Advisory Panel

In March 2022, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, unveiled the "Early Warnings for All" initiative with the goal of ensuring that every person on Earth is safeguarded by early warning systems by 2027. To ensure the effective execution and strategic coherence of these efforts, an Advisory Panel was established, co-chaired by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The composition of the Panel is deliberately diverse, encompassing both public and private sector representatives, as well as civil society and youth. This aims to actively engage all stakeholders in the implementation process and the attainment of the UN Secretary-General's objective by December 2027.

The Advisory Panel is charged with the following key objectives:

Assess the progress of the Early Warnings for All initiative in alignment with its established goals and targets.
Cultivate political and broader support for the Early Warnings for All initiative to generate momentum.
Offer comprehensive recommendations for the mobilization of necessary resources.
Monitor advancements in scientific and technical aspects related to early warning systems.

The Panel will provide annual progress reports to the UN Secretary-General, preceding the annual Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP) meetings and produce specialized thematic reports.

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Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization

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Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction

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Jagan Chapagain, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

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Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union

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Selwin Hart, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Action and Just Transition

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Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme

Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme

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Sima Bahous, Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

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Rabab Fatima, Under Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

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Oscar Fernández-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Development Coordination

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Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

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Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF

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Mafalda Duarte, Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund

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Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft

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Mats Granryd, Director General of the GSMA

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Michel Lies, Chair of the Insurance Development Forum Steering Committee

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Gerard Howe, Chair of the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems Initiative

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Satu Santala, Chair of the Systematic Observations Financing Facility

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Masatsugu Asakawa, Chair and President of the Asian Development Bank

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Fatou Jeng, Youth Climate Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General

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Marcie Roth, Executive Director and CEO of the World Institute on Disability

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Sultan Al Jaber, President of the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference

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Mukhtar Babayev, President-Designate of the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference