Why
the policy arena is important
Early warning is still too often seen in terms of hazard forecasting, and is
not fully recognised as an essential element of vulnerability reduction, poverty
reduction and sustainable development agendas. An important activity for the
platform will be to promote the role of early warning in key development forums,
particularly in UN General Assembly reporting, in the small island developing
states (SIDS) debate, in international water related initiatives, and in climate
change adaptation policy.
The
Third International Conference on Early Warning
The conference was hosted by German Government with the slogan “From
concept to action”. It was structured in an innovative way
which combines the practical demonstration of proposed early warning
projects around the world with discussions and debates of key policy
issues. During the Priorities and Projects Forum, good practices
in early warning were presented and discussed. The key notes addressed
the global and national early warning system, raised the question
of distribution of early warnings and response, and called for early
warning for early action to effectively mobilize the international
community.
The outcome products of the Third International Conference on Early
Warning are intended to serve as a reference for practitioners and
for future work on early warning, including the work of the ISDR
Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning (PPEW).
- Developing
Early Warning Systems: A Key Checklist
The checklist was developed to help governments and communities implement
effective early warning systems. It is designed to be a simple list
of key elements and actions that national governments or community
organisations can refer to when developing new early warning systems,
evaluating existing arrangements or simply checking that crucial
procedures are in place. It is not intended to be a comprehensive
design manual, but rather a practical, non-technical reference tool
to ensure that the major elements of a good early warning system
are in place.
- Compendium
of Early Warning Projects
The Compendium contains over one hundred individual projects focused
on early warning and represents a rich vein of initiatives, expertise
and capacity to secure early warning systems. The distribution
of the compendium helps to promote interest in new early warning
projects and to encourage donor incentives for funding purposes
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