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Early Warning Systems in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings: Enhancing Operational Impact and Community Resilience

This deep-dive session, co-organized by the Disaster-FCV Thematic Area at the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and the Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) group, aims to foster discussions among operational teams on the critical need for tailored and contextualized approaches to EWS implementation in FCV settings, in order to enhance community resilience in the face of climate and disaster risks.

Early Warning Systems (EWS) stand at the forefront of disaster risk reduction efforts worldwide. On the World Meteorological Day of March 2022, the United Nations Secretary General called for every person on Earth to be protected by EWS against increasingly extreme weather and climate change by 2027. It is estimated that universal access to EWS can reduce asset and well-being losses from disasters by an estimated $35 billion per year and contributes to reducing mortality from disaster risks.

Nevertheless, billions of people today still do not have access to EWS: approximately one-third of the world's population still lacks access to a warning system. This figure is likely to increase in events of protracted conflict, and fragile,conflict, and violence (FCV)-affected countries stand out as they are particularly vulnerable to disaster risks: of the top 25 most climate vulnerable countries, 19 are fragile and/or conflict ‐affected, illustrating the alarming intersection of FCV with growing climate and disaster risks.

This deep-dive session aims to foster discussions among operational teams on the critical need for tailored and contextualized approaches to EWS implementation in FCV settings, in order to enhance community resilience in the face of climate and disaster risks.

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World Bank Headquarters MC 2-520 and online: 12:00 - 2:00 pm EST

CONTACT: Ghizlane Aqariden

[email protected]

Schedule

Session theme and messages

Speakers

12:00-12:10

Welcome and introduction

  • Brief overview of the session's purpose and goals
  • Introduction of speakers and participants
  • Background on crisis preparedness and link to EWS

 

Niels Holm-Nielsen, Practice Manager, GFDRR, World Bank

12:10-12:20

Understanding the challenge

  • Overview of the current state of EWS in FCV settings; Reflecting on the traditional methodology for Hydromet and EWS implementation; Key challenges of EWS implementation in FCV settings along the EWS value chain.

Moussa Sidibe, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, GFDRR, World Bank

Lara Loussert, Consultant, GFDRR, World Bank

12:20-12:55

Operating in FCV countries

  • Presentation #1: Understanding risk through earth observation data – a work in progress in South Sudan 
    Speaker: Lukas Loeschner, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, and Laura Bonzanigo, Senior Water Specialist, World Bank
  • Presentation #2: Insights from Yemen
    Speaker: Felipe Meregote, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, World Bank
  • Presentation #3: Enhancing community connection and response capabilities – the case of Haiti
    Speaker: Naraya Carrasco, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, and Ali Alwahit, consultant, World Bank
  • Presentation #4: insights from Afghanistan
    Speaker: Arati Belle, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, World Bank

Moderator: Karima Ben Bih, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, GFDRR, World Bank

5 min

Separation into breakout groups

13:00-13:30

Breakout groups: bridging the gap in EWS implementation in FCV settings

  • Sharing experiences on main challenges arising when designing and implementing EWS projects in FCV settings
  • Identifying best practices and solutions 
  • Discussion on what is needed (financing, operational tools, etc.) in order to bridge the gap in EWS coverage in FCV settings 

Breakout groups, moderated by the GFDRR-FCVG team

13:30-13:50

Restitution from breakout groups

  • Each group presents in 5 minutes the main takeaways from their focus session.

One speaker per breakout group

13:50-14:00

Conclusion

  • Summary of key insights and recommendations
  • Closing remarks and appreciation for participants' contributions.

Karima Ben Bih, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, GFDRR, World Bank

Bianca Adam, Senior Operations Officer, World Bank

Chair$% Opening Remarks

Niels Holm-Nielsen
Practice Manager, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), World Bank 

Speakers:

Arati Belle
Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, World Bank

Naraya Carrasco
Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, World Bank

Felipe Meregote
Disaster Risk Management Specialist, World Bank

Moussa Sidibe
Disaster Risk Management Specialist, GFDRR, World Bank

Lara Loussert
Consultant, GFDRR, World Bank

Laura Bonzanigo
Senior Water Specialist, World Bank

Lukas Loeschner
Disaster Risk Management Specialist, World Bank

Closing Remarks

Karima Ben Bih
Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, GFDRR, World Bank

Bianca Adam
Senior Operations Officer, World Bank

Date: March 01, 2024

Time: 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM ET

Location: World Bank Headquarters MC 2-520 and online (12 - 2 pm EST)

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