Synthesis of the status and trends with the development of early warning systems
Source
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
This paper addresses five primary objectives:
- document country, regional and global coordinated initiatives for development of Early Warning Systems (EWS) underpinned by the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA);
- assess the current state of implementation of EWS at the country level spanning governance, key drivers (e.g., risk-based), institutional coordination (local, national and international), sectoral penetration, and operational and technical aspects;
- assess current state of (sub) regional efforts, for development of inter-operable national EWS;
- evaluate different approaches among countries and fundamental principles that have led to the implementation of effective EWS, irrespective of different governance and institutional structures and socio-economic and cultural aspects as a way to develop a framework for monitoring and measuring performance at the country level;
- latest trends and expected future developments of EWS.