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Early Warning System (EWS)

Definition

A system to monitor, identify and predict climate-related hazards and communicate warnings to the people at risk.

Further reading
Early warning system - World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Related

Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS); climate risk management; early warning systems; early warnings; UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) 

See also
Adaptation
Extreme weather
Heatwaves
Preparedness
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