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Hydromet Investments save lives and make economic sense
Press Release
Observations, Partnership, Meteorology, Capacity development, Climate change
Publish Date: 8 July 2021
An estimated 23,000 lives per year could be saved potential annual benefits of at least US$ 162 billion could be realized by improving weather forecasts, early warning systems, and climate information – known as hydromet, according to a new report.
Alliance for Hydromet Development: Close the Gap
News
Capacity development, Partnership, Disaster risk reduction, Climate change, Climate services, Meteorology, Observations
Publish Date: 9 July 2021
The international community has issued a rallying call for greater investments in weather forecasts, early warning systems, and climate services – known as hydromet – to boost climate change adaptation and resilience to extreme weather.
Arctic PASSION seeks to improve observing systems
News
Europe, Polar, Observations, Climate change
Publish Date: 16 June 2021
WMO’s Global Cryosphere Watch community is supporting a new international project to strengthen observing systems in the Arctic in the face of rapid climate and environmental change.
Warmer than average summer forecast in the Arctic
News
Arctic, Polar, Climate change, Climate services
Publish Date: 11 June 2021
Above normal air and sea-surface temperatures are expected over the majority of the Arctic regions in June, July, and August 2021. Lower to near normal ice cover is the predominant forecast while early to near normal break-up of sea ice is expected for most regions. This is according to a new seasonal climate outlook produced by the Arctic Climate Forum.
Education and Training Programme
ETRP
WMO Programmes
Capacity development, Education, Training
Connecting people and institutions to the learning opportunities necessary for well-functioning meteorological, hydrological and climate services.
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Arctic assessment report shows faster rate of warming
News
Climate change, Polar
Publish Date: 20 May 2021
New observations show that the increase in Arctic average surface temperature between 1979 and 2019 was three times higher than the global average during this period – higher than previously reported - according to the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP).
Early warnings protect lives on Africa’s Lake Victoria
News
Climate services, Resilience, Partnership, Capacity development
Publish Date: 29 March 2021
A successful four-year project in East Africa has demonstrated how improved weather, water and climate services save lives and livelihoods and support socio-economic development of vulnerable communities. The High Impact Weather Lake System (HIGHWAY) project established a pilot regional Early Warning System to inform fisherfolk and other local stakeholders about high impact weather events on Lake Victoria. There is now growing momentum to scale up the investment as part of support for the implementation plan of the East African Community (EAC) Regional Early Warning System Vision 2025.
New study shows socio-economic benefits of weather observations
News
Observations, Disaster risk reduction, Capacity development
Publish Date: 11 March 2021
Behind every weather forecast, every early warning of life-threatening hazards, and every long-term climate change projection are observational data. A new report published by the World Bank, produced in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization and the Met Office (UK), estimates improving the collection and international exchange of surface-based observational data will deliver additional socioeconomic benefits worth more than US $5 billion a year.
Strengthening severe weather forecasting in South and Southeast Asia
News
Disaster risk reduction, Partnership, Weather, Asia, Capacity development
Publish Date: 12 February 2021
A 12-day online workshop on Severe Weather and Impact-Based Warning Services was conducted to strengthen capacity and resilience in South and South East Asia.
New funding and strategic plan boosts Haiti’s Hydro-Meteorological Service
News
Disaster risk reduction, Capacity development, CREWS
Publish Date: 28 January 2021
WMO is supporting the first ever national strategic plan to strengthen Haiti’s Hydro-Meteorological Service (UHM), as well as a new international initiative to build resilience to extreme weather and climate change impacts in the western hemisphere’s most impoverished nation.