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Implementing the Global Framework for Climate Services at Regional and National Scales
Global Projects
Capacity development, Climate change, Climate services, GFCS, Natural hazards, El Niño / La Niña, Drought, Education, Training
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges to human society in contemporary times. Statistics show that the last decades have already seen a sharp rise in economic, social and...
The World Weather Research Programme: A 10-year Vision
Weather, Climate, Information, Research, Observations, Polar, Floods, Oceans, Partnership, Drought
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (1) - 2015
Theme: Weather
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Publish Date: 3 March 2015
Weather prediction has achieved immense progress, driven by research and increasingly sophisticated telecommunication, information technology and observational infrastructure. Predictive skill now extends in some cases beyond 10 days, with an increasing capability to give early warning of severe weather events many days ahead.
Making Meteorological Services More Beneficial to Farmers
Weather, Climate, Environment, Floods, Drought, Forecast, Research, Agriculture and food security, Climate services, Water, Disaster risk reduction
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (1) - 2015
Theme: Weather
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Publish Date: 2 March 2015
Factoring weather and climate information into agricultural decision-making has optimized agricultural production in many countries. However, in developing countries – where most smallholder farms are rain-fed – access to weather and climate information to guide decision-making is limited. Governments should view such information, crucial to farmers, as a means of alleviating poverty and hunger.
Rescue, Archival and Stewardship of Weather Records and Data
Weather, Information, Data exchange, Oceans, Observations, Research, Partnership, Climate, Climate services, Environment
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (1) - 2015
Theme: Observations
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Publish Date: 2 March 2015
Data repositories and archives play a critical role as the source for the observational data used in the study of weather and climate. After over two centuries of recording observations on paper, observations in the last 20 years have mostly been collected digitally. Creating homogeneous, complete data sets from disparate collections is a fundamental challenge facing the climate research community.
Building Climate Resilience through Disaster Risk Reduction
Weather, Climate, Water, Natural hazards, Disaster risk reduction, Forecast, Drought, Floods
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (1) - 2015
Theme: Disaster risk reduction
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Publish Date: 2 March 2015
Natural hazards involving weather, climate and water are a major source of death, injury and physical destruction. Over the past decade (2005-2014), 3 253 hydrometeorological hazards were reported around the world, resulting in 283 035 deaths and economic losses amounting to US$ 983 million.
The Case for Extended Hydrologic Prediction Services for Improved Water Resource Management
Climate, Water, Forecast, Climate services, Drought, Agriculture and food security, Environment
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (1) - 2015
Theme: Water
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Publish Date: 2 March 2015
Hydrological conditions in Australia are among the most variable on Earth. Its streamflow regime can go through prolonged periods of droughts such as the “Millennium drought” that occurred between 1997 and 2000 across most parts of eastern Australia. This variability has a profound impact on the management of water resources in Australia, and more specifically on the management of risks related to water supply for urban, irrigation and environmental needs.
Climate Services – Transitioning from CLIPS to GFCS
Weather, Environment, Research, Observations, Information, Data exchange, Climate services, Forecast, Disaster risk reduction
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (1) - 2015
Theme: Climate
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Publish Date: 2 March 2015
The present Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) with a vision “to enable society to better manage the risks and opportunities arising from climate variability and change, through the development and incorporation of science-based climate information and prediction into planning, policy and practice” carries forward and builds on the solid foundation laid by the Climate Information and Prediction Services (CLIPS) project.
Risk Information: Documenting Loss and Damage Associated with Natural Hazards and Extreme Climate Events
Weather, Climate, Water, Disaster risk reduction, Natural hazards, Drought, Floods
Bulletin nº Vol 63 (2) - 2014
Theme: Disaster risk reduction
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Publish Date: 3 November 2014
Hazard information is fundamental for calculating risks of disasters before they occur and for documenting the losses and damage afterwards. This article focuses on the role of information about hazards and extreme events in documenting associated losses and damage.
Preparing the Use of New Generation Geostationary Meteorological Satellites
Weather, Observations, Satellite, Space, Data exchange, Forecast, Environment, Agriculture and food security, Disaster risk reduction, Water, Public health
Bulletin nº Vol 63 (2) - 2014
Theme: Observations
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Publish Date: 3 November 2014
Seven new generation geostationary satellites will be launched into positions over the equator within the next five years. These launches will drastically change the Space Component of the WMO Integrated Global Observing System (WIGOS) and National Meteorological and Hydrological Services are challenged to prepare for the advanced capabilities the satellites will offer. The imager capabilities, sampling rate, spectral resolution and spectral channels, of this new generation of satellites will drastically increase data rates – by an order of up to 100. All National Meteorological Hydrological...
GFCS Climate Services Adaptation Programme in Africa Supports Maasai Community Members in Tanzania
Weather, Climate, Disaster risk reduction, Environment, Climate services, Public health, Agriculture and food security, Drought, Floods
Bulletin nº Vol 63 (2) - 2014
Theme: Climate
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Publish Date: 3 November 2014
The “Climate Services Adaptation Programme in Africa” is the first multi-agency initiative to be implemented under the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS). This flagship programme will help develop user-driven climate services for food security, health and disaster risk reduction in Malawi and Tanzania. The Programme, funded by the Government of Norway, aims to increase the resilience of those most vulnerable to the impacts of weather and climate-related hazards, such as droughts and flooding, and associated health risks, including malnutrition, cholera and malaria.