CREWS@COP31 Key Messages and Events 

• Making the Belém Adaptation Indicators operational and clarifying how progress will be assessed (Adaptation and resilience) 
• Improving access to adaptation finance, technology and implementation capacity (Climate finance) 

2. Accelerating action towards 100% early warning coverage for the most vulnerable countries 

CREWS will use COP31 as a platform to highlight concrete results and country experiences demonstrating how CREWS, through targeted investments in early warning systems, save lives, strengthen resilience, pushes innovation and unlocks broader climate and development finance. 

CREWS Strategy 2030 embodies what global solidarity can achieve. By working hand in hand, we turn data into decisions, warnings into action, and risks into resilience. In partnership under one purpose, we protect lives, livelihoods, and we build a climate-resilient future for all.

• Dr Mariam Tidiga, Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso with WMO and Director-General of the Agence Nationale de la Météorologie (ANAM)

For Burkina Faso, CREWS was like a booster. We have established collaborations with other institutions, such as GCF, NORCAP and ACMAD, all contributing to better forecasts in Burkina Faso. But CREWS was the catalyst for all these partnerships.

• Dr Ousmane Ndiaye, Director General of the African Center of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD)

CREWS is a concrete response to challenges posed by extreme event due to climate change. Specially for vulnerable African communities, with limited coping resources, our best adaptation strategy is to stregthen resilience capacities. We definitely want to capitalize on the ongoing CREWS programmes in Africa. We hope in coming years to start scaling up results in whole Africa toward achieving objectives of African agenda 2063 – the Africa we want.

• Dr Lucy Mtilatila, Permanent Representative of Malawi with WMO and Director of the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS)

The integration of Artificial Intelligence in weather forecasting promises to transform Malawi’s capacity for early warning and community resilience, far outperforming traditional methods through its accuracy, speed, and data analytics.

Our direction through Weather Ready Pacific is unequivocal: every investment must be inclusive by design, nationally owned, regionally coordinated, and financially and technically sustainable. Early Warnings for All must mean — warnings that reach everyone, systems that work when they are needed most, and capabilities that our Pacific countries can sustain for generations.
We are investing to build lasting national capability, resilience, and independence. Anything less is not a solution for the Pacific.

As climate risks continue to intensify, no single initiative can deliver resilience alone. The alliance between REAP and CREWS demonstrates the power of collective action around a common goal: ensuring everyone is protected by effective early warning systems and risk-informed action. COP31 is a vital policy space to strengthen this collaboration and advance our shared 2030 vision.

Early warning is a concrete investment in climate resilience, helping countries turn commitments into action that saves lives and protects livelihoods. At COP31, we must scale what works, make financing more accessible and strengthen national capacity so that every warning reaches those at risk and enables timely action.