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Side event 12

AMHEWAS side event: Financing Early Warnings for Early Action: Scaling AMHEWAS from Forecasts to Climate Resilient Investment in Africa

DateSaturday 14 November 2026
Time13:00–14:30 (Europe/Istanbul)
VenueAfrica Pavilion, Antalya
ThemeEarly warning / AMHEWAS

Overview

High-level side event with a live demonstration of the AMHEWAS Situation Room, showing how climate intelligence (including El Niño/ENSO analytics) can be turned into country-level risk information, triggers and early action, and why financing should be linked to early warning triggers to scale AMHEWAS across Africa. Programme (90 min, indicative): video (4 min); opening remarks (20 min); Session 1, technical discussion on scaling up AMHEWAS with innovative technologies in early warnings and early action, and Session 2, partnerships and collaboration (60 min in total); high-level commitments (5 min); closing remarks (5 min). Builds momentum towards COP32 in Addis Ababa.

Panelists and speakers

panelist

Ms. Vanessa Grey

ITU Technical discussion

panelist

Mr. Roberto Rudari

Director General, CIMA, Research Foundation Technical discussion

panelist

Dr. Ousmane Ndiaye

Director General, ACMAD

moderator

AICS Director General

Director General, AICS Opening remarks

moderator

ICPAC Director General

Director General, ICPAC Opening remarks

moderator

SEBE

President of INGD, Government of the Republic of Mozambique Opening remarks

moderator

AUC or REC

senior representative Opening remarks