RT null T1 Early Warning and Data Analytics: Strategy, Policy and Action for People, Places and Planet - Executive Brief A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A2 Caldas, Alexandre K1 early warning system K1 partnership K1 climate change K1 environmental information YR 2025 FD 2025-02 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/47213 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/47213 NO Early warning systems (EWS) are an adaptive measure for climate change, using integrated monitoring, forecasting and communication systems to help communities prepare for and manage hazardous climate-related events. Successful EWS save lives and jobs, land and infrastructure and support long-term sustainability and disaster risk reduction. Early warning systems assist public officials and administrators in their planning, saving money in the long run and protecting economies and natural assets. This brief presents some of the innovative EWS initiatives that the UN, working in diverse partnerships, has introduced in vulnerable areas around the world. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 16, 2026