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Bahrain Hosts Panel on Tropical Cyclones
Meteoworld : September 2017
The joint WMO/United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Panel on Tropical Cyclones (PTC) met in Bahrain from 10 to 14 September to review and update the Tropical Cyclone Operational Plan for the region. The Plan delineates regional coordination mechanisms in tropical cyclone forecasting and warnings.
WMO Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project expands to West Africa
Meteoworld : September 2017
The WMO Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP) has been extended to West Africa to help improve related services in the region. Initiated in 2015 with seed funding from the Korean Meteorological Administration (KMA), the new subproject held its first meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from 4 to 8 September.
WMO Opens New Regional Office in Singapore
Meteoworld : September 2017
In August, WMO opened a new office for the Asia-Pacific region in Singapore aimed at improving coordination and strengthening meteorological services for rapidly evolving economic sectors such as air and marine transport. Hosted by the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS), the new Office will serve as the nerve centre for WMO programmes in the region.
Evolving the Global Climate Observing System to Today's Needs
Meteoworld : September 2017
Since 1992, the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) has been operating to ensure that information needed to address climate-related questions are obtained and made available to all potential users. Now, this is more important than ever and GCOS is adapting in order to fulfil the growing demand for robust climate observations.
New Projects to Strengthen Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation
Meteoworld : September 2017
At the beginning of the year, the Government of Canada, through Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), granted 10 million Canadian dollars (US$ 7.5 million) for Building Resilience to High-Impact Hydrometeorological Events through the Strengthening of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Southeast Asia . While the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) initiative’s multi-donor trust fund provided US$2.5 million for Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological and Early Warning Systems in the Pacific . With these funds, WMO and its...
Global Climate Fund Supports EWS Project Proposal in Pacific
Meteoworld : September 2017
The governments and civil society partners in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu will work with WMO to develop a potential Green Climate Fund (GCF) project that...
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