Contribution to the Climate Risks and Early Warning Systems Initiative (CREWS)

Direct beneficiaries: National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and National Disaster Management Agencies in LDCs and SIDS.

Indirect beneficiaries: populations in 51 countries, with a focus on women, girls and vulnerable groups in fragile, conflict and violence-affected settings. 14 of 29 pipeline countries are in FCV settings.

•  National and local multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) prioritized and funded.
• Improved early warning service delivery and accessibility by national and regional institutions.
• Early warning programmes are driven by people-centered and gender-responsive principles and promote private sector engagement.

Principaux résultats attendus:  

• Country and regional MHEWS programmes funded across LDCs and SIDS (pipeline: 29 projects, 51 countries);
• Accelerated Support Window (ASW) rapid interventions;
• GCF Scale-Up Framework support to LDCs and SIDS;
• EW4All Accelerator programme;
• New workstream on emerging technologies and innovations in EWS;
• MEAL framework aligned with Global Goal on Adaptation indicators (by Q3 2026).

Key targets by 2030: additional 200 million people with access to improved EWS; 32 LDCs/SIDS with national MHEWS investment plans; USD 1 billion in additional resources mobilised; 20 LDCs/SIDS accessing GCF through the Scale-Up Framework.

Principaux résultats antérieurs:   Since 2018, Switzerland has invested CHF 13 million in CREWS across two contribution periods. Over this time, CREWS grew from 15 to 24 active projects, expanded coverage from 271 to 397.6 million people with improved early warning systems (EWS), supported 74 LDCs and SIDS, and leveraged USD 929 million. 27 fragile, conflict and violence-affected (FCV) countries were reached, and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) - CREWS Scale-Up Framework was launched to unlock larger climate finance flows. An independent external evaluation (2021–2024) confirmed high relevance and effectiveness. Swiss advocacy contributed to key strategic improvements: IFRC's integration as Implementing Partner, stronger last-mile delivery and the adoption of a robust monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) framework.