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

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dc.creatorRogers, David P.
dc.creatorTsirkunov, Vladimir V.
dc.date2013-09-30T20:14:06Z
dc.date2013-09-30T20:14:06Z
dc.date2013-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:50:31Z
dc.descriptionThe 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 tropical cyclones, floods, high winds, storm surges, and prolonged droughts, and through high-impact weather and climate events that affect demand for electricity and production capacity, planting and harvesting dates, management of construction, transportation networks and inventories, and human health. The key players are the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), which are the backbone of the global weather and climate enterprise. By international agreement under the auspices of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), they are the government's authoritative source of weather, climate, and water information, providing timely input to emergency managers, national and local administrations, the public, and critical economic sectors. The report underscores the urgent need to strengthen NMHSs, especially those in developing countries, and provides cost-benefit estimates of the return that countries can hope to achieve. It also offers a recommended approach that has been tested and implemented in Europe, in Central and South Asia, and countries in other regions. The NMHSs make a significant contribution to safety, security, and economic well-being by observing, forecasting, and warning of pending weather, climate, and water threats.
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dc.formattext/plain
dc.identifier978-1-4648-0026-9
dc.identifier10.1596/978-1-4648-0026-9
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15932
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-0026-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/411805
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relationDirections in Development--Environment and Sustainable Development;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectAir
dc.subjectAir Quality
dc.subjectassessments of climate change
dc.subjectassessments of climate change impacts
dc.subjectatmosphere
dc.subjectCA
dc.subjectCentre for Research on the Epidemiology
dc.subjectClimate
dc.subjectclimate adaptation
dc.subjectclimate change adaptation
dc.subjectclimate data
dc.subjectclimate disasters
dc.subjectclimate events
dc.subjectclimate hazards
dc.subjectClimate Information
dc.subjectclimate investment
dc.subjectclimate practitioners
dc.subjectclimate prediction
dc.subjectclimate predictions
dc.subjectclimate related health problems
dc.subjectClimate Resilience
dc.subjectclimate simulations
dc.subjectclimate variability
dc.subjectclimate variations
dc.subjectClimate-Related Hazards
dc.subjectclimate-sensitive diseases
dc.subjectCo
dc.subjectcolors
dc.subjectCyclone
dc.subjectDamages
dc.subjectdates
dc.subjectDevelopment Network
dc.subjectDisaster
dc.subjectdisaster management
dc.subjectDisaster Reduction
dc.subjectDisaster Risk
dc.subjectDisaster Risks
dc.subjectdroughts
dc.subjectdry season
dc.subjectEarly Warning
dc.subjectearly warnings
dc.subjectearthquake
dc.subjectearthquakes
dc.subjectelectricity
dc.subjectemergency management
dc.subjectemergency managers
dc.subjectemergency operations
dc.subjectemergency preparedness
dc.subjectemergency response
dc.subjectEmergency responses
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences
dc.subjectEvacuation
dc.subjectexplosion
dc.subjectextreme events
dc.subjectextreme temperatures
dc.subjectextreme weather
dc.subjectextreme weather events
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectflood
dc.subjectflooding
dc.subjectfloods
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectFramework Convention on Climate Change
dc.subjectgauge
dc.subjectgeophysical sciences
dc.subjectGlobal Climate
dc.subjectGlobal Climate Observing System
dc.subjectGlobal Environment
dc.subjectGlobal Environment Facility
dc.subjectglobal level
dc.subjectGlobal Network
dc.subjectglobal population
dc.subjectglobal scale
dc.subjecthazard
dc.subjectHeavy rain
dc.subjectHurricane
dc.subjecthurricanes
dc.subjectHydrological Cycle
dc.subjecthydrological data
dc.subjecthydrological information
dc.subjectHydrological Services
dc.subjecthydrological system
dc.subjectHydrology
dc.subjecthydrometeorology
dc.subjectimpact events
dc.subjectimpact of climate
dc.subjectInformation System
dc.subjectinformation systems
dc.subjectinternational cooperation
dc.subjectinternational obligations
dc.subjectInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction
dc.subjectlightning
dc.subjectlocal climate
dc.subjectMeteorological Administration
dc.subjectMeteorological Authority
dc.subjectMeteorological Data
dc.subjectmeteorological disasters
dc.subjectMeteorological Organization
dc.subjectMeteorological Satellites
dc.subjectmeteorological stations
dc.subjectMeteorology
dc.subjectNational Climate
dc.subjectNational Meteorological Service
dc.subjectNational Meteorological Services
dc.subjectNatural Catastrophes
dc.subjectnatural disaster
dc.subjectNatural Disasters
dc.subjectnatural hazards
dc.subjectoceanic conditions
dc.subjectoceans
dc.subjectPredictability
dc.subjectrain
dc.subjectrainfall
dc.subjectrainy season
dc.subjectRegional Climate
dc.subjectresilience to climate change
dc.subjectrisk reduction
dc.subjectSafety
dc.subjectscientific information
dc.subjectscientific study
dc.subjectSevere Weather
dc.subjectstorm
dc.subjectstorm surges
dc.subjectstorms
dc.subjectSurface Water
dc.subjectthunderstorms
dc.subjecttornado
dc.subjectTropical Cyclone
dc.subjecttropical cyclones
dc.subjectTwinning
dc.subjectWarning System
dc.subjectWarning Systems
dc.subjectwater cycle
dc.subjectWater Quality
dc.subjectweather extremes
dc.subjectWeather Forecasting
dc.subjectweather forecasts
dc.subjectweather hazards
dc.subjectWeather Information
dc.subjectweather patterns
dc.subjectweather prediction
dc.subjectWeather Services
dc.subjectweather stations
dc.subjectwinds
dc.subjectWMO
dc.titleWeather and Climate Resilience : Effective Preparedness through National Meteorological and Hydrological Services

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