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Flash Flood Guidance System (FFGS) with testimonies from countries
Workshop calls for more investment in Flash Flood Guidance System
News
Floods, Natural hazards, Disaster risk reduction
Publish Date: 13 November 2019
Flash floods cause more than 5,000 deaths worldwide annually, exceeding any other flood-related event. As the global population increases, especially in urban areas, and societies continue to encroach upon floodplains, the need for flash flood early warning systems becomes more paramount.
Tropical Cyclone Naming
Natural hazards
WMO maintains rotating lists of names which are appropriate for each Tropical Cyclone basin. If a cyclone is particularly deadly or costly, then its name is retired and replaced by another one.
South-East European Multi-Hazard Early Warning Advisory System
Regional Projects
Disaster risk reduction, Capacity development, Data exchange, Natural hazards, Partnership
South-East Europe has experienced a significant number of severe meteorological and hydrological events in recent years. Heavy precipitation has caused floods and landslides. Droughts have increased the incidence of forest...
Impact-based Forecasting and Warning: Weather Ready Nations
Disaster risk reduction
Bulletin nº Vol 67 (2) - 2018
Theme: Disaster risk reduction
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Publish Date: 14 November 2018
High impact hydrometeorological events do not recognize national boundaries. Flash floods, floods, landslides and drought, in particular, give rise to multiple casualties and significant damage to livelihoods and property. In order to significantly reduce losses, communities and individuals need to become more resilient through actions that integrate weather and climate information in decision-making processes.
Boosting early warning and humanitarian action
Disaster risk reduction, Weather
Meteoworld : June 2019
Congress also endorsed a package of measures to strengthen early warnings against hazards like floods and tropical cyclones, and to ensure that these become part and parcel of humanitarian operations. It decided to spur work on a Global Multi-hazard Alert System that would pool information from national and regional systems that already exist, or are being planned.
Disaster Risk Reduction Programme
DRR
WMO Programmes
Disaster risk reduction, Application services
Enhancing the contributions of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) to disaster risk reduction (DRR) at all levels in a more cooperative, cost-effective, systematic and sustainable manner.
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Pacific Islands develop impact-based forecasts
News
Partnership, Resilience, Disaster risk reduction, Tropical cyclones
Publish Date: 24 September 2019
Impact Based Forecast and Early Warning Services are being strengthened in Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in order to ramp up disaster preparedness and risk reduction.
Afghanistan Early Warning System Project
National Projects
Capacity development, Water, Disaster risk reduction
Years of insecurity have hampered development in Afghanistan, a country that is extremely vulnerable to hydrometeorological hazards. In the period from 1980 to 2015, the country lost nearly 15 000...
Climate Services – Transitioning from CLIPS to GFCS
Weather, Environment, Research, Observations, Information, Data exchange, Climate services, Forecast, Disaster risk reduction
Bulletin nº Vol 64 (1) - 2015
Theme: Climate
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Publish Date: 2 March 2015
The present Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) with a vision “to enable society to better manage the risks and opportunities arising from climate variability and change, through the development and incorporation of science-based climate information and prediction into planning, policy and practice” carries forward and builds on the solid foundation laid by the Climate Information and Prediction Services (CLIPS) project.
Implementing the Global Framework for Climate Services at Regional and National Scales
Global Projects
Capacity development, Climate change, Climate services, GFCS, Natural hazards, El Niño / La Niña, Drought, Education, Training
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges to human society in contemporary times. Statistics show that the last decades have already seen a sharp rise in economic, social and...