A new scoping study from the Strengthening Early Warning in Africa (SEWA) initiative reveals promising ways to improve impact-based forecasting and early warning systems across Sub-Saharan Africa. Commissioned by ECMWF, through the Africa–EU Space Partnership Programme (AESPP), the study highlights how better coordination, improved access to data and stronger regional collaboration could make a real difference during severe weather and climate events.

Through regional “storylines”, the assessment shows how forecasts, exposure data and institutional coordination systems interact within the broader warning chain during severe weather and climate events. 

Learn more about how early warning can be made more effective by accessing the full article on the ECMWF website: SEWA scoping study explores pathways for impact-based early warning in Sub-Saharan Africa | ECMWF