Afghanistan/Mali/Ethiopia: Lessons in Implementing MHEWS in Fragile, Conflict- and Violence-Affected Contexts

Nov 6, 2026
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Risk & Early Warning Systems Initiative
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Experience from Afghanistan, Mali, the Somali region of Ethiopia and the multi-country Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC) research programme demonstrates that meaningful progress on multi-hazard early warning is possible even in fragile, conflict-affected and resource-constrained environments. Four cross-cutting lessons emerge from these experiences.