More than 11 million people were affected by extreme weather events in 2020, up 3 million from the annual average. @WMO advocates for Early Warning Systems as a “key adaptation measure” for reducing climate risks & impacts. #AnticipatoryAction#COP26news.un.org/en/story/2021/…
We are inherently reactive; it takes bad news to hit the newspaper before something is done about it. We miss opportunities to act early, we ignore local wisdom. But we have an opportunity to change, ready to make #locallyled#AnticipatoryAction the norm? @COP26