UN Innovation Network | Projects | PEOPLE Project
PEOPLE Project joins the UN Innovation Network — a milestone for inclusive climate resilience. The PEOPLE Project, part of the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP), has officially been added to the UN Innovation Network’s library of innovation projects. Launched as a “proof of concept,” PEOPLE aims to support the global push toward equitable and sustainable early warning systems. Its objective is to engage a diverse range of people — across different cultures, knowledge systems, and governance contexts — to shape early warning systems (EWS) that reflect local priorities and lived experiences. By being added to the UNIN portfolio, PEOPLE is being recognised as a model of innovation under the themes of behavioural science, strategic foresight, and knowledge sharing — aligned with the UN’s broader ambitions under Sustainable Development Goals including climate action, reducing inequalities, sustainable communities, and global partnerships.
This inclusion comes at a pivotal time. Around the world, the call to scale up multi-hazard early warning systems is growing louder, notably under initiatives like Early Warnings for All, which seeks universal coverage by 2027. PEOPLE’s human-centred, context-sensitive approach offers a complementary perspective to technology-driven early warning solutions — underscoring that effective EWS must integrate science, social realities and governance.
With PEOPLE now visible in the UN Innovation Network, stakeholders across the UN system, governments, and communities have a new opportunity to explore, support and scale an approach to early warnings rooted in inclusion, equity, and participatory design.
