Climate Information and Forecasting for Development : Lessons from the 1997/98 El Nino

Climate Information and Forecasting for Development : Lessons from the 1997/98 El Nino

Human welfare and development are heavily influenced by climatic factors. As many as 95 percent of all disaster-related casualties occur in developing countries, and after an event the recovery often takes years. Natural disasters can significantly...

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Main Authors: Van Aalst, Maarten K., Fankhauser, Samuel, Kane, Sally M., Sponberg, Kelly
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
CLIMATIC INFLUENCE
FORECASTING
EL NINO
DISASTER PREVENTION
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
CLIMATIC CHANGE
NATURAL DISASTERS
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
PARTNERSHIPS
REGIONAL COOPERATION
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
INSTITUTION BUILDING
INTEGRATED APPROACH ADAPTATION
AGRICULTURE
ATMOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
CLIMATE FORECASTS
CLIMATE IMPACTS
CLIMATE SYSTEM
CLIMATE VARIABILITY
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
CLIMATIC EVENTS
CLIMATIC VARIATIONS
CROPS
CYCLONE
DESERTS
DISASTERS
DREDGING
DROUGHT
DRY SEASON
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
FLOODING
FLOODS
FOREST FIRES
FORESTRY
GDP
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HUMAN ACTIVITY
INFORMATION
INJURIES
IRON
IRRIGATION
LA NINA
LAND COVER
MEDIA
MITIGATION
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MOTIVATION
NEEDS
PRECIPITATION
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC HEALTH
RAINFALL
RAINFALL CONDITIONS
RUNOFF
SCHOOLS
SILVER
SOIL
STORMS
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE
TOPOGRAPHY
WATERWAYS
WEATHER
WEATHER EVENTS
WEATHER FORECASTS
WINDS
WMO
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
INTEGRATED APPROACH
ADAPTATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/12/1003171/climate-information-forecasting-development-lessons-199798-el-nino
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18298

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/12/1003171/climate-information-forecasting-development-lessons-199798-el-nino
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18298

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