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A decade against natural disasters
Prepared as a contribution to the UN World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction (Yokohama, Japan, May 1994) which marked the mid-point of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, this brochure outlines the different types of natural catastrophes that threaten various regions of the world and describes how WMO and national Meteorological and Hydrological Services are working to minimize the destructive effects of natural phenomena such as floods, tropical cyclones and drought.
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Interaction of desertification and climate : (pre-published version)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Balling Robert C.; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - WMO, 1994
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China national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
China - Government, 1993This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in China, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, drought and wild fire. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
ETR, 09. Lectures presented at the WMO/IMD Training Course in Monsoon Meteorology, under the WMO Tropical Meteorology Research Programme - Volume II
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; India Meteorological Department (IMD) - WMO, 1993 (WMO/TD-No. 496)
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ETR, 09. Lectures presented at the WMO/IMD Training Course in Monsoon Meteorology, under the WMO Tropical Meteorology Research Programme - Volume I
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; India Meteorological Department (IMD) - WMO, 1993 (WMO/TD-No. 496)
CAgM Report, 52. Report of the RA II Working Group on Agricultural Meteorology
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Furuuchi S.; Izadi M.; et al. - WMO, 1993 (WMO/TD-No. 524)Contains:
- Muminov, F.A. Part I - Report of the Chairman of the working Group on Agricultural Meteorology.
- Furuuchi, S. Part II - Weather and Animal Diseases
- Izadi, M. Part III -The Effect of Climatic Factors on Irrigated Potatoes in the RA II Region.
- Noohi, K. Part IV - Drought and Desertification.
- Vaidya, B.K. Part V - Application of Meteorology to Forestry and Pasture Lands.
- Zixi, Z. Part VI - Cotton Climatology.
Scientific lectures presented at the Eleventh World Meteorological Congress
The scientific lectures at Cg-XI related to three subjects: assessment of available scientific information on climate change; assessment of environmental and socio-economic impacts of climate change; and natural disaster reduction. The publication contains the full texts of the seven lectures (six in English and one in Russian) relating to those topics.
Climate variations, drought and desertification
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Ogallo Laban - WMO, 1985-[...], 1993 (2nd ed.; WMO-No. 653)First published to celebrate World Meteorological Day 1985 and updated and revised by Prof. L.A.J. Ogallo in 1993 to include the World Meteorological Organization's post-UNCED activities to combat desertification, and as part of WMO's contributions to the convention, this booklet explores the climatic stresses underlying drought and desertification and presents a balanced perspective of the role of climate in the uses made of the arid zone by human society.
WCRP, 80. Simulation and prediction of monsoons, recent results
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) ; World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 1993 (WMO/TD-No. 546)
Variaciones climáticas, sequía y desertificación
Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM); Ogallo Laban - OMM, 1985-[...], 1993 (2a ed.; OMM-No. 653)
Meteorology and Hydrology for Sustainable Development
This booklet highlights urgent issues of pollution, natural disasters and environmental emergencies. Mr Bruce presents a perspective which emphasizes that the health of the planet is dependent on equitable and sustainable development which in turn involves the search for adequate solutions ranging from sound environmental economics to a judicious use of resources, such as agriculture, water, oceans, forests and energy.
Rapport CMAg, 47. Surveillance permanente, évaluation et mesures de controle de la sécheresse et de la désertification
Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM); Groupe d'étude CAgM-IX - OMM, 1992 (OMM/DT (FR)-No. 505)
CAgM Report, 47. Monitoring assessment and combat of drought and desertification
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; CAgM-IX Working Group on Monitoring Assessment and Combat of Drought and Desertification - WMO, 1992 (WMO/TD-No. 505)
No. 8 - July 1991 - Eleventh Congress World Meteorological Organization: Interview with Mr. C. E. Berridge Permanent Representative of the Commonwealth of Dominica with World Meteorological Organization
is an issue of WMO Feature. WMO, 1991
N°8 - Juillet 1991 - Onzième congrès météorologique mondiale: Interview de M. C.E. Berridge Représentant Permanent du Commonwealth de la Dominique auprès de l'Organisation météorologique mondiale
is an issue of Chronique OMM. OMM, 1991
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RAAOM report, 20. Intercomparison of numerical predictions for the Australian Monsoon Experiment (AMEX)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) ; International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 1991 (WMO/TD-No. 656)
CAgM Report, 36. Meteorology for locust control = la météorologie au service de la lutte anti-acridienne
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) - WMO, 1991 (WMO/TD-No. 404)
Meteorological and hydrological risk assessment and disaster reduction : lectures presented at the forty-first session of the WMO Executive Council
The lectures, two in English and one in Russian, are relevant to the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction and provide an insight into the important role of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in activities related to risk assessment and disaster reduction including those associated with locust plagues.
Tropical cyclone operational plan for the South-West Indian Ocean
Describes the internationally coordinated systems and mutually agreed arrangements which have evolved in setting up an effective tropical cyclone warning scheme for the region.
Operational hydrology report (OHR), 33. Statistical distributions for flood frequency analysis
The Commission for Hydrology at its sixth session in 1980 decided that a report containing detailed guidance on the merits and selection of distribution types for flood frequency analysis should be prepared. Accordingly the World Meteorological Organization Secretariat arranged the preparation of this report by Dr C. Cunnane, Department of Engineering Hydrology, University College, Galway, Ireland.
World Weather Watch - Regional Association IV (North and Central America) hurricane operational plan
IOC workshop on the technical aspects of tsunami analyses, prediction and communications
UNESCO, 1988 (Workshop Report-No. 40)
Panel news : WMO/ ESCAP Panel on tropical cyclone
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Panel on tropical cyclones ; Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) - WMO, 1988
Operational hydrology report (OHR), 30. Hydrological aspects of combined effects of storm surges and heavy rainfall on river flow
This report is concerned with the flood hydrology of the lower reaches of rivers where sea level can influence flood levels. It is the outcome of two reports, one on hydrological aspects of the combined effects of storm surge and heavy rainfall on river flow, and the other on the frequency of flooding in rivers subject to sea-storm surges and rainfall-induced floods. At the instigation of the Commission for Hydrology the reports were combined and further expanded to include guidance material on flood modelling in tidal areas and material on forecasting centres.
Satellite observations in environmental assessments : lectures presented at the thirty-seventh session of the WMO Executive Council
Contains: Meteorological operational satellites - the first 25 years, by J.H. McElroy; Space-based ecological monitoring, by Yu. A. Izrael; Drought and its implications for desertification, by E.O. Oladipo.
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PSMP Report Series, 20. Report of the Steering Group Meeting on Mediterranean Cyclones Study Project
Land use and agrosystem management under severe climatic conditions
In this Technical Note on the general principles of land use in regions with severe climates, regions have been defined according to the macro-environment they represent: arid, semi-arid, extreme monsoon, humid tropical and cold. A separate chapter is devoted to the land use and agrosystem management of each type of region.
Meteorology and public safety
Examined, for the general reader, is how the application of weather science can contribute to public safety by reducing the number of casualties in weather-related disasters. A selection of the more hazardous weather and climate phenomena are considered (tropical cyclones, floods and drought) as well as some human activities which are particularly weather sensitive (aviation and shipping).
CAgM Report, 18. Lectures presented at the eight session of CAgM (February/March 1983)
Contains:
- Baradas, M.W. (Philippines). Solve Agroclimatic Constraints in the Humid Tropics at the Ground.
- Gringof, I.G. (U.S.S.R). Meteorological Aspects of Desertification.
- Hielkema, J. (FAO). Satellite Remote Sensing Applications Development for International Desert Locust Survey and Forecasting.
- van Keulen, H. (Netherlands). Application of Models.
- Kleschenko, A.D. (U.S.S.R.). Use of Remote Sensing in Agrometeorology.
- Samie, C. (INRA, France). Météorologie et Ennemis des Plantes.
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