Early warning systems stakeholders mapping exercise across Central Asia

This Early Warning Systems Stakeholders Mapping Exercise across Central Asia summarizes the findings of an assessment of the current early warning systems (EWS) landscape in Central Asia, a collaborative effort of the UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub and the UNDRR Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia contributing to the overall Early Warning for All Initiative.

Some of the general recommendations outlined to steer both regional and national efforts towards attaining EWS reference levels across Central Asia, as follows:

• Promote a shift from reactive to proactive DRM, prioritizing resilience and sustainability over risk concentration. Embrace comprehensive approaches that encompass all hazards, involve all societal sectors, consider the entire disaster life cycle and emphasize forward-thinking risk reduction policies for a future-oriented approach.
• Expand regional and national EWS stakeholder lists through mapping exercises to comprehensively understand their roles and responsibilities in the early warning cycle.
• Fortify the entire value chain to strengthen EWS. This includes understanding risk, improving data collection, enhancing monitoring and forecasting, disseminating warnings effectively, and ensuring prompt responses. By fortifying each link, risks can be mitigated, communities protected and a resilient future for all built.
• Improve policy and regulatory frameworks to prioritize early warning, focusing on people-centred MHEWS in the region, and restructure institutional architecture for greater inclusivity and participation of all stakeholders in the early warning process.
• Contribute to the #EW4All initiative by replicating successful models and scaling up efforts to enhance the reach and impact of EWS.