Source: UNISDR Disaster Risk Reduction
About
To build on the momentum of the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) in Antigua & Barbuda, a virtual launch of the Inclusive Early Warning Early Action Workshop will be held on July 9, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Antigua and Barbuda Time, UTC−4). This will serve as an introduction to a face-to-face Risk Knowledge Workshop to be held the following week, on July 16-17, 2025.
Co-organized by the National Office for Disaster Services, the designated focal point for the Initiative in Antigua and Barbuda, UNDRR, WMO, ITU, and IFRC, this multi-stakeholder series of events aims to ensure that Antigua and Barbuda’s early warning systems are people-centred and tailored to the specific needs of various groups. This collaborative effort will pave the way for a safer and more resilient Antigua and Barbuda, equipped to face future challenges.
What to expect?
Virtual Launch – Inclusive Early Warning Early Action Workshop (July 9):
- Strengthened governance mechanisms and environments enabled for enacting and monitoring gender and disability inclusivity in warnings.
- Enhanced capacity of the audience groups to ensure gender-responsive and disability-inclusive warnings.
- Enhanced preparedness, readiness and responses for everyone to act effectively on warning and risk information.
- Adverse impacts of hazards and disasters minimised through warnings while reducing vulnerabilities by creating and maintaining gender-responsive and disability-inclusive warnings.
Face-to-Face Risk Knowledge Workshop (July 16-17):
- Demonstrate proven methodologies for developing and strengthening risk knowledge through probabilistic risk assessments.
- Establish the basis for risk knowledge related to the activities necessary to develop/strengthen risk assessments, risk inform planning and investments, Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems and Impact Based Forecasting, with examples of existing applications.
- Assess national governance mechanisms which regulate the development, accessibility and availability of data relevant to the strengthening of risk knowledge.
- Identify key resources and partners at all levels for the development of risk knowledge programmes and activities in the region.
Date & Times:
Inclusive Early Warning Early Action Virtual Launch
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM daily (Antigua & Barbuda Time| UTC-4)
Date: 9 July 2025
Where: Virtual (Online)
Risk Knowledge Workshop
Time: Full days
Date: 16-17 July 2025
Where: in-person only, TBD, Antigua & Barbuda