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T1 Early Warning as a Human Right: Building Resilience to Climate-related Hazards – Executive Summary
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Habilov, Mushfig
A2 Sitati, Asha
A2 Vogel, Elisabeth
A2 van Zanten, Jan Anton
A2 Zommers, Zinta
A2 Cowell, Rachel
A2 Kooiman, André
A2 Lacson, Isabelle
A2 Leonard, Sunday
K1 early warning system
K1 climate change
SN 978-92-807-3463-8
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/46875
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/46875
NO This 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/20.500.11822/7429
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 20, 2026