Weather and Climate Resilience : Effective Preparedness through National Meteorological and Hydrological Services

The importance of weather, climate, and water1 information is rising because of the need to serve more elaborate societal needs, minimize growing economic losses, and help countries adapt to climate change. Weather, climate, and water affect societies and economies through extreme events, such as tr...

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Main Authors:	Rogers, David P., Tsirkunov, Vladimir V.
Format:	Publication
Language:	en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	agriculture Air Air Quality assessments of climate change assessments of climate change impacts atmosphere CA Centre for Research on the Epidemiology Climate climate adaptation climate change adaptation climate data climate disasters climate events climate hazards Climate Information climate investment climate practitioners climate prediction climate predictions climate related health problems Climate Resilience climate simulations climate variability climate variations Climate-Related Hazards climate-sensitive diseases Co colors Cyclone Damages dates Development Network Disaster disaster management Disaster Reduction Disaster Risk Disaster Risks droughts dry season Early Warning early warnings earthquake earthquakes electricity emergency management emergency managers emergency operations emergency preparedness emergency response Emergency responses Environmental Sciences Evacuation explosion extreme events extreme temperatures extreme weather extreme weather events Farmers flood flooding floods food security Framework Convention on Climate Change gauge geophysical sciences Global Climate Global Climate Observing System Global Environment Global Environment Facility global level Global Network global population global scale hazard Heavy rain Hurricane hurricanes Hydrological Cycle hydrological data hydrological information Hydrological Services hydrological system Hydrology hydrometeorology impact events impact of climate Information System information systems international cooperation international obligations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction lightning local climate Meteorological Administration Meteorological Authority Meteorological Data meteorological disasters Meteorological Organization Meteorological Satellites meteorological stations Meteorology National Climate National Meteorological Service National Meteorological Services Natural Catastrophes natural disaster Natural Disasters natural hazards oceanic conditions oceans Predictability rain rainfall rainy season Regional Climate resilience to climate change risk reduction Safety scientific information scientific study Severe Weather storm storm surges storms Surface Water thunderstorms tornado Tropical Cyclone tropical cyclones Twinning Warning System Warning Systems water cycle Water Quality weather extremes Weather Forecasting weather forecasts weather hazards Weather Information weather patterns weather prediction Weather Services weather stations winds WMO
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15932