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Weather and water in cities
By the turn of the millennium, about half the world's population will be urban dwellers. So, cities will occupy an increasingly important place in human affairs. Profound questions arise regarding climate, weather and water, that all affect cities directly and are at the same time affected by them. This booklet, a contribution to World Meteorological Day 1997, discusses the role of the World Meteorological Organization in sustainable urban development.
Stepping forward: implementation of the WMO CLIPS project
This booklet outlines the concept, component and implementation plan for the WMO CLIPS Project.
Fourth WMO Long Term Plan 1996-2005: summary of objectives, policies and strategy
Intended for policy makers, this publication contains a brief summary of the purpose of WMO, its overall objectives, general policies and strategy for the period 1996-2005.
WMO and climate change
This booklet gives a description of WMO's activities related to the climate change issue, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report findings.
Climate and human health
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; World Health Organization (WHO); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - WMO, 1996 (WMO-No. 843)This booklet, published jointly with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is a review of the relationship between climate and human health prepared by Drs Kalkstein, Jendritzky and Maunder.
Climate and urban development
This booklet, a contribution to the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (HABITAT II) in Istanbul, reviews the relationship between climate and human settlement. Focus is on how urbanization may influence both the local climate and global climate change. It is suggested that any negative influence can be mitigated through planning, building and operating urban areas in harmony with climate.
Understanding climate change : a beginner's guide to the UN Framework Convention
Information Unit on Climate Change (IUCC); Information Unit on Climate Change (IUCC); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - UNEP, 1995Introduction: A giant asteroid could hit the earth! Something else could happen! The global temperature could rise! Wake up! The 1990s have been a time of international soul- searching about the environment. What are we doing to our planet? More and more, we are realising that the Industrial Revolution has changed forever the relationship between humanity and nature. There is real concern that by the middle or the end of the next century human activities will have changed the basic conditions that have allowed life to thrive on earth.
The changing ozone layer
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - WMO, 1995 (WMO-No. 828)Included are a brief account on the ozone in the atmosphere and the actions promoted by WMO and UNEP for safeguarding the atmosphere; up-to-date description of the ozone changes, the uncertainties of the future of the ozone layer and the need to support the Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol measures for preventing further deterioration.
Climate information and prediction services
This booklet describes the Climate Information and Prediction Services (CLIPS) as an international scale response to the challenges of climate variability and change. CLIPS builds on an increased knowledge of both contemporary and near-future climate conditions and includes climate predictions on monthly, seasonal and interannual time-scales.
Изменяющийся озоновый слой
La cambiante capa de ozono
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طبقة الأوزون المتغيرة
Evolution de la couche d'ozone
Third Long Term Plan: summary of objectives, policies and strategy
Intended for policy makers, the publication contains a brief summary of the purpose of WMO, its overall objectives and general policies, as well as major objectives, strategy and programmes for the period 1992-2001.
The WMO achievement : 40 years in the service of international meteorology and hydrology
This publication marks the 40th anniversary of WMO and also its entry into a new era of responsibilities and challenges arising from global environmental problems and such issues as climate change and ozone depletion. It features WMO's major activity, that of providing the international framework for meteorological observations and data exchange, its pioneering role in globally coordinated geophysical and meteorological experiments and its promotion of technical cooperation between the Meteorological and Hydrological Services of the world. The booklet concludes with an optimistic look into the ...
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