Strengthening ASEAN Multi-Hazard end to end Early Warning System for Natural Disasters: An assessment of current capacity

This Strengthening ASEAN Multi-Hazard End to End Early Warning System (E2E EWS) for Natural Disasters Assessment plays a critical role in understanding the state of early warning systems (EWS) in the region, identifying capacities and gaps, and providing recommendations to enhance resilience, including opportunities to better leverage existing activities and successes across the entire region. It serves as a foundation for targeted capacity building and interventions to strengthen EWS and promote disaster resilience across ASEAN.

The assessment provides valuable insights into the existing capacities—as well as remaining gaps—in the region’s early warning fabric by systematically analyzing these components across all ASEAN Member States. This granular analysis facilitates targeted interventions to enhance regional resilience and promote a safer ASEAN. The assessment leverages the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems Checklist and assesses capacities in: 1) disaster risk knowledge; 2) detection and monitoring; 3) warning dissemination and communication; and 4) preparedness and response capabilities.