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Disaster warning systems race to keep pace with galloping climate risks
The report says only 64 countries have full warning systems as climate change drives more extreme disasters and financing gaps persist.
- On Wednesday, a United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction report found 136 countries now have early warning capacity, a 143% increase since 2015, yet only 64 meet all four pillars required for full coverage by 2027.
- Regional disparities drive the gap, with 95% of people in East Asia warned compared with 47% in Central and Western Africa. James Kinyangi, head of Climate and Policy at the African Development Bank, estimates Africa requires $5 billion to $10 billion in additional investment.
- Nepal's August rock-and-ice avalanche caused nearly $3 billion in damage, exposing system limits when speed overwhelms capacity. Headmaster Rajendra Dawadi evacuated 900 pupils at Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School after receiving phone warnings from higher in the valley.
- In Lima, volunteer Raquel Izarra and more than 60 others monitor rainfall twice daily via WhatsApp in Santa Ines Bajo. Izarra cautioned, "Sometimes people stop monitoring for economic reasons because they have to work to support themselves and their families."
- COP31 talks in Turkey ending November 20 will focus on closing operational and financing gaps in warning systems. Experts estimate $500 million would extend coverage to every country for three years, addressing the growing threat of extreme weather.
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Disaster warning systems race to keep pace with galloping climate risks
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With climate change advancing inexorable, driven by human action, extreme weather events are increasingly frequent and intense. However, one country out of three ... The article The UN launches the alarm: "one in three countries is still lacking early warning systems for disasters" seems to be the first on THE NEWS.
Science knows how to predict the arrival of a hurricane, anticipate a heat wave and transmit an alert on a mobile phone. But in a large part of the world, this information still does not reach those who need it most. "No one should lose their lives simply because an alert has arrived too late, or is not [...]
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