Inclusivity in Early Warning Systems

This virtual panel during London Climate Action Week will explore the critical role of inclusivity in early warning systems (EWS), highlighting how more equitable approaches are vital in strengthening climate resilience for those most at risk.  

As climate hazards intensify, from floods and droughts to rising heat extremes, ensuring that early warning and early action systems reach and protect more vulnerable or isolated communities is both an urgent challenge and an opportunity for more effective climate adaptation. Bringing together practitioners and researchers from across the sector, the session will spotlight community-led and intersectional approaches to EWS.  

Practical Action will share insights from the Missing Voices project, a community-based model that centres local knowledge and lived experience, alongside reflections on how risk transfer mechanisms such as parametric insurance can inform more inclusive systems.

Social Development Direct will explore how early warning design can address gender-based violence and safeguarding risks, drawing on research into how disasters act as stressors within households and on work with SEWA in India.

People in Need will discuss their work advancing EW4All initiatives in Nepal through an intersectional lens, focusing on flood, heatwave, and coldwave risks among the most vulnerable groups.

Christian Aid will explore its work in Bangladesh, where shifting climate patterns are transforming the lives of river gypsy communities and necessitating holistic approaches that combine early warning with livelihood diversification, access to services and long-term resilience building.  

Join us to hear from leading voices working on the frontlines of inclusive climate risk management, as they share lessons learned, practical approaches and key challenges in designing early warning systems that reach those who need them most.