Multi-country Project Advancing Early Warnings for All (EW4All) Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Somalia

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) proposal, implemented by the UNDP, seeks USD 103.25 million in grants to advance the 'Early Warnings for All' (EW4All) initiative across seven vulnerable countries. The project focuses on four pillars: disaster risk knowledge, observation and forecasting, warning dissemination, and preparedness and response. It aims to reach millions of direct and indirect beneficiaries by upgrading hydrometeorological infrastructure, implementing AI-driven forecasting, and establishing inclusive, last-mile communication protocols, with a strong emphasis on gender and disability inclusion.

• The project requests a total of USD 103,246,722 in GCF grants, with an additional USD 11.34 million in co-financing, bringing the total financing to USD 114,586,309.
• The initiative targets seven countries with varying levels of direct beneficiaries: Ethiopia (16 million), Somalia (7.6 million), Chad (1.2 million), Cambodia (514,098), Ecuador (513,900), Fiji (416,282), and Antigua and Barbuda (91,500).
• The project is structured around two main outputs: Output 1 focuses on global and regional coordination and technical support led by WMO and UNDRR, while Output 2 implements national-level investments in the seven target countries.
• A primary goal is to transition disaster risk management from a reactive approach to one based on preparation and anticipatory action through the use of Impact-Based Forecasting (IbF).
• The project emphasizes inclusivity, specifically targeting women, children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities, including the use of the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) and accessible formats for warnings.
• For Chad, the intervention focuses on moving from a siloed food-security approach to a multi-hazard system, addressing high poverty and conflict-affected contexts.
• In Ecuador, the project will establish a National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS) and a National Climate Finance Framework to ensure the sustainability of climate services.
• Ethiopia's project will create a central National Risk Data Hub managed by the EDRMC to collect and share multi-hazard, disability-inclusive risk data.
• Fiji's interventions include the use of AI and machine learning to improve prediction accuracy and the expansion of the Starlink network and maritime radio to achieve 100% EWS coverage.
• Somalia's project will operationalize the National Roadmap for Implementation of EW4All 2024-2027, focusing on harmonizing data collection between federal ministries and regional bodies.
• Cambodia's plan includes upgrading the Cambodia Disaster Damage & Loss Information System (CamDi) and operationalizing a shock-responsive social protection mechanism in target provinces.
• The project aims to leverage the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) to fill gaps in the Global Basic Observing Network (GBON).

APA

Green Climate Fund (2025). Multi-country Project Advancing Early Warnings for All (EW4All) Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Somalia. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp258.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Multi-country Project Advancing Early Warnings for All (EW4All) Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Somalia. 2025. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp258.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2025multicountry, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Multi-country Project Advancing Early Warnings for All (EW4All) Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Somalia}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2025}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp258.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }