Deputy Minister: Early warnings can significantly reduce casualties and infrastructure damage
Baku, May 19, AZERTAC
“Azerbaijan is facing a range of environmental challenges and climate-related risks. Developing stronger and more resilient urban infrastructure to withstand climate hazards and disasters is essential for climate resilience, and this is possible through Early Warning Systems,” said Umayra Taghiyeva, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, in her remarks at an event organized by the Ministry on the theme “Early Warning and Climate-Resilient Cities,” as part of WUF13.
“The Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) underscores rising urban risks such as heatwaves, floods, sea-level rise, water scarcity, and infrastructure damage. Timely and reliable early warnings can significantly reduce casualties and losses and help prevent environmental disasters. Hazard monitoring and forecasting are not optional—they are life-saving investments,” she emphasized.
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