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Ten-year project modernizes Haiti’s meteorological and hydrological service
News
Climate, Forecast, Disaster risk reduction, Hurricanes, Capacity development, Partnership, CREWS
Publish Date: 14 April 2022
A successful ten-year project in Haiti has demonstrated the challenges, opportunities and benefits involved in rebuilding and modernizing a national meteorological and hydrological service in an LDC which is regularly hit by extreme weather and climate change impacts.
No Member Left Behind - Part 1: A developing country perspective on data exchange in meteorology
Capacity development, Observations, Data exchange
Bulletin nº Vol 70 (2) - 2021
Theme: Observations
8
Publish Date: 8 October 2021
A defining characteristic of meteorology is its fundamentally global nature from both the scientific and operational perspectives.
Hydrological Data Exchange
Data exchange, Water
Bulletin nº Vol 70 (2) - 2021
Theme: Water
7
Publish Date: 7 October 2021
Water impacts our daily lives directly or indirectly through its use for domestic and drinking purposes, agriculture, industry, hydropower, navigation, recreation, ecosystem management and much more.
Call for Collaboration and Partnerships on the WMO Vision and Strategy for Hydrology
Water
Meteoworld : December 2021
By 2030, more than half of the world’s population is projected to be living under water stressed conditions and climate change is expected to further exacerbate these conditions and increase...
Water
Water, Oceans, Floods, Drought, Cryosphere
Water stress, water-related hazards and water quality pose increasing challenges to modern society. And yet, the capacity to monitor and manage this vital resource is fragmented and inadequate. Billions of people around the world also feel the impact of climate change through water.
World Water Day focuses on groundwater
News
Water, Climate change
Publish Date: 22 March 2022
Groundwater accounts for 99% of all liquid freshwater on Earth. However, this natural resource is often poorly understood and consequently undervalued, mismanaged and polluted. This year’s World Water Day on 22 March focusses on the vast potential of groundwater and the need to manage it sustainably by “making the invisible visible.”
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.
HydroSOS supports adaptation to changing water cycle
News
Water, Climate change
Publish Date: 4 February 2022
More than two billion people face severe water shortages and a similar number have been affected by flooding over the past 20 years, with these challenges expected to rise in coming years due to climate change, growing populations and increased economic activity. Therefore, a global initiative led by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and coordinated by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) will enable communities across the world to better adapt to our changing water cycle.
Leadership and Management Programme for Senior Management
Capacity development, Education and Training
Meteoworld : October 2021
The WMO and the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) have jointly organized a third annual Leadership and Management Programme for senior management...
Extraordinary World Meteorological Congress endorses Data, Observations and Water Initiatives
Data exchange, Water, Observations
Meteoworld : October 2021
The Extraordinary World Meteorological Congress from 11–22 October approved three sweeping initiatives to dramatically strengthen the world’s weather and climate services through a systematic increase in much-needed observational data and...