Knowing what the weather will do: A guide for practitioners on impact-based early warning

This guidebook introduces a novel conceptual framework and methodology to support practitioners in developing and applying IbEW systems. It offers step-by-step guidance on integrating vulnerability and exposure with hazardbased forecasts to provide actionable warnings. The approach is illustrated through an application example, demonstrating how the methodology has been implemented for floods and droughts in Kenya.

Of particular interest to technical experts working at national, regional or continental levels, this guidebook:

• Offers insights into what IbEW is, and how integrating risk knowledge with hazard-based forecasts enables more effective and targeted early actions 
• Presents a novel framework, standardized methodology and step-by-step guidance for designing and implementing IbEW 
• Uses a concrete application example to showcase how the put the framework and methodology into practice