Building on International and Regional Cooperation in Meteorology for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
About 90 per cent of disasters are caused by hazards related to weather, climate or water such as droughts, tropical cyclones and floods. These hazards know no national boundaries. International cooperation at a global and regional scale is therefore essential. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the authoritative voice of the United Nations (UN) on weather, climate and water, facilitates this cooperation through the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of its 191 Members [...]
Collection(s) and Series: DRR-Factsheet
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)
Tags: Capacity development ; Hazard risk assessment or analysis ; Early warning systems ; Preventing and mitigating natural disasters ; World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Disasters - Sectoral planning ; Disaster Risk Reduction Programme (DRR) 
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