Global Framework for Climate Services |
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Published by: WMO ; 2012
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Vol. 61(2) - 2012 - Global Framework for Climate Services
Humanity must be able to anticipate future climate with some reasonable degree of confidence in order to innovate and adapt successfully. The proposed GFCS promises to meet the challenge of providing effective climate services for decision-making in four initial priority areas - agriculture and food security, disaster risk reduction, health and water - before expanding to provide such services to a broader spectrum of users. This issue of the Bulletin is dedicated to highlighting some of the principal aspects of the implementation plan and governance model for the GFCS.
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The Global climate for framework services - innovation and adaptation
Bulletin, Vol. 61(2). WMO, 2012Innovation and adaptation have permitted humanity to not only survive but to reach new heights. Innovation led to the development of new tools, industrialization, computerization and untold scientific advancements, with both positive and negative consequences.
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Projecting global and regional climate impacts, risks and policy implications
Bulletin, Vol. 61(2). WMO, 2012How effective and costly would a policy be in alleviating human-forced climate change? What are the advantages and risks of waiting for better scientific understanding?
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Weathering the risk of climate change
Climate change is as hard on the economy as it is on society. Extreme weather and climate events have exacted a heavy toll in recent years, taking hundreds of thousands of lives and causing upward of US$ 380 billion in economic losses – a tally that is expected to double every 12 years.
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Partnerships for success - The WMO Fellowship Programme
Bulletin, Vol. 61(2). WMO, 2012Since its inception about 50 years ago, the WMO Fellowship Programme has assisted countless National Meteorological and Hydrological Service of WMO Members, providing them with experts whom have gone on to play key roles in the fields of weather, climate and water.
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From ship to shore: bringing real-time weather into the classroom
An important component of the Global Framework for Climate Services is the development of weather and climate scientific skills.
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Subseasonal to seasonal prediction project: bridging the gap between weather and climate
Great progress has been made in recent decades on development and applications of medium-range weather forecasts and seasonal climate predictions. The subseasonal to seasonal project will bring the weather and climate communities together to tackle the intervening time range, harnessing shared and complementary experience and expertise in forecasting, research and applications, toward more seamless weather/climate prediction systems and more integrated weather and climate services.
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Building model evaluation and decision support capacity for CORDEX
State, national and international climate assessment reports are important to provide a scientific basis for the understanding and assessment of impacts of climate variability and change on economic sectors such as agriculture and food, water resources, energy and transport.
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Drought and desertification in postage stamps
The Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) identifies four initial priority areas: water, food security, health and disaster risk reduction. Drought and desertification are important issues in all of these areas.
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Is is now possible to blame extreme weather on global warming?
Whenever an episode of extreme weather – heatwave, flood, drought, etc. – hits the headlines, someone somewhere is sure to point the finger of blame at human-induced climate change.
