Danilo Pereira fires Al Ittihad into King's Cup final with dramatic stoppage-time double    Visitors welcomed with Eid initiative at Thee Ain Heritage Village in Al-Baha    Over 1 million pilgrims benefit from golf cart service at Grand Mosque during Ramadan    Saudi Arabia considers rent cap as part of major real estate reforms    Tebuk emir reviews rain response in Tayma    Messi's bodyguard banned from touchline at Inter Miami games    Screen time in bed linked to insomnia, study finds    Death toll from Myanmar earthquake rises to 2,719 as rescue efforts continue    Russia, Ukraine trade blame over new energy strikes    Putin orders Russia's largest military call-up in over a decade    Le Pen vows to appeal political ban, calls verdict a 'denial of democracy'    Haramain High-Speed Railway transports over 1.2 million passengers during Ramadan    Albania hosts MWL chief for Eid sermon at largest mosque in the Balkans    Ministry of Education forms 425 community partnerships with SR653 million impact    Saudi Transport Authority says passengers can ride for free if taxi meters are off    Mexico bans junk food in schools to fight childhood obesity epidemic    Sweet sales surge ahead of Eid as Saudi chocolate imports top 123 million kg in 2024    Saudi creatives shine at Jeddah's Fawanees Nights with art, fashion, and storytelling    T1 CEO confirms Gumayusi's return for LCK Spring after lineup shakeup    100 Thieves claim Marvel Rivals Invitational NA crown as 2025 scene heats up    Bollywood actress vindicated over boyfriend's death after media hounding    Grand Mufti rules against posting prayers and preaching in mosques on social media    King Salman prays for peace and stability for Palestinians in Ramadan message King reaffirms Saudi Arabia's commitment to serving the Two Holy Mosques and pilgrims    Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan 'out of danger' after attack at home in Mumbai    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



COP27: New UN early warning system could save billions and many lives
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 07 - 11 - 2022

The UN announced plans for early warning systems against climate disasters for everyone on earth, potentially averting death and destruction in the developing world.
Speaking at COP27, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the 'Action Plan' would deliver early warning systems for increasingly extreme and dangerous weather events to the entire planet within five years.
Early warning systems allow communities to prepare for hazardous climate-related events. They do so by communicating warnings and risks to people, generating observations and forecasts, and helping authorities plan and respond.
The UN estimated its 'Early Warnings for All' plan will cost €3.1 billion — equivalent to 50 cents per person per year for the next five years.
This sum "would be dwarfed by the benefits" said the UN in a press release, citing huge potential financial and human benefits for vulnerable communities.
Countries with limited early warning coverage have disaster mortality eight times higher than those with high coverage. They also tend to be in the global south.
Spending just €800 million on such systems in developing countries would avoid losses of €3 -16 billion per year, according to the Global Commission on Adaptation.
"Just 24 hour's notice of an impending hazardous event can cut damage by 30 percent," said Guterres in a statement.
"Yet, around the world, vulnerable communities have no way of knowing that hazardous weather is on its way. Nor do they have the means to act to save lives and protect livelihoods."
Around 50 percent of the world's population is not protected by multi-hazard early warning systems. Some have no climate resilience measures or local disaster preparedness plans at all.
Guterres pointed out that early warning systems were particularly needed in the developing world, where protections are low and populations bear the brunt of the climate emergency.
"Vulnerable communities in climate hotspots are being blindsided by cascading climate disasters without any means of prior alert," he said.
"And the situation is getting worse. Those who have contributed least to the climate crisis are the most at risk and the least protected."
People in Africa, South Asia, and South and Central America, alongside the inhabitants of small island states such as the Maldives, are 15 times more likely to die from climate disasters. Disasters of this kind displace three times more people than war.
The UN says it will work with governments and its partners, through policy, scientific, technical and financial action to achieve its goal within five years.
Questions hang over how the multi-billion euro initiative will be funded.
The UN has called for new targeted investments between 2023 and 2027 to finance the implementation of early warning systems. It announced the plans in front of government leaders, financing agencies, Big Tech companies and the private sector.
"Ever-rising greenhouse gas emissions are supercharging extreme weather events across the planet," said Guterres. "These increasing calamities cost lives and hundreds of billions of dollars in loss and damage."
Governments in 51 countries spent €697 billion on fossil fuel support, such as subsidies, in 2021, according to recent OECD and IEA
The number of environmental disasters has increased by a factor of five, driven in part by human-induced climate change and more extreme weather. And this trend is expected to continue. — Euronews


Clic here to read the story from its source.