The Multi-Hazard Early Warning System Design & Implementation Center (MHEWC) is envisioned as a global platform for research, design, development, and implementation of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) decision-support systems (DSS); end-to-end hydrometeorological Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS); and climate-risk management prioritizing countries in the Global South.
Recognizing that MHEWS are inherently complex, the Center is currently at an early, voluntary stage. It aims to support new system installations, assess existing operational capacities, and upgrade country-level platforms into fully functional, interoperable, and integrated online systems.
The geospatially enabled MHEWC platform strengthens coordination among climate-vulnerable sector agencies, stakeholders, value-chain actors, and frontline communities by enabling seamless interaction within a unified system. It supports integrated national hydrometeorological services, including impact-based forecasting by sector agencies, operational forecasting, standardized alerting, and real-time event updates.
Ultimately, the integrated framework advances ICT-enabled local risk-governance. It empowers sector departments to conduct multi-hazard exposure, risk, and vulnerability assessments; build and maintain risk repositories; reduce data-exchange barriers across administrative levels; and deliver tailored risk-information services that strengthen local climate resilience.
Services Offered by MHEWC:
- End-to-end Multi-hazard Early Warning System (EWS) with installations of Automated Weather Stations (AWS)/Hybrid Weather/Hazard Monitoring System sensor ingested real-time data-driven EWS, Weather Nowcasting Services, Hazard nowcasting services, Impact forecasting, Forecast-based early anticipatory Early Action Services, Forecast-based Emergency Preparedness and Response Management System, Forecast-based Finance Mobilization, Forecast-based Early Action Protocol Development, Forecast-based DSS Supported Standing Orders on Disaster(SoD)/SoP,
- Fully Automated Hazard Detection, Monitoring, Prediction, Multi-hazard and Disaster Emergency Operations Center (EOC) design & implementation, and operationalization
- Climate and Multi-hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
- Geospatial Platform-driven Decision Support System (DSS) for Disaster Risk Governance Management
- GIS maps, database, and informed tools-driven local government, productive sector-level risk-informed planning and budgeting system
Simplified MHEWS design concept for African Countries (click to enlarge)
Designed & conceptualized by Z M Sajjadul Islam