ANTALYA, Türkiye, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Wednesday said that China firmly supports the UN Early Warnings for All initiative, calling on all countries to work together and take joint action.
Han made the remarks at a high-level event for the UN Early Warnings for All initiative in Antalya, Türkiye, hosted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
He said that as climate change continues to intensify and a super El Nino heightens the risk of extreme weather worldwide, building inclusive and efficient early warning systems is an effective way to address the climate crisis.
The Chinese vice president put forward three proposals.
First, strengthen the early warning network. In July, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference that China would promote and deploy its "MAZU" intelligent meteorological early warning system in 30 countries over the next five years, according to Han.
China stands ready to accelerate the deployment of the "MAZU" solution in more developing countries, integrate all stages of the early warning process, from risk identification, monitoring and forecasting, and warning dissemination to emergency response, and help countries of the Global South establish autonomous, controllable and sustainable early warning systems, he said.
Second, enhance science and technology empowerment. China has actively provided early warning equipment to developing countries and supplied more than 200 types of cloud-based early warning service products to over 50 countries, he said.
China is willing to leverage technologies such as meteorological satellites and intelligent forecasting to better support meteorological monitoring, risk assessment and warning dissemination, enhance early warning capabilities, and translate advanced technologies into tangible, practical results in disaster prevention and mitigation, he noted.
Third, bolster capacity building. China is prepared to further enhance early warning training for developing countries, promote experience sharing, technical exchanges and personnel visits, and help developing countries cultivate local teams of professionals, Han said.
He stressed that China will continue to support and participate in relevant activities under the UN Early Warnings for All initiative, and work with other countries to address climate challenges, strengthen climate resilience and safeguard people's safety. ■
