Jun 25, 2026
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Avoided Losses and Damages: The Value of Early Warning and Early Action
Climate change continues to drive recurrent droughts, floods, heatwaves, and other extreme events across the Greater Horn of Africa, resulting in significant losses and damages to lives, livelihoods, ecosystems, and economies. Strengthening early warning systems, climate services, and anticipatory action offers a critical opportunity to reduce these impacts through avoided losses—losses and damages that can be prevented when timely warnings trigger early action.
Key Discussion Areas
- Climate risk and Loss & Damage in the IGAD region.
- Climate Services and Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems.
- Early action and anticipatory action approaches.
- Scientific evidence and methodologies for assessing avoided losses.
- Policy and financing mechanisms for Loss & Damage.
This webinar will strengthen understanding of the value of early warning and early action in reducing climate-related losses and damages while fostering regional dialogue, knowledge exchange, and collaboration across the Greater Horn of Africa.
