This Workshop seeks to obtain sharing of APEC member economies and stakeholders on the necessity of anticipatory actions in the proactive preparedness to mitigate the damages caused by natural disasters; sharing on the applying practices for Early Warning Early Action, seeking for both developed and developing economies; discussion on the benefits and challenges of the ongoing practices and possible solutions; and discuss on the ideas of developing a cooperative network on disaster early warning early action in the area. 

The workshop is a two-day hybrid event held by the coordination between the VDDMA and the APEC Emergency Preparedness Working Group (EPWG) and led by experts that will facilitate active panel discussion and deliver concrete outcomes focusing on approach of utilizing best practices of Early Warning Early Actions against natural disaster events in the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on 4  topics including: 
• Sharing of workshop participants on the trends and impacts of natural disasters in the context of climate change;
• Identification of shortcomings, limitations and gaps in Early Warning Early Action against natural disasters;
• Sharing of lessons learned to strengthen the capacity of the APEC member economies;
• Proposing of effective solutions and practices.