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Lake Chad-HYCOS, A component of the World Hydrological Cycle Observing System (WHYCOS) : Project document
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) ; World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - WMO, 2015
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Resilience to extreme weather
The Royal Society, 2014This document investigates how we can reduce the impact of extreme weather today while preparing ourselves for future changes, and what we can do to build our resilience. The authors explore these and other key questions to help inform important decisions about adaptation and risk reduction that are being made at global, national and local levels.
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Climate change and conflict: findings and lessons learned from five case studies in seven countries
This report distills the main findings of five case studies, with the goal of emphasizing key institutions and the interactions of non-climate and climate factors in each country or city. The case studies focused on four basic research questions: 1. Does (or could) climate change/variability contribute to the conditions for organized, political violence? 2. Does climate change/variability contribute to circumstances with high-conflict potential linked to the access and use of natural (or economic) resources by specific livelihood groups, identity groups, or urban dwellers? If so, how and why? ...
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The year of recurring disasters: a review of natural disasters in 2012
This report examines four topics: (i) disasters in 2012, with a focus on recurring disasters; (ii) the role of regional organizations in disaster risk management; (iii) wildfires; and (iv) the important role of women in disaster risk management. It highlights the value given by governments and other actors in working together to prevent disasters and, to a lesser extent, to respond to disasters occurring in the region. It also features the development of strong regional initiatives and different mechanisms for encouraging collaboration, including frameworks for disaster risk reduction, regiona ...
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Climate Communication for Adaptation: In Joto Afrika, Issue 12 June 2013
2013Farmers and pastoralists, as well as policy makers, development and humanitarian programmes in Africa are searching for the best ways to adapt to the impacts of climate variability and change. Changes in seasonal rainfall patterns and more unpredictable, severe and frequent extreme events like floods and droughts are already being observed, threatening livelihoods in vulnerable communities.
ASMET: Flooding in West Africa
The rainy season in Sahelian West Africa extends from June to September and is tied to the position of the intertropical front. During this period, mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) often produce significant rainfall that can lead to flooding. This module examines an extreme flooding event that occurred in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from 31 August to 1 September 2009. Learners assume the role of forecaster, assessing meteorological conditions to see if an MCS will develop that can lead to heavy rain and flooding. They follow a forecast process that emphasizes the use of satellite data, standa ...
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Fragile States 2013: Resource flows and trends in fragile states
By 2015, half of the world’s people living on less than USD 1.25 a day will be in fragile states. While poverty has decreased globally, progress on Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 1 is slower in fragile states than in other developing countries. Fragile states are also off-track to meet the rest of the MDGs by 2015.
Fragile situations became a central concern of the international development and security agenda in the 1990s. Since then, powerful forces have been influencing the causes and manifestations of fragility, including the combination of democratic aspirations, new te ...
Climate vulnerability monitor
DARA, 2012The Climate Vulnerability Monitor 2nd Edition reveals that climate change has already held back global development and inaction is a leading global cause of death. Harm is most acute for poor and vulnerable groups but no country is spared either the costs of inaction or the benefits of an alternative path.
Commissioned by the world’s most vulnerable countries and backed by high-level and technical panels, the new Monitor estimates human and economic impacts of climate change and the carbon economy for 184 countries in 2010 and 2030, across 34 indicators.
Ending the everyday emergency: resilience and children in the Sahel
This report demonstrates that shortage of food is only part of the severe and life-threatening crisis facing children in the Sahel region of west Africa in 2012. It focuses in particular on the experience of children, and makes detailed recommendations around disaster risk reduction, nutrition, and social protection to build resilience. The report also addresses the urgent need for political ambition to change the international system and end the everyday emergencies.
Projet Niger-HYCOS - Phase II, Renforcement du système d’observation pour une meilleure gestion des ressources en eau dans le bassin du fleuve Niger : Document de projet provisoire
Autorité du Bassin du Niger ; Agence Française de Développement (AFD) ; Facilité africaine de l'eau ; et al. - OMM, 2010
Séminaires itinérants pour les paysans sur le Temps, le Climat et l’Agriculture au Niger
Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM); Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET); République du Niger - OMM, 2009Les séminaires itinérants pour les paysans sur le Temps, le Climat et l’Agriculture au Niger se sont tenus en décembre 2008 et janvier 2009. Rappelons que l’idée de ces rencontres découle d’une proposition faite lors de la réunion des Directeurs des Services Météorologiques et Hydrologiques Nationaux d’Afrique de l’Ouest tenue à Las Palmas, Espagne en octobre 2007. Ainsi à travers une première réunion des experts en Agrométéorologie de 5 pays du Sahel (Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritanie et Sénégal) tenue à Niamey en avril 2008, cette proposition a été analysée à fond et des stratégie ...
Rapport de la 2 ème phase des séminaires itinérants pour les paysans sur le Temps, le Climat et l’Agriculture au Niger
OMM, 2009L’idée de ces séminaires itinérants découle d’une proposition faite lors de la réunion des Directeurs des Services Météorologiques et Hydrologiques Nationaux d’Afrique de l’Ouest tenue à Las Palmas, Espagne en octobre 2007. Ainsi à travers une première réunion des experts en Agrométéorologie de 5 pays du Sahel (Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritanie et Sénégal) tenue à Niamey en avril 2008, cette proposition a été analysée à fond et des stratégies pour sa mise en œuvre ont été identifiées. Ensuite un atelier d’échange a réuni en septembre 2008 à Bamako les points focaux pour l’organisati ...
Ecosystem Management Series, 5. The Ecosystem approach : learning from experience
IUCN, 2008This book follows applications of the Ecosystem Approach over a 5-10 year period in five locations. Key findings include the vital importance of a full stakeholder analysis, of market analysis and of the promotion of institutional evolution.
Niger-HYCOS an Information System for Water Resources Assessment and Management of the Niger Basin : A sub-regional component of the World Hydrological Cycle Observing System (WHYCOS)
The present document sets out the framework for the implementation of the Niger river basin hydrological observing system, designated Niger-HYCOS. It is based on a provisional document prepared in 2003 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), in collaboration with IRD (Institut français de Recherche pour le Développement) and at the request of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA).
Niger-HYCOS, système d’information hydrologique au service d’une gestion intégrée des ressources en eau pour le bassin du Niger : Composante régionale du Système mondial d’observation du cycle hydrologique (WHYCOS)
Le présent document présente le cadre de mise en oeuvre du système d'observation hydrologique du bassin du fleuve Niger, dénommé Niger-HYCOS. Il a été élaboré sur la base d’un document provisoire préparé en 2003 par l’Organisation Météorologique Mondiale (OMM), avec le concours de l'IRD (Institut français de Recherche pour le Développement) à la demande de l’Autorité du Bassin du Niger (ABN).
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Address at the opening of the International workshop on West African moonsoon variability and predictability (WAMAP)
Obasi G.O.P - WMO, 1999
Hydrological Cycle Observing System for West and Central Africa - AOC-HYCOS : Draft Project Document
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State Secretariat for Cooperation - WMO, 1997
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