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Towards secure and sustainable living: outcomes of the WMO international conference
The International Conference on
Secure and Sustainable Living: Social
and Economic Benefi ts of Weather,
Climate and Water Services, organized
by WMO, was held in Madrid, Spain,
from 19 to 22 March 2007, under the
gracious patronage of HM Queen
Sofía.
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Human resources development
at NMHSs—progress, challenges and opportunities
Capacity-building for National
Meteorological and Hydrological
Services (NMHSs) is a priority
for many developing and Least
Developed Countries.
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WMO's strategic planning process
The overall purpose of the strategic
planning process in WMO is to set
high-level and long-term objectives
and strategies for the Organization.
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Adapting to climate change:
a challenge and an opportunity
for development
The recent release of the approved
Summary for Policymakers reflecting
the Working Group II (WG I I )
contribution to the Fourth Assessment
Report of the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change has
clearly laid before us the evidence
that climate change and development
must be intrinsically linked.
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Flood and drought management
through water resources
development in India
We know that water is necessary, both
for sustainable human development
and for the healthy functioning of
the planet’s ecosystem.
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Advanced technologies:
opportunities and challenges for
developing countries
Advanced remote-sensing technologies, complemented
by improved computational and
communications infrastructure
and technical training, will
continue to provide opportunities
for developing countries to reap
economic and societal benefits
through improved environmental
analysis and prediction.
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Tropical cyclones in a warmer
climate
Tropical cyclones are among the most
devastating of natural disasters,
frequently causing loss of human
life and serious economic damage.
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Collaborative research at
the intersection of weather
and climate
Fundamental barriers to advancing weather and climate diagnosis and prediction on time-scales from days to years are partly attributable to gaps in knowledge and the limited capability of contemporary operational and research numerical prediction systems to represent precipitating convection and its multi-scale organization, particularly in the tropics.
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A new western hemisphere
24-hour rainfall record
In the heart of every meteorologist and climatologist beats the soul of a detective. We all appreciate a good mystery and, for those interested in weather, the elements of our atmosphere can often provide the most fascinating puzzles.
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The global climate system
in 2006
The analyses made by leading climate centres indicate that the global mean surface temperature in 2006 was 0.42°C to 0.54°C above the 1961–1990 annual average.
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Global crop production review, 2006
The following is an annual review of regional crop production, comparing 2006 with the previous year. For both the northern and southern hemisphere, these summaries reflect growing-season weather for crops that were harvested in the calendar year of 2006.
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