In personWorkshop

Forecasting the future: AI in early warning systems

  • Date
    31 May 2024
    Timeframe
    14:00 - 18:00 CEST Geneva
    Duration
    Half day event

      The transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the landscape of innovation, offering unprecedented opportunities to enhance efficiency and address complex challenges. In the context of the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) Initiative, the integration of AI stands as a significant yet mainly underexplored avenue for enhancing the speed, effectiveness and reach of early warning systems. This workshop, organized by the AI for Early Warnings for All Sub-Group, seeks to address this gap by presenting existing AI use cases and their potential to enhance the various parts of multi-hazard early warning systems. This includes improving disaster risk knowledge, advancing monitoring, and forecasting capabilities, optimizing warning dissemination and communication, and enhancing preparedness and response measures.  

      The workshop also aims to foster dialogue and collaboration among stakeholders, including donors, present gaps for the achievement of EW4All, encourage new partners to join and make commitments to innovative AI solutions that could contribute to the advancement of the initiative. This workshop presents an opportunity to engage countries ready to pilot these innovative AI applications, marking a step towards the practical implementation of AI in early warning systems. 

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