On May 2, the China Meteorological Administration building workshops organized for Climate Services System (CFCS). China Meteorological Administration, deputy director of JiaoMeiYan attended the meeting and said that China's participation in the construction of GFCS (Global Framework for Climate Services) will be a priority in the next few years, the need to broaden our thinking and highlight the "climate" of the service concept of "service" work objectives.
RECENT advances in science and technology offer the prospect of further improvements in quality of climate information and prediction services, a senior Kenyan government official has said.
“Extreme environmental events can have a catastrophic impact on society, and they are of particular concern,” Geoffrey Wahungu, director-general of the National Management Authority, said.
Professor Wahungu said events such as tropical cyclones, floods, drought and cold spells have the potential to cause enormous destruction and loss of life.
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Nigeria inaugurates Inter-ministerial committee on national framework for application of climate services
President Namadi Sambo yesterday inaugurated an Inter-ministerial Committee on National Framework for Application of Climate Services. Speaking during the event at the presidential villa, Abuja, Sambo said, “As a result of the early weather warning memorandum premised on last year’s rainy season’s flood disaster that caused great losses to the nation, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) recommended the setting up of the committee which President Goodluck Jonathan approved. “The warning is timely considering the observable effects of global climate change and its resultant consequences in the form of rise in sea level shift in rainfall patterns and extreme weather conditions resulting in hazards such as floods and droughts.”
La Dirección Meteorológica (DMC) conmemoró este martes sus 129 años de existencia, con una ceremonia encabezada por su director Guillermo Navarro, a la que también se sumó el comandante en jefe de la FACh, Jorge Rojas.
“Storms, floods and drought are becoming more and more frequent in Africa, causing huge problems for the continent. Africa is also more vulnerable to climate change than any other continent,” said Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås.
The Minister today launched a new program designed to provide user-friendly information to the most vulnerable groups in Africa.
Seminar on the importance of Climate Services to ensure healthy people, secure water and food and avoided disasters with a focus on the most vulnerable people.
The World Bank report “Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must Be Avoided” from November last year provides an alarming picture of the future. The report states that the poorest regions in the world will experience the largest climatic changes and the most serious impacts. Climate services are fundamental to avoid the worst consequences. Today, the most vulnerable parts of the world are the least covered by weather observation stations and meteorological services.
Au terme du projet Acclimate,les Etats membres de la COI adoptent la stratégie régionale d’adaptation au changement climatique
Acclimate, premier projet de la Commission de l’océan Indien (COI) dédié à l’adaptation au changement climatique s’est achevé le 31 décembre dernier. En quatre ans, il a permis de renforcer durablement la coopération entre les pays de l’Indianocéanie pour mieux anticiper et faire face aux effets négatifs du changement climatique. Point d’orgue de ce projet, la stratégie régionale d’adaptation au changement climatique a été adoptée par le 28e Conseil des Ministres de la COI, le 18 janvier 2013 aux Seychelles. Cette décision doit aider la région à devenir plus résiliente, à structurer davantage son action dans ce domaine et à se doter d’outils et de moyens à la hauteur des enjeux climatiques.
“Before, our rainy seasons were longer. We were able to predict weather and seasonal changes by observing animal behavior in their natural habitats,” Paul Thiaw, a local Senegalese farmer, told researchers at a recent workshop on climate services. “With habitat loss and biodiversity decline, we have simply lost some valuable climate pattern indicators,” he stressed while adding, “this is where we can benefit from climate service expertise.”
