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Sorted by (Issue date descending, Item Id descending, Number of collection descending, Item Id descending) Add the result to your favourites Refine your searchPCT, 30. Asociación Regional IV - Plan Operativo sobre Huracanes
Las actividades regionales del Programa de Ciclones Tropicales de la OMM consisten principalmente en los programas que llevan a cabo grupos de países que actúan de consuno para mejorar sus sistemas de aviso. En la Región IV (América del Norte, América Central y el Caribe) existe desde hace mucho tiempo una acción colectiva cuyo objetivo específico es proteger a las personas y los bienes contra los ciclones tropicales violentos, que reciben el nombre de huracanes en la Región. La séptima reunión de la Asociación Regional IV (Ciudad de México, abril-mayo de 1977) estableció un grupo de tra ...Spanish, English; FrenchTCP, 30. RA IV Hurricane Operational Plan
The regional activities under the WMO Tropical Cyclone Programme consist mainly of the programmes pursued by groups of countries acting in concert to improve their warning systems. In Region IV (North America, Central America and the Caribbean) there is a long history of collective action specifically designed to protect people and property from the severe tropical cyclones which are called hurricanes in the Region. A working group, known as the RA IV Hurricane Committee, was established by the seventh session of Regional Association IV (Mexico City, April May 1977) to promote such activities ...English, French; Spanish第十七次世界气象大会 : 带决议案的最终节略报告
Chinese, Arabic; English; French; Russian; SpanishDix-septième Congrès météorologique mondial : rapport final abrégé et résolutions
French, Arabic; Chinese; Spanish; Russian; Englishالمؤتمر العالمي السابع عشر للأرصاد الجوية : التقرير النهائي الموجز مع القرارات
Arabic, Chinese; English; French; Russian; SpanishDecimoséptimo Congreso Meteorológico Mundial : Informe final abreviado con resoluciones
Spanish, Arabic; Chinese; French; Russian; EnglishСемнадцатый Всемирный метеорологический конгресс : Сокращенный окончательный отчет с резолюциями
Russian, Arabic; Chinese; French; English; SpanishSeventeenth World Meteorological Congress : Abridged final report with resolutions
English, Arabic; Chinese; French; Russian; SpanishOverview of natural disasters and their impacts in Asia and the Pacific, 1970 - 2014
The paper provides a review of natural disasters and their impacts in Asia and the Pacific by disaster type, sub region and level of development. The first section looks at the occurrence of natural disaster events. This is followed by an analysis of fatalities and economic loss in sections two and three respectively. The short-term consequences of natural disasters on the economy are also mentioned. The final section briefly discusses aspects regarding exposure and vulnerability of countries in Asia and the Pacific.EnglishTCP, 23. Typhoon Committee Operational Manual : Meteorological Component
The Operational Manual consists of the text and the appendices. Items included in the text relate to the Typhoon Committee agreement, in particular, basic information for executing meteorological operation, whilst the appendices contain national practices and procedures (it is felt that the Member concerned should have the right to be able to change without having to get prior formal agreement of the Typhoon Committee) together with detailed and technical information for meteorological operation. Information described in WMO official publications such as Manuals is only referred to and not i ...EnglishSPC SOPAC Published Report, 187. Hydrometeorological Disasters in the Pacific
Holland Paula; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) - Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), 2014It is a long accepted fact that the Pacific is one of the most natural disaster prone regions in the world. Aside from the threat of seismic events, such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic activities, the Pacific region is subject to a wide range of hydrometeorological hazards. […]EnglishManaging natural hazard risk in New Zealand : towards more resilient communities
New Zealand - Gov, 2014English
Science for Environment Policy, Issue 40. EEA, 2013The European Directive on the assessment and management of flood risks1 (the Floods Directive) represents a shift towards holistic and catchment-oriented management of flood risk and is likely to prompt changes to policy in many Member States. New research from Germany suggests that effective implementation of the Floods Directive is likely to be greatly aided by the participation of stakeholders and communication between groups.English
Science for Environment Policy, Issue 40. EEA, 2013According to a recent study, flood risk management projects should be economically evaluated in terms of their efficiency, i.e. the sum of the costs and benefits of a project over its lifetime. This would capture more fully the value of non-structural measures, such as warning and evacuation systems, that are better in terms of effectiveness related to hydrological protection standards.EnglishCommunicating flood risk: public awareness does not ensure public preparedness
The majority of respondents to a recent, large-scale European survey claim not to have prepared themselves for floods, even though they know their property is at risk of flooding and they are worried about the effects. A set of key recommendations for flood communications wrer developed from the survey's findings, intended to improve community preparedness as part of effective flood management plans.English
