UCL Warning Research Centre
@uclwrc.bsky.social
The UCL WRC is unique in bringing together global expertise to explore the role of warnings in managing vulnerabilities, hazards, threats, risks, and disasters.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/wrc
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/wrc
Just 2 weeks to go until our next event!
Join us online as we launch Santiago Zabala's latest book 'Signs from the Future: A philosophy of warnings'.
📅 26 November, 3.00PM GMT
💻 Online/Zoom - join from wherever you are in the world!
✏️ Book your free place now: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
Join us online as we launch Santiago Zabala's latest book 'Signs from the Future: A philosophy of warnings'.
📅 26 November, 3.00PM GMT
💻 Online/Zoom - join from wherever you are in the world!
✏️ Book your free place now: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
Book launch: Signs from the Future. A Philosophy of Warnings by Santiago Zabala
Join the UCL Warning Research Centre as we host the launch of the latest book by Prof Santiago Zabala, ICREA Research Professor at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona Spain.
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Just 2 weeks to go until our next event!
Join us online as we launch Santiago Zabala's latest book 'Signs from the Future: A philosophy of warnings'.
📅 26 November, 3.00PM GMT
💻 Online/Zoom - join from wherever you are in the world!
✏️ Book your free place now: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
Join us online as we launch Santiago Zabala's latest book 'Signs from the Future: A philosophy of warnings'.
📅 26 November, 3.00PM GMT
💻 Online/Zoom - join from wherever you are in the world!
✏️ Book your free place now: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
How to bolster food security through global early-warning systems www.chathamhouse.org/sites/defaul...
www.chathamhouse.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
How to bolster food security through global early-warning systems www.chathamhouse.org/sites/defaul...
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Delighted to see two pieces in @NatureGeosci as part of the '40 years after the Armero tragedy’ special edition: Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crises lnkd.in/erQ5Tkkf & Towards effective institutional hazard management Q&A lnkd.in/e7MFKZMX @stsucl.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Delighted to see two pieces in @NatureGeosci as part of the '40 years after the Armero tragedy’ special edition: Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crises lnkd.in/erQ5Tkkf & Towards effective institutional hazard management Q&A lnkd.in/e7MFKZMX @stsucl.bsky.social
Wildfire displacement is on the rise: 2025 sends a clear warning www.internal-displacement.org/expert-analy...
Wildfire displacement is on the rise: 2025 sends a clear warning
Our mission is to provide high-quality data, analysis and expertise on internal displacement with the aim of informing policy and operational decisions that can reduce the risk of future displacement...
www.internal-displacement.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Wildfire displacement is on the rise: 2025 sends a clear warning www.internal-displacement.org/expert-analy...
Strengthening early warning systems for anticipatory action - SEWAA project: Mid term achievements docs.wfp.org/api/document...
docs.wfp.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Strengthening early warning systems for anticipatory action - SEWAA project: Mid term achievements docs.wfp.org/api/document...
The technology dividend: Empowering and protecting communities through early warnings: www.undp.org/geneva/blog/...
The technology dividend: Empowering and protecting communities through early warnings
Early warning systems remain among the most effective and cost-efficient methods for reducing disaster-relat
www.undp.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The technology dividend: Empowering and protecting communities through early warnings: www.undp.org/geneva/blog/...
Why heat warnings need to get more local dialogue.earth/en/climate/w...
Why heat warnings need to get more local
As cities are warming in very uneven ways, experts say heat warnings need to become more granular to save lives
dialogue.earth
November 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Why heat warnings need to get more local dialogue.earth/en/climate/w...
Multi-hazard early warning systems for anticipatory action: how to make these a reality www.anticipation-hub.org/news/multi-h...
Multi-hazard early warning systems for anticipatory action: how to make these a reality
To be effective, anticipatory action and early warning systems must capture and address the complexity – the multiple and interacting nature of hazards and risks – that communities face. This blog…
www.anticipation-hub.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Multi-hazard early warning systems for anticipatory action: how to make these a reality www.anticipation-hub.org/news/multi-h...
Scaling Early Warnings for All, by all: Advisory Panel calls for accelerated action www.preventionweb.net/news/scaling...
Scaling Early Warnings for All, by all: Advisory Panel calls for accelerated action
The Advisory Panel of the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative has issued a Joint Statement calling for accelerated, coordinated action to ensure that everyone on Earth is protected by…
www.preventionweb.net
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Scaling Early Warnings for All, by all: Advisory Panel calls for accelerated action www.preventionweb.net/news/scaling...
Early warnings coverage, determinants of reception, and benefits: what surveys can tell us www.preventionweb.net/publication/...
Early warnings coverage, determinants of reception, and benefits: what surveys can tell us
This paper addresses that gap by leveraging four surveys conducted at different scales (international, national, subnational) and focusing on different geographic areas (urban versus rural) to…
www.preventionweb.net
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Early warnings coverage, determinants of reception, and benefits: what surveys can tell us www.preventionweb.net/publication/...
Anticipatory action in the Pacific by @UNDRR www.preventionweb.net/media/112239...
www.preventionweb.net
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Anticipatory action in the Pacific by @UNDRR www.preventionweb.net/media/112239...
G20 Declaration supports Early Warnings for All wmo.int/media/news/g...
G20 Declaration supports Early Warnings for All
“We reaffirm the urgent need for effective, accessible, people-centred and inclusive Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) and highlight the importance of the Early Warnings for All initiative,”…
wmo.int
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
G20 Declaration supports Early Warnings for All wmo.int/media/news/g...
Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard theconversation.com/hurricane-me...
Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard
In a single day, Melissa exploded from a moderate storm into a major hurricane with 170mph winds.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard theconversation.com/hurricane-me...
Proposing a community-led digital early-warning system: integrating climate resilience with protection programming in South Asia odihpn.org/en/publicati...
Proposing a community-led digital early-warning system: integrating climate resilience with protection programming in South Asia | Humanitarian Practice Network
Proposing a community-led digital early warning system that integrates hyperlocal climate data with protection programming to combat flood risks.
odihpn.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Proposing a community-led digital early-warning system: integrating climate resilience with protection programming in South Asia odihpn.org/en/publicati...
Anticipatory action in the Pacific by @UNDRR www.preventionweb.net/media/111972...
www.preventionweb.net
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Anticipatory action in the Pacific by @UNDRR www.preventionweb.net/media/111972...
How climate information and early warning systems protect lives and economies climatepromise.undp.org/ciews
How climate information and early warning systems protect lives and economies | UNDP Climate Promise
Climate information and early warning systems underpin risk-informed development and adaptation planning.
climatepromise.undp.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
How climate information and early warning systems protect lives and economies climatepromise.undp.org/ciews
Early warning and early action in Fiji by @UNDRR www.preventionweb.net/media/111975...
www.preventionweb.net
November 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Early warning and early action in Fiji by @UNDRR www.preventionweb.net/media/111975...
Early warning and early action in Kiribati by @undrr www.preventionweb.net/media/111978...
www.preventionweb.net
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Early warning and early action in Kiribati by @undrr www.preventionweb.net/media/111978...
Early warning and early action in Samoa by @UNDRR www.preventionweb.net/media/111981...
www.preventionweb.net
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Early warning and early action in Samoa by @UNDRR www.preventionweb.net/media/111981...
Designing effective flood early warning systems: a review of barriers, best practices, and key characteristics in the Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley) www.preventionweb.net/publication/...
Designing effective flood early warning systems: a review of barriers, best practices, and key characteristics
This paper completes a narrative review and synthesizes best practices in FEWS warning and system design, and introduces a “FEWS Around the World” repository which catalogs 3–4 examples per region…
www.preventionweb.net
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Designing effective flood early warning systems: a review of barriers, best practices, and key characteristics in the Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley) www.preventionweb.net/publication/...
Early warning and early action in Solomon Islands: www.preventionweb.net/media/111984...
www.preventionweb.net
November 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Early warning and early action in Solomon Islands: www.preventionweb.net/media/111984...
Flood early warning systems in the White Volta Basin, Ghana: challenges and opportunities: www.preventionweb.net/publication/...
Flood early warning systems in the White Volta Basin, Ghana: challenges and opportunities
This study qualitatively assesses the operational state of Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) in the White Volta basin, focusing on their effectiveness, limitations, and opportunities for improvement.
www.preventionweb.net
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Flood early warning systems in the White Volta Basin, Ghana: challenges and opportunities: www.preventionweb.net/publication/...
Framework for early warning of animal health threats by @FAO. This framework lays out the technical objectives and the structural and institutional set-up for the operationalization and management of EWS against infectious animal diseases openknowledge.fao.org/items/255461...
Framework for early warning of animal health threats
Increasing the number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies is a key indicator of the Priority Programme Area on One Health (OH PPA), which falls under the…
openknowledge.fao.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Framework for early warning of animal health threats by @FAO. This framework lays out the technical objectives and the structural and institutional set-up for the operationalization and management of EWS against infectious animal diseases openknowledge.fao.org/items/255461...
How climate information and early warning systems protect lives and economies climatepromise.undp.org/news-and-sto...
How climate information and early warning systems protect lives and economies | UNDP Climate Promise
Climate information and early warning systems underpin risk-informed development and adaptation planning.
climatepromise.undp.org
October 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
How climate information and early warning systems protect lives and economies climatepromise.undp.org/news-and-sto...
G20 Declaration supports Early Warnings for All wmo.int/media/news/g...
G20 Declaration supports Early Warnings for All
“We reaffirm the urgent need for effective, accessible, people-centred and inclusive Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) and highlight the importance of the Early Warnings for All initiative,”…
wmo.int
October 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
G20 Declaration supports Early Warnings for All wmo.int/media/news/g...