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Welcome to the Second International Conference on Early Warning (EWC II)
The Second International Conference on Early Warning (EWC-II) took place in Bonn, Germany, from 16-18 October 2003, at the Internationales Kongresszentrum Bundeshaus. It was hosted by the Government of Germany and supported by the UN Inter-Agency Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). Over 400 participants from 68 countries attended, including ministers and government officials, representatives of UN and other multilateral organizations, assistance agencies, technical and research institutions and non-governmental organizations.

EWC II built on regional consultations and workshops undertaken between May and July 2003, and served as a follow-up to the International Conference on Early Warning Systems for Natural Disaster Reduction, held in 1998 (EWC'98).

For the final documents on the outcomes of the conference please click here:
Conference Statement
Early Warning Programme
Integrating Early Warning into Relevant Policies

For the EWC II background document please click here.

Online coverage of proceedings

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Federal Foreign Office
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