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Integrated water resources management and early warning system for climate change resilience in the Lake Chad Basin
News
Disaster risk reduction, Climate change, Water, Africa
Publish Date: 25 February 2022
The World Meteorological Organization WMO with its partners is preparing a project to establish hydrological monitoring and early warning system (EWS) for sustainable and fair water management and against water-related disaster risks like floods and drought in the Lake Chad basin. It seeks to improve water resource management for better climate resilience in the basin, which is severely affected by climate change.
Number of wildfires forecast to rise by 50% by 2100
News
Environment, Climate change, Disaster risk reduction
Publish Date: 23 February 2022
Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to 14 per cent by 2030, 30 per cent by the end of 2050 and 50 per cent by the end of the century, according to a new report.
Cyclone Batsirai hits Madagascar
News
Tropical cyclones, Disasters, Disaster risk reduction, Africa
Publish Date: 4 February 2022
Tropical cyclone Batsirai made landfall in Madagascar on 5 February, bringing devastating winds, rainfall and flooding to the Indian Ocean nation which is still struggling with the aftermath of a previous tropical storm, Ana. Initial reports indicated that at least ten people were killed. Accurate and timely early warnings and a coordinated response helped limit the number of casualties.
CREWS Caribbean Develops Legal Basis for Meteorology
Caribbean, CREWS
Meteoworld : October 2021
Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO) delivered two milestones in the Climate Risk and Early Warning System (CREWS) Initiative’s Caribbean Project despite several setbacks....
Climate Risk and Early Warning System Initiative’s Caribbean Project is strengthened
News from Members
Caribbean, CREWS
Publish Date: 22 December 2021
The Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO) has delivered two major milestones in the Climate Risk and Early Warning System (CREWS) Initiative’s Caribbean Project:
Asia Pacific Typhoon Collaborative Research Centre launched
News
Disaster risk reduction, Tropical cyclones
Publish Date: 7 December 2021
The Asia-Pacific Typhoon Collaborative Research Center (AP-TCRC) has been inaugurated in the Chinese coastal city of Shanghai, serving as a role model for regional coordination and cooperation in support of disaster risk reduction.
Impact-based forecasting informs anticipatory action
News
Disaster risk reduction, Climate services
Publish Date: 9 December 2021
As the economic and human impacts of extreme weather and climate change increase, forecasts not just of what the weather will BE, but of what the weather will DO are...
Active 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends
News
Tropical cyclones, Hurricanes, Disaster risk reduction, Caribbean
Publish Date: 1 December 2021
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially concluded on 30 November. It was so active that, for the second consecutive year, it exhausted the regular list of names from WMO’s rotating...
WMO HydroSOS in Ganga Brahmaputra Meghna Basin
News
Water, Disaster risk reduction
Publish Date: 26 November 2021
The World Meteorological Organization and India Meteorological Department (IMD) have held a two-day regional workshop on the proposed Hydrological Status and Outlook System (HydroSOS) in the Ganga Brahmaputra Meghna (GBM) River Basin.
Flash Flood Guidance System: Vision 2030
News
Natural hazards, Floods, Disaster risk reduction
Publish Date: 19 November 2021
Flash floods cause more than 5,000 deaths worldwide annually, exceeding any other flood-related event. As the global population increases, especially in urban areas, and societies continue to encroach upon floodplains, the need for flash flood early warning systems becomes more paramount.