Learning Labs: Sendai Framework Monitoring (Early Warning Systems)

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Participants may benefit from bringing their own laptop (but not essential).

Where do we stand

Multi Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) have made a substantial contribution to saving human lives and livelihoods from multiple hazards. However, even while countries have progressively invested more on such EWS, most of them have struggled to estimate their return on investment by effectively measuring the efficiency of MHEWS.

Recognising this, UNDRR and WMO are undertaking a joint initiative supported by CREWS, to help countries to better assess and monitor the effectiveness of their national EWS. For this purpose, a set of custom indicators, measuring effectiveness of MHEWS, have been developed for integration into the Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM). Countries have the option of using these indicators on a voluntary basis, as per their own individual contexts. The basic set of indicators have been reviewed by an expert working group including among others, members from both the hydrometeorological and DRR areas of work within the governments.

Currently a learning package is being developed, which will be piloted in the two regions of West Africa and the Pacific. This includes training on the global Target G of the Sendai Framework that is primarily focussed on EWS. This will be followed by training workshops in these regions and the Caribbean, targeted at Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) being organized in the sub-regions. This learning lab is being organized at the Global Platform 2022 in order for participants to build their capacities in SFM reporting on EWS and orient themselves on the latest offering from UNDRR and WMO to Member States on indicators for measuring EWS.

Session guiding questions

1. Demonstration of the tools