Even as climate-enhanced extreme weather is multiplying, half the world’s countries lack advanced early warning systems that can save lives
Even as climate-enhanced extreme weather is multiplying, half the world’s countries lack advanced early warning systems that can save lives
The United Nations on Monday unveiled a five-year plan to build a global early warning system for deadly and costly extreme weather events amplified by climate change.
The price tag– a relatively modest $3.1 billion, or less than 50 cents per person– is a small price to pay for proven methods that can save thousands, if not millions, of lives, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.
“I have called for every person on Earth to be protected by early warning systems within five years, with the priority to support the most vulnerable first,” he said as world leaders gathered in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for the 13-day talks.
Even as climate-enhanced extreme weather is multiplying, half the world’s countries lack advanced early warning systems that can save lives.
Countries with inadequate infrastructure see, on average, eight times greater mortality from disasters than countries with strong measures in place, according to the U.N.
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