New project will enhance Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advancing disaster resilience and strengthening multi-hazard early warning systems are at the forefront of a new project being developed in Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR).
Following the success of the CREWS Cambodia and Lao PDR Project, a green light has been given by the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Initiative to develop a proposal for a new four-year project, set to begin in July 2025, when the existing project will close.
In November 2024, WMO, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Bank led a series of meetings, including a write shop in both countries, bringing together key stakeholders from the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and National Disaster Management Offices (NDMOs) to develop a workplan for the CREWS Cambodia and Lao PDR 2.0 Project.
The write shops brought about several key priorities for the new project, underscoring its essential role in advancing multi-hazard early warning systems and supporting long-term climate resilience, and highlighting the critical need for alignment with national strategic priorities, including the EW4All National Roadmaps for 2025-2028, as well as with other ongoing projects and initiatives. Consensus was also reached on the importance of strengthening collaboration and coordination and addressing budgetary challenges.
The full project proposal is set to be complete by April 2025.
During this mission, the Project Steering Committee also convened it’s fourth meeting where it reviewed progress of the ongoing CREWS Cambodia and Lao PDR project, highlighting key successes, challenges, and lessons learned, and reviewing the work left to be completed ahead of the project’s closure in July 2025.