Maria Judah
Deputy Assistant Director, Regulatory Affairs
Biography
Maria Judah, Deputy Assistant Director, Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control
As Deputy Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Maria helped lead the agency ’s efforts to implement the humanitarian exception in UNSCR 2664(2022) through general licences. She previously served as an attorney for the U.S. Treasury Department and at an international law firm, and has also worked at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Organisation
U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control
Other
Speaker session
Making better use of science to respond to climate-induced disasters in a humanitarian aid context: The role of Early Warning Systems
Studio
The aim of the session is to discuss the importance of early warning systems in informing decision-making, mitigating impact of disasters and fostering preparedness action as well as to re-position ‘early warning and action’ not only as a humanitarian topic, but also as a development and climate issue. With climate-related disasters displacing more people than conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched a plan post COP27 to ensure that everyone on the planet is protected by early warning systems within the next five years (Early Warning for All initiative). In this context, the session aims at examining what are the challenges and gap of early warning systems and what critical investments are needed in the respective pillars of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus to build effective early warning systems. Furthermore, the session will discuss the ways the aid community could engage with local authorities and/or communities to co-design an effective and innovative early warning system reaching the exposed people and enabling them to react appropriately. Last but not least, the session aims to raise awareness on the existing early warning systems at global level that could support the humanitarian aid community to better prepare for and respond to disasters.
Maria Zuber
Head of Unit
Biography
Head of Unit, Security and Situational Awareness in the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO, European Commission)
Maria Zuber has worked in the European Commission since 2007 dealing with various portfolios concerning human rights, migration, security, humanitarian aid, civil protection and international trade. She led on the EU's conclusion of the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, negotiated mobility chapters of the EU free trade agreements and coordinated relations of the Commission with the Council of the EU on home affairs. Having led a team responsible for a legislative reform of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and served as a deputy Head of the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC), she is currently a Head of Unit responsible for Security and Situational Awareness in DG ECHO. She holds a Master degree in international relations from Warsaw University and a postgraduate diploma in laws issued by the University College London.
Organisation
European Commission
EU institutions
Speaker session
Making better use of science to respond to climate-induced disasters in a humanitarian aid context: The role of Early Warning Systems
Studio
The aim of the session is to discuss the importance of early warning systems in informing decision-making, mitigating impact of disasters and fostering preparedness action as well as to re-position ‘early warning and action’ not only as a humanitarian topic, but also as a development and climate issue. With climate-related disasters displacing more people than conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched a plan post COP27 to ensure that everyone on the planet is protected by early warning systems within the next five years (Early Warning for All initiative). In this context, the session aims at examining what are the challenges and gap of early warning systems and what critical investments are needed in the respective pillars of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus to build effective early warning systems. Furthermore, the session will discuss the ways the aid community could engage with local authorities and/or communities to co-design an effective and innovative early warning system reaching the exposed people and enabling them to react appropriately. Last but not least, the session aims to raise awareness on the existing early warning systems at global level that could support the humanitarian aid community to better prepare for and respond to disasters.
Mark Weegmann
Crisis Anticipation and Risk Financing Officer
Organisation
Start Network
NGO
Speaker session
Making better use of science to respond to climate-induced disasters in a humanitarian aid context: The role of Early Warning Systems
Studio
The aim of the session is to discuss the importance of early warning systems in informing decision-making, mitigating impact of disasters and fostering preparedness action as well as to re-position ‘early warning and action’ not only as a humanitarian topic, but also as a development and climate issue. With climate-related disasters displacing more people than conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched a plan post COP27 to ensure that everyone on the planet is protected by early warning systems within the next five years (Early Warning for All initiative). In this context, the session aims at examining what are the challenges and gap of early warning systems and what critical investments are needed in the respective pillars of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus to build effective early warning systems. Furthermore, the session will discuss the ways the aid community could engage with local authorities and/or communities to co-design an effective and innovative early warning system reaching the exposed people and enabling them to react appropriately. Last but not least, the session aims to raise awareness on the existing early warning systems at global level that could support the humanitarian aid community to better prepare for and respond to disasters.