlight opportunities for technical support, regional collaboration, and funding
The expected outcomes include, Increased awareness and understanding of EW4All in African contexts, enhanced collaboration among stakeholders, improved understanding of EWS and CIS in achieving national climate adaptation and resilience objectives, strengthened technical capacity to embed EWS and climate technologies into NAPs.
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