When it comes to early warnings, forecasting systems alone are not enough: Communicating down to the last mile is essential to save lives and property. The WMO Flash Flood Guidance System (FFGS) and the US Agency for International Development Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) recently launched a new activity to improve flash flood early warning communication to that last mile. The Community-Based Flood Management...
The Global Hydrometry Support Facility (WMO HydroHub) Phase II kicked off just over a year ago, in September 2021, for a period of five years. In its first year, Phase II has already achieved several goals, but there is much more to come.
The objective of WMO HydroHub Phase II is to further support National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) with hydrological monitoring for the effective delivery of hydrological services...
WMO has launched the African implementation of HydroSOS...
ENANDES+ will support six Andean countries with their climate adaptation and resilience efforts...
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The inaugural WMO State of Global Water Resources 2021, launched in November, provides an...
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WMO applauds Dr Elizabeth Ebert who was awarded in October by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering (ATSE) for innovation and excellence in the field of meteorology. Dr Ebert is a Senior...
Two WMO programmes mark milestone anniversaries in 2022: it is the Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM) twentieth year and Integrated Drought Management Programme’s (IDMP) tenth. Both have many accomplishments to celebrate.
APFM, a joint WMO and Global Water Partnership (GWP) programme, launched in 2001. Over the last 20 years, it has supported government agencies, international organizations, private companies and academia with scientific guidance materials, tools and pilot...
WIS 2.0 is the framework for data sharing in all WMO domains and disciplines...
The first global knowledge platform on climate and health...
The WMO Marine Service Course Phase 2 was rolled out for the first time for English-speaking countries in the South-West Pacific (WMO Region V) in the months of August and September. The Marine Services Course assists WMO Members by undertaking a gap analysis in Phase I that identifies their strengths and weaknesses in marine service delivery to users, then works with them in Phase II to address the...
