We are a funding initiative supporting direct early warning action where it’s most needed.
At a glance
Every CREWS investment is responsive to gender and empowers women
High risk
Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States face the brunt of the climate crisis. People here are more likely to die anywhere else when disaster strikes.
High demand
The climate crisis means prioritizing early warning in trying to adapt. But without the means or capacity.
Leveraging Potential
Leveraging additional resources and aligning programmes:
- Potential to leverage investments from other mechanisms such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the World Bank Group’s International Development Association (IDA), the Global Environment Fund (GEF) and other financing mechanisms.
- Ongoing or planned national and regional programmes related to the objectives of CREWS.
Our added value
All programmes are shaped and steered by our values:
Unique

We support customized early warning solutions for nationally defined needs
People-Centered

We put people’s lives and livelihoods first
Solution-Oriented

We use innovation and apply agile solutions for transformational and sustainable change
Multiplier

We mobilize more climate finance and action with each investment
Gender-Responsive

We directly invest in women’s empowerment for climate resilience of women and men
Promote Coherence

We complement and build on others’ work for coherency, efficiency – and greater impact
Supporting Fragile, Conflict and Violence- affected settings
Communities affected by violence, insecurity, displacement and socio-economic distress are further exposed by little to no warning of extreme weather.
Putting people up front and centre in our work means listening to and involving communities when designing and implementing early warning systems and services.
In fragile and conflict-affected situations, it’s making sure no-one is left behind.
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Gender responsive solutions
Women and men access, process, interpret and respond to climate information and early warning in different ways.
We apply that understanding to how we design and carry out our programmes.
These ensure investment in weather observation and monitoring skills of women produce more useful services that reach both women and men.
We empower women in communities by involving them in early warning design and response.
Their engagement and resilience as primary carers of society’s most vulnerable mean warnings can protect far more people.
A critical approach if we are to save more lives and livelihoods.
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