Position of the Women’s Network of the Americas and the Caribbean for Disaster Risk Reduction on the Initiative for Early Warnings for All

An ad hoc Working Group was established to define a roadmap, meeting weekly. In November 2024, the Early Warning for All Working Group (WG-EW4All) of the Women’s Network of the Americas and the Caribbean for DRR developed this document through a collective collaborative process. 

This document consolidates the multiple efforts led by the Women’s Network and proposes strategic recommendations and requests to advance this common agenda. These efforts span the four pillars of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS): Pillar 1 - Understanding disaster risk; Pillar 2 - Detection, monitoring, observation, and forecasting of hazards; Pillar 3 - Dissemination and communication of alerts; and Pillar 4 - Preparedness for response.