{"id":84035,"date":"2026-03-24T20:49:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/?p=84035"},"modified":"2026-03-29T15:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T14:07:06","slug":"early-warning-systems-are-saving-lives-in-central-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2026\/03\/24\/early-warning-systems-are-saving-lives-in-central-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Early warning systems are saving lives in Central Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In recent years, the monsoon season in Pakistan has taken a new and dangerous turn.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July and August typically bring high levels of rainfall across the country, and while flooding isn\u2019t uncommon, the extent and severity could be readily predicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These patterns have now changed. In 2022, extreme rainfall swept through Pakistan and huge swathes of the country were under water. Sindh province experienced levels of rain 508% above average for the time of year.\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"clima-in-post\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"clima-512080016\"><div style=\"text-align:center; margin: 20px 0;\">\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\r\n    <hr style=\"flex: 1; max-width: 80px; border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 0 10px;\">\r\n    <span style=\"font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #BFBFBF; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Advertisement<\/span>\r\n    <hr style=\"flex: 1; max-width: 80px; border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 0 10px;\">\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div id=\"chn-in-post\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script defer src=\"https:\/\/ead.newint.org\/show.php?zones=chn-in-post\"><\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Extreme weather in Pakistan is becoming the norm. The past 15 years have brought widespread flooding, loss of life and billions in financial costs. A post-disaster report, produced by the Pakistan Government, <a href=\"https:\/\/thedocs.worldbank.org\/en\/doc\/4a0114eb7d1cecbbbf2f65c5ce0789db-0310012022\/original\/Pakistan-Floods-2022-PDNA-Main-Report.pdf\">stated<\/a> that the 2022 floods were \u201ca wake-up call for systemic changes to address the underlying vulnerabilities to natural hazards\u201d, citing the country\u2019s lack of climate-resilient infrastructure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But heavy rainfall is only one of the water-related issues that Pakistan faces. In a country with huge geographical diversity, from sweltering deserts to freezing mountain tops, the water stresses are equally as varied. In many regions the key concern is a lack of reliable, clean water that can be used to grow crops and feed families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2026\/03\/10\/we-must-invest-in-early-warning-systems-to-tackle-crises-like-kenyas-drought\/\">We must invest in early warning systems to tackle crises like Kenya\u2019s drought<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The risks of the Indus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indus River plays a critical role in Pakistan. This major artery travels almost the entire length of the country, an estimated 2,000 km, from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea. It is a crucial economic lever, supporting nearly 90% of Pakistan\u2019s food production and 25% of its overall GDP. What happens to this river &#8211; both human and natural impacts &#8211; has huge consequences for the rest of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government and civil society agree that urgent action is required to protect Pakistan\u2019s fragile water resources. A new adaptation project &#8211; SAFER Pakistan &#8211; is seeking to address these concerns with solutions that can be used to solve similar climate-related issues elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US$10 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adaptation-fund.org\/project\/sustainable-actions-for-ecosystems-restoration-in-pakistan-safer-pakistan\/\">project<\/a> is led by ICIMOD, an intergovernmental research centre, alongside UNICEF, and financed by the Adaptation Fund. The intention is to tackle six key issues that people face in the Indus Basin: cryosphere risks, drying springs, groundwater, pollution, unsustainable water use, and community resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In practice this means exploring different solutions that put communities in control of their own adaptive capacity. One solution under development is the use of community early warning systems.<\/p><div class=\"clima-in-post-2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"clima-2569310035\"><div style=\"text-align:center; margin: 20px 0;\">\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 8px;\">\r\n    <hr style=\"flex: 1; max-width: 80px; border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 0 10px;\">\r\n    <span style=\"font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #BFBFBF; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Advertisement<\/span>\r\n    <hr style=\"flex: 1; max-width: 80px; border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 0 10px;\">\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div id=\"chn-in-post-2\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script defer src=\"https:\/\/ead.newint.org\/show.php?zones=chn-in-post-2\"><\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2022\/10\/25\/pakistans-monster-disaster-shines-a-light-on-compensation\/\">Pakistan\u2019s \u2018monster disaster\u2019 brings climate compensation into focus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A warning sign<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/17565529.2024.2307398#abstract\">researchers<\/a>, early warning systems \u201caim to empower affected communities against hazards and help them to sufficiently prepare before disasters strike.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The northern provinces of Pakistan &#8211; Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa &#8211; are the main focus for testing these systems. In this mountainous region the Indus is fed by thousands of glaciers which sustain water flow during the dry season. At the same time, increased temperatures and unpredictable weather patterns are changing how these glaciers behave, leading to avalanches, increased snowmelt, and landslides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As glaciers start to melt due to climate change, they can form large lakes high up on the mountain that can pose a serious threat to the communities living below. When these natural dams fail, huge quantities of water come careening down the mountain, a phenomenon called glacial lake outburst flood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SAFER project is exploring how to use local knowledge and observations of the mountain to ensure people know how and when to evacuate when these outbursts occur. This human intelligence will be combined with data from remote sensors to save lives and livelihoods. In total, over 435,000 people will be impacted by the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEarly warning systems often serve as the backbone of a multi-faceted response to reduce climate disaster risk,\u201d commented Mikko Ollikainen, head of the Adaptation Fund. \u201cBut local information is often just as valuable as the real-time data you receive from sensors or satellites,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"3Xcdq50hKZTDUpvJRx8MjO4y1GkfiVma\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Glacial Lake Outburst Flood\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/awLGxl5JmjY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2024\/08\/22\/climate-disasters-challenge-right-to-safe-and-adequate-housing\/\">Climate disasters challenge right to safe and adequate housing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shaping an effective response<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Community early warning systems &#8211; together with other preventive adaptation measures &#8211; are proving a popular solution to extreme weather events.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adaptation-fund.org\/project\/reducing-vulnerabilities-of-populations-in-the-central-asia-region-from-glacier-lake-outburst-floods-in-a-changing-climate\/\">adaptation project<\/a> in the mountains of Central Asia is grappling with the same problem of glacial flooding. In this case, with US$6.5 million in funding from the Adaptation Fund, UNESCO has been implementing early warning systems across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan for the past five years, with considerable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diana Aripkhanova, a project officer at UNESCO, and based in Kazakhstan, told Climate Home that glacier lake outburst floods \u201crepresent an increasing climate-related hazard across the high mountain regions of Central Asia\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese events can trigger destructive floods and debris flows that affect downstream communities, infrastructure, and livelihoods,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project utilises real-time data drawn from weather monitoring stations with community preparedness to shape a fast and effective response to life-threatening flooding. This includes training people on evacuation routes, safe locations and simulation drills. In addition, the project has tried preventative measures such as planting hundreds of trees in valleys prone to landslides to provide greater stabilisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In total, four early warning systems have been installed across the four countries involved in the project covering seven high-risk areas. As a result, UNESCO estimates these systems are protecting over 100,000 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEarly warning systems are a key risk reduction measure, allowing communities to evacuate in time and reduce potential loss of life and damage to assets,\u201d added Aripkhanova.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community participation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The active role of each community is built into these interventions. Ensuring local people are core contributors is seen as crucial to building long-term climate resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These communities are witnessing the threats from climate change materialise on a yearly basis, and researchers are now tapping into that understanding when implementing adaptation projects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the 2022 floods, Pakistan\u2019s development minister, Ahsan Iqbal, wrote that \u201cthere is an opportunity to do things differently\u201d and that \u201cenhancing Pakistan\u2019s resilience to shocks and stresses amidst climate change, especially for the poorest\u2026is essential for the country\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The climate shocks remain as strong as ever, but using the right tools and simple solutions can soften the blow when they occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Adam Wentworth is a freelancer writer based in Brighton, UK<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Across Asia, the installation of early warning 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