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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.
Pinpointing Climate Change
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Drought, Floods, Greenhouse gases
Bulletin nº Vol 63 (2) - 2014
Theme: Climate
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Publish Date: 3 November 2014
How severely will climate change affect different regions the United States? It depends on climate policy, says new research by the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. The US National Climate Assessment, released this spring by the White House, describes a troubling array of climate woes, from intense droughts and heat waves to more extreme precipitation and floods, all caused by climate change.
Quantifying Risk Before Disasters Occur: Hazard Information for Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Weather, Climate, Disaster risk reduction, Natural hazards, Data exchange, Floods, Agriculture and food security
Bulletin nº Vol 63 (2) - 2014
Theme: Disaster risk reduction
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Publish Date: 3 November 2014
Risk is a forward looking concept that implies an eventuality of something that can occur. Therefore, assessing risk means looking at the possible events that can occur, quantifying how likely they are to happen and appraising the potential consequences should they occur.
Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Weather, Climate, Water, Environment, Oceans, Floods, Forecast, Drought, Climate services, Research, Partnership
Bulletin nº Vol 63 (2) - 2014
Theme: Weather
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Publish Date: 3 November 2014
Across the United States of America and around the globe, extreme weather is wreaking havoc on increasingly vulnerable communities. Coastal populations are growing and development is expanding into higher risk areas such as floodplains and wildlands. Sea level is rising. Over the past 30 years, losses related to geophysical, meteorological, hydrological and climatological events over the past 30 years have risen three to fourfold in the United States.
The Future of the Aral Sea Lies in Transboundary Co–operation
Weather, Climate, Water, Environment, Climate services, Drought, Floods, Agriculture and food security
Bulletin nº Vol 63 (1) - 2014
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Publish Date: 1 March 2014
Based on the UNEP Global Environment Alert Service (GEAS) bulletin January 2014 Diversion of water sources has caused the Aral Sea in Central Asia to decline significantly over the past five decades.
Reducing and Managing Risks of Disasters in a Changing Climate
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Drought, Disaster risk reduction, Floods, Agriculture and food security, Water
Bulletin nº Vol 62 (Special Issue) - 2013
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Publish Date: 1 June 2013
Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a core priority of WMO and one of the four priorities areas to be addressed by the Global Framework for Climate Services. An analysis of 1970-2009 EM-DAT1 data reveals 7 870, reported disasters from climate, hydro and meteorological hazards, leading to the loss of 1.86 million lives and causing economic damages amounting to US$ 1.954 trillion (adjusted to 2011 US$ prices).
Accurate and Timely Analyses and Predictions
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Forecast, Observations, Drought, Floods, Water, Agriculture and food security
Bulletin nº Vol 61 (1) - 2012
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Publish Date: 1 July 2012
Sustainable development holds the promise for a better future for all. Information on weather, climate and water – important factors affecting all areas of human activity – is critical to decision-making for sustainable development.
60 Years and Beyond
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Floods, Forecast, Research, Agriculture and food security, Capacity development, Data exchange, Disaster risk reduction
Bulletin nº Vol 59 (2) - 2010
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Publish Date: 1 November 2010
By any standards, the science of weather and climate has made outstanding progress. By the time WMO was created in the mid-20th century, scientists had just generated the first computer-based...
World Climate Conference - 3
Weather, Climate, Climate services, El Niño / La Niña, Drought, Floods, Climate change, Environment, Disaster risk reduction, Research, Agriculture and food security
Bulletin nº Vol 58 (3) - 2009
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Publish Date: 1 July 2009
There is little doubt now that climate change has serious development impacts. Factoring climate change into the development process is not only a fundamental necessity in terms of guiding the...
Meteorological Services For Transportation
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Water, Data exchange, Climate change, Aviation, Floods
Bulletin nº Vol 58 (2) - 2009
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Publish Date: 1 April 2009
Activities involving transportation are inherently more sensitive to weather events than activities that are located in a single place. Consider an individual contemplating a ten minute walk to his favourite coffee shop: indoors, he is not particularly weather-sensitive but once outdoors, the situation changes substantially.