Early Warnings for All in Focus: Hazard Monitoring and Forecasting

Launched by the United Nations Secretary-General at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2022, the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative set a clear and ambitious goal: that every person on Earth be protected by life-saving, multi-hazard early warning systems by 2027. Grounded in national leadership and country driven priorities, the initiative unites governments, civil society, the private sector and development partners. Within the United Nations system, it is co-led by WMO, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), ensuring coordinated international support behind a single imperative: to reduce the impact of hazardous weather and disasters through science-based early warning and early action.