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FOCUS-Africa launched
News
Agriculture and food security, Energy, Water, Partnership, Climate services
Publish Date: 21 September 2020
WMO and 20 partners have held the kick-off meeting to launch FOCUS-Africa - Fully Optimized User Centric Climate Services Value Chain for Southern Africa - a four-year 7 million Euro initiative funded by the European Commission.
DE-RISK South East Asia
Regional Projects
Agriculture and food security, Environment, Natural hazards
Climate change is threatening the livelihoods and food security of millions of smallholder farmers and agribusiness who depend on agriculture in the South East Asia region. Despite the fact that...
Desert locust threat continues
News
Environment, Agriculture and food security
Publish Date: 17 July 2020
Desert locusts continue to be a serious threat to food security and agriculture in parts of East Africa and India and Pakistan as a result of favourable climate and environmental conditions, according to new updates.
Aeolus provides data on Earth’s winds
News
Space, Satellite, Meteorology
Publish Date: 14 May 2020
New information about Earth’s winds from the Aeolus satellite are now being distributed publicly in a major advance for weather forecasting and scientific monitoring of the atmosphere.
Wetter than average rainy season for Sahelian strip
News
Climate, Meteorology, Floods, Agriculture and food security
Publish Date: 27 April 2020
The 2020 rainy season for the Sudanian and Sahelian zones is expected to be wetter than average. Indeed, above average rainfall amounts relative to the 1981-2010 period are expected over the entire Sahelian strip.
FAQs - WMO Space Programme
Space, Observations
Heavy rains contribute to desert locust crisis in East Africa
News
Environment, Climate, Weather, Agriculture and food security
Publish Date: 18 February 2020
Unusual weather and climate conditions, including widespread and heavy rains since October 2019, have contributed to a serious and widespread Desert locust outbreak, which threatening rural food security across East Africa.
WMO Supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Weather, Climate, Disaster risk reduction, Environment, Agriculture and food security, Climate services, Forecast
Bulletin nº Vol 65 (1) - 2016
21
Publish Date: 21 March 2016
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in September 2015, will serve as the centrepiece for national and international policymaking over the next 15 years. It sets out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 169 associated targets and describes a number of international mechanisms for supporting implementation. National Meteorological and Hydrological Services and the broader WMO community can contribute to the SDGs at the national and international levels.
My vision: An interview with the new WMO Secretary-General
Weather, Climate, Disaster risk reduction, Environment, Aviation, Water, Agriculture and food security
Bulletin nº Vol 65 (1) - 2016
21
Publish Date: 21 March 2016
WMO welcomed its new Secretary-General, Petteri Taalas, on 1 January. He came to the Organization following a tenure as Director of the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) from 2002 to 2015, which was interrupted from 2005 – 2007 when he served as Director of the WMO Development and Regional Activities Department.
Managing Risk with Climate Prediction Products and Services
Weather, Climate, Observations, Environment, Forecast, Climate services, Natural hazards, El Niño / La Niña, Drought, Agriculture and food security
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (2) - 2015
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Publish Date: 4 December 2015
Demand for climate predictions on timescales of weeks to decades is accelerating as decision-makers in both private and public sectors increasingly recognize their relevance in building climate resilience and in...