Early Warning as a Human Right: Building Resilience to Climate-related Hazards – Executive Summary

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEarly Warning and Assessment Division
dc.contributor.otherHabilov, Mushfig
dc.contributor.otherSitati, Asha
dc.contributor.otherVogel, Elisabeth
dc.contributor.othervan Zanten, Jan Anton
dc.contributor.otherZommers, Zinta
dc.contributor.otherCowell, Rachel
dc.contributor.otherKooiman, André
dc.contributor.otherLacson, Isabelle
dc.contributor.otherLeonard, Sunday
dc.coverage.spatialBurkina Faso
dc.coverage.spatialGhana
dc.coverage.spatialKenya
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T11:30:07Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T11:30:07Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.date.submitted2024-01-20
dc.descriptionThis document provides an analysis of the urgent need for robust, people-centred early warning systems to strengthen resilience to climate-related hazards. It draws on extensive consultations with policy makers, experts and vulnerable communities in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Kenya. It highlights the increasing impact of climate change on human rights and emphasises that early warning is essential for the protection of fundamental rights such as life, health and access to resources. Using detailed survey results, it highlights differences in vulnerability, particularly among marginalised groups, and emphasises the importance of tailoring communication methods to the local context by combining high-tech and low-tech solutions. The document emphasises the importance of addressing the root causes of vulnerability, such as poverty and inequality, and argues for the integration of early warning systems into broader development policy frameworks based on a human rights-based approach. Full document is available at: https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/7429en
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dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-3463-8
dc.identifier.otherDEW/1915/NA
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/46875
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofEarly Warning as a Human Right: Building Resilience to Climate-related Hazards
dc.subjectearly warning system
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.themeclimate
dc.titleEarly Warning as a Human Right: Building Resilience to Climate-related Hazards – Executive Summaryen
dc.typePolicy brief

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