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Impact Signals #76: UN chief: AI-powered early warning is the "most cost-effective protection" against climate disaster, but a third of countries still have none Today: UN chief: AI-powered early warning is the "most cost-effective protection" against climate disaster, but a third of countries still have none; Radenta and Vantiq launch Aegis, an AI platform to unify disaster and emergency data for Philippine local governments; Capacity and FoodBridge pair conversational AI with benefits navigation to speed up food-assistance access. --- Top Stories **1. UN chief: AI-powered early warning is the "most cost-effective protection" against climate disaster, but a third of countries still have none** Addressing the "Dialogue on Early Warnings for All in Response to Climate Change" at the World AI Conference's Meteorological Forum in Shanghai on July 17, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said 128 countries now have multi-hazard early-warning systems, more than double the number in 2015, but a third of the world's countries still have no coverage at all. Where coverage is comprehensive, he said, disaster deaths are at least six times lower. Guterres framed AI-powered forecasting as the fastest lever available: systems that can turn raw weather and hazard data into alerts people "can receive, understand and act upon before disasters strike." He tied the technology's usefulness directly to political will, calling for more international cooperation, financing and technology-sharing…