The WFP Centre of Excellence for Rural Transformation (WFP China COE) organizes a comprehensive webinar series on Agricultural Disaster Management from June 25 to July 16, 2026. The webinar consists of four sessions in total, providing a collaborative platform for knowledge exchange among developing countries to explore practical tools, operational models, and proven technologies for effective agricultural disaster management and safeguarding food security. The four sessions are as follows:

 

Session I: Multi-stakeholder Coordination to Protect Agricultural Livelihoods

Session II: Early Warning and Impact-Based Forecasting for Disaster-Ready Agriculture

Session III: Farmer‑Centric Innovations for Agricultural Disaster Risk Reduction

Session IV: Technological Solutions for Addressing Waterlogging and Safeguarding Water Access

 

This course is part of Session II: Early Warning and Impact Based Forecasting for Disaster Ready Agriculture. The session aims to strengthen global disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation by sharing multi-hazard alert platforms and impact-based forecasting tools for agricultural preparedness. It is structured around two main parts: MAZU: China's Solutions to Early Warnings for All and Strengthening Agricultural Preparedness through Impact Based Forecasting. The first part introduces MAZU (Multi-hazard Alert, Zero-gap and Universal), China’s national multi-hazard early warning solution and an open operational platform to support developing countries. It details the platform's AI-powered forecasting engines and cloud-based systems designed for global disaster prevention. The second part reviews the Impact-Based Forecasting (IBF) tools developed by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) for the Asia-Pacific region. It demonstrates how integrating climate forecasts with agricultural exposure and vulnerability data bridges the science-policy gap to empower proactive decision-making and mitigate crop risks.

* Participants who successfully complete the course and pass a corresponding quiz will receive a certificate of achievement.