🚨 Early warning systems (EWS) can save lives — but only if people can access and understand them. We are working with Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) to make progress towards language-inclusive EWS. 📳 Currently, many EWS rely heavily on written messages in national or official languages, usually broadcast through cellular phones. 🚧 This approach excludes those who cannot read, access a phone, or speak the language in use. This affects many groups that are especially vulnerable to climate change like women, rural and Indigenous communities, and people with disabilities. 📣 Addressing these barriers is critical, as language remains a neglected aspect of EWS design and delivery. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/gkQXYNkD #EarlyWarningSystems #LanguageInclusion #DisasterPreparedness Featured image by Amir Jina via UN DRR. CC-BY-NC-SA.
