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Hydrological Data Exchange
Data exchange, Water
Bulletin nº Vol 70 (2) - 2021
Theme: Water
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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.
Improving Ocean Services to increase Climate Resilience
Oceans
Meteoworld : December 2021
At the 26th Conference of Parties (COP-26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Glasgow international attention focused on extreme weather as the new normal and on...
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.
Ocean Summit reaffirms importance of observations
News
Oceans, Observations, Climate change, Forecast
Publish Date: 17 February 2022
Efforts to observe, understand and protect the ocean as part of the wider international agenda on climate action and sustainable development have been given a boost by the One Planet Summit for the Ocean, hosted by the Government of France in Brest.
Odyssey project supports ocean science
News
Oceans, Observations
Publish Date: 7 February 2022
The Joint Centre of the World Meteorological Organization and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, OceanOPS, is launching the Odyssey Project endorsed by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The Odyssey Project will support the Global Ocean Observing System.
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.
WMO Nominating Agency for the Earthshot Prize
Oceans, Environment
Meteoworld : October 2021
The Earthshot Prize announced the first-ever five Prize Winners of this most prestigious environment award at a ceremony held at London’s Alexandra Palace in mid October. Each of the five...