Early Warning Systems for Floods (EWS-F)

WMO's Early Warning Systems for Floods (EWS-F) initiative targets 14 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) across multiple regions, focusing on mitigating riverine, urban, and coastal floods. This project aims to enhance WMO Members' capacities to predict and manage floods by building national, regional, and global early warning systems that are integrated and interoperable. The project focuses on strengthening hydrological modeling and forecasts, and providing tools to better manage water resources in alignment with the EW4All initiative.

Collaborating Entity(ies)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Contributing Action Number

CA2.21

Primary Entry Point

2: Engage better for countries

Additional Entry Point(s)

4: Accelerate progress and transformational change

Output(s)

Output 2.1: Expertise and resources are fully leveraged by the UN system to support countries, with emphasis on the water and sanitation needs of developing countries

Output 4.5: Governance of water and sanitation is improved through UN system support, including with emphasis on the needs of developing countries

SDG 6 Target(s)

SDG target 11.5: Reduce number of deaths, people affected and economic losses caused by disasters, including water-related disasters

Type of Engagement

Data collection and analysis

Capacity development and technical assistance

Geographical Scope

Country-level (national, subnational and local)

Country(ies)

Antigua and Barbuda

Barbados

Comoros

Fiji

Haiti

Kiribati

Madagascar

Mauritius

Samoa

Seychelles

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Vanuatu

Guatemala

Estimated Annual Budget

10-20 million USD

More information

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/bb4357054fb5475a9a4cf688c4180454/page/FFGS-Status/?views=Flash-Flood-Component%2CFlash-Flood-Component

Leading Entity

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation

The Contributing Actions are key initiatives supporting the United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation, aligning individual and joint efforts across UN entities and partnering organizations to advance global water and sanitation goals. These actions are integrated into the Collaborative Implementation Plan (CIP) Results Framework 2025-2028, which provides a structured approach to achieving system-wide impact through coordinated UN efforts.
The Priority Collaborative Actions outlined in the framework focus on enhancing water security, improving governance, strengthening climate resilience, and accelerating progress on sanitation and hygiene. By fostering system-wide collaboration among UN agencies, these actions help drive policy coherence, knowledge sharing, and innovative solutions to address the world’s most pressing water challenges.