Roadmap for Implementation of Early Warning for All (EW4ALL) Initiative 2024-2027/2030 for Somalia
Building Disaster Resilient Communities in Somalia
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Executive Summary
Early Warnings for All (EW4ALL)—a global initiative to ensure that everyone on Earth is protected by early warnings by 2027—is being fast-tracked into action on the ground. The UN Secretary-General released an action plan for this initiative in November 2022, emphasizing the urgent need to support the most vulnerable first.
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) supported the Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) in facilitating the design and drafting of a Roadmap for implementing the Early Warning for All (EW4ALL) Initiative in Somalia.
While governments play a crucial role in driving action on early warning services for their citizens, adopting a “whole-of-society” approach that involves all stakeholders, including civil society and the private sector, can better strengthen and sustain early warning services.
It’s equally important to recognize that disasters and climate change affect people differently based on gender, age, and other factors. Therefore, an intersectional approach is required to ensure that the early warning services are inclusive, responsive, and equitable. By involving all sectors of society and taking an intersectional approach, early warning services can be more effective in protecting vulnerable populations from the impacts of disasters and climate change.
As these events become increasingly frequent and intense, efforts to build resilience and coping capacities are crucial. Climate change is also a major driver of conflict in Somalia, for example, as declining groundwater levels drive up water prices and increase the likelihood of conflict over water and access to livelihoods. Multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) linked to early actions are key to Somalia’s efforts to manage risks, enhance adaptation, and build resilience.
The National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre (NMHEWC) was established to provide adequate and timely warnings of possible risks posed by hazards. However, the country lacks a robust early warning system infrastructure that enables policy and institutional environments for the dissemination of warnings.
In this context, the Somalia Disaster Management Authority (SoDMA) calls for the national Rollout of the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative, finalizing gap analysis, and agreeing on a roadmap to consolidate and extend coverage of MHEWS to empower and enable early action by individuals and communities, especially those most in need.
Contents
1.2 Goals and Objectives EW4ALL. 8
1.4 Rationale of National Multi-hazard Early Warning Center (NMHEWC) installation. 9
1.5 SoDMA EW4ALL initiative. 9
2.0 Somalian multi-hazard, disaster phenomena & climate change trend. 11
2.1 Somalian current climate projection: 14
2.2 Climate trends, impacts, and Stressors. 14
3.0 Pillar Specific Goal, Outcome, and Workplan. 16
3.1.1 Pillar 1 Gap Identification on Disaster Risk Knowledge. 16
3.1.2 Step forward to close the gap of Pillar 1 Disaster Risk Knowledge. 18
3.1.3 Proposed key actions for closing the indicated gaps : Disaster Risk Knowledge. 18
3.1.4 The Roadmap ahead for Pillar 1: Improved Disaster Risk Knowledge management System.. 23
3.1.5 Work Plan for Pillar 1. 29
3.2 Roadmap Pillar 2: Observation, monitoring, analysis, and forecasting, 31
3.2.1 Pillar 2 Gap Identification: Observation, monitoring, analysis, and forecasting. 32
3.2.3 Proposed Roadmap for Pillar 2 : Observation, monitoring, analysis, and forecasting. 39
3.2.4 Work Plan for Pillar 2 : Observation, monitoring, analysis, and forecasting. 44
3.3 Roadmap Pillar 3: Warning dissemination and communication. 48
3.3.1 Pillar 3 Indicative gaps : Warning dissemination and communication. 49
3.3.2 Proposed key action for closing Pillar 3 gaps. 49
3.3.3 The roadmap for Pillar 3 : Enhancing effective dissemination and communication. 55
3.3.4 Workplan Pillar 3 : Warning dissemination and communication. 59
3.4 Roadmap Pillar 4: Preparedness and response capabilities. 63
3.4.1 Indicative Gaps on Pillar 4 -Preparedness and response capabilities. 63
3.4.2 Roadmap outlined actions for closing the Gaps on Pillar 4 by 2027 and beyond. 65
3.4.3 Roadmap ahead for Pillar 4 by 2027 and beyond. 68
3.4.4 Work Plan for Pillar 4 (Preparedness, timely responses and early actions) 71
4.0 Monitoring & Evaluation Plan of EW4ALL Pillars. 75
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