Kabul River Early Warning System (KREWS)

Communities along the Kabul River Basin face recurring risks from riverine flooding, extreme rainfall events, and climate variability. These hazards continue to threaten lives, livelihoods, infrastructure, and economic development across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Traditional disaster management approaches often focus on response after impacts occur. KREWS addresses this challenge by establishing an anticipatory early warning ecosystem that enables government institutions and communities to act before flood impacts materialize. The project combines hydrometeorological monitoring, forecasting intelligence, risk assessment, and last-mile dissemination to strengthen preparedness and reduce disaster losses.

To establish an integrated flood early warning system that delivers timely, actionable, and reliable risk information to government authorities and at-risk communities through real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and multi-channel communication mechanisms.

The project seeks to strengthen anticipatory action and support a transition from reactive disaster response toward proactive risk management.

KREWS is designed to remain operational beyond the project lifecycle through institutional ownership, capacity development, and integration within existing disaster management structures. The project strengthens local technical capacities while establishing operational procedures and governance mechanisms necessary for long-term sustainability and future expansion.

Lessons learned from KREWS will contribute to the development of scalable early warning models for other climate-vulnerable regions of Pakistan.