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Taking Action through Pilot Projects: “Learning through Doing”
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Forecast, Environment, Natural hazards, Climate change, Education, Disaster risk reduction, Data exchange, Partnership, Capacity development, Water
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (4) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 October 2008
by M.C. Wong and Hilda Lam An eminent psychologist, Carl Roger (as cited in Kraft, 1978), asserted: “The only learning which significantly influences behaviour is self-discovered, self-appropriated learning”. Learning cannot be imposed. It can only be acquired through participation.
News from the WMO Secretariat
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Environment, Capacity development, Climate change, Agriculture and food security, Research, Water, Observations, Data exchange
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (4) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 October 2008
The Secretary-General, Michel Jarraud, recently made official visits to a number of Member countries as briefly reported below. He wishes to place on record his gratitude to those Members for the kindness and hospitality extended to him.
News from the WMO Secretariat
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Disaster risk reduction, Environment, Climate change, Research, Agriculture and food security, Education, Water
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (1) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 January 2008
The Secretary-General, Michel Jarraud, recently made official visits to a number of Member countries as briefly reported below. He wishes to place on record his gratitude to those Members for the kindness and hospitality extended to him.
The World Weather Watch Today
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Climate change, Water, Environment, Research, Observations, Data exchange, Forecast, Satellite, Oceans, Aviation, Partnership
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (1) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 January 2008
Since 2002, there have been a number of initiatives and accomplishments having a significant impact on the World Weather Watch. Indeed, not since the 1960s has there been so much emphasis and worldwide attention on the knowledge of the environment …
Observing our Planet for a Better Future
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Observations, Oceans, Water, Clouds, Environment, Research, Disaster risk reduction, Climate change, Natural hazards, Agriculture and food security
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (1) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 January 2008
Message from the Secretary-General Over the year that has elapsed since the previous World Meteorological Day, a number of crucial events have occurred, all of which have strongly emphasized the vital and unprecedented relevance of global observations.
Adapting to Climate Variability and Change
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Climate change, Capacity development, Water, Research, Data exchange, Natural hazards, Disaster risk reduction, Agriculture and food security, Satellite
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (2) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 April 2008
Climate change is no longer a debate; it is now a widely accepted fact. The unprecedented global attention in 2007 to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (Bali, December) and...
Short- and Medium-Term Climate Information for Water Management
Weather, Climate, Climate services, Water, Data exchange, Floods, Drought, Information, Forecast, Climate change, Research, El Niño / La Niña
Bulletin nº Vol 57 (3) - 2008
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Publish Date: 1 July 2008
Water managers and engineers sometimes make use of climate information and predictions at a range of temporal and spatial scales, and at other times use their own techniques to account for climate variability. In the longer term, the impacts of global warming will become of greater interest to water managers, as will improved short- and medium-term climate and hydrological predictions.