# @wmo_omm on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-02-09T16:01:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WMO (@wmo_omm) — https://gondola.cc/wmo_omm

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WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo, is in Malawi this week for high-level discussions on strengthening weather forecasts and early warning systems.

Malawi faces significant climate risks. Each year, floods affect around 100,000 people and droughts impact an estimated 1.5 million, with major consequences for infrastructure, agriculture, and livelihoods. Annual losses linked to extreme weather are estimated at USD 200 million, or 1.7 percent of the country’s GDP.

During the visit, the Secretary-General met with Patricia Wiskes, Minister of Natural Resources of Malawi, alongside development partners, to discuss how stronger weather and climate services can support national priorities, including food security and economic resilience.

The Secretary-General was accompanied by Kamal Kishore, Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Reduction. The visit underscored the importance of Early Warnings for All, a multi-partner effort to strengthen early warning systems and protect lives and livelihoods.

This work would not be possible without the support and contributions of donors and partners, including Environment and Climate Change Canada, which chairs the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems Initiative, as well as the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the The World Bank, whose engagement is supporting the delivery of early warning systems in Malawi.

#EarlyWarningsForAll #Resilience #DisasterRiskReduction #WMO

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disasterriskreduction, earlywarningsforall, wmo, resilience

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