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South Africa declares state of emergency after deadly rains
News
Disasters, Disaster risk reduction, Floods, Climate change, Forecast, Africa
Publish Date: 21 April 2022
The South African government has declared a national state of emergency to deal with the impact of heavy rainfall and flooding in the province of KwaZulu-Natal last week. On 11 and 12 April, between 200 and 400 mm of rain fell in a 24 hour period. The disaster underlines once again the increasing hazards posed by intense rainfall in a changing climate and the need for impact-based early warnings which reach everyone.
Harnessing Earth System Science, Technology and Services to reduce Disaster Risk – WMO contributions
Theme: Disaster risk reduction
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Publish Date: 20 April 2022
The number of recorded disasters increased by a factor of five in the period from 1970-2019, driven by anthropogenic climate change, more extreme weather events and improved reporting. But thanks to improved early warnings and disaster management, the number of deaths decreased almost three-fold over the same period.
The Third Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference (MHEWC-III)
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23

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23 May 2022
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24 May 2022
Location: Bali, Indonesia/Hybrid
Please visit the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction for the most complete and up-to-date information on the Third Multi-Hazard Early Warning Conference (MHEWC-III). SENDAI FRAMEWORK MID-POINT The MHEWC-III is...
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38th Meeting of the Audit and Oversight Committee
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9

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9 May 2022
11

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11 May 2022
Location: Geneva, Switzerland/Hybrid
Public-Private Engagement (PPE)
Open Consultative Platform (OCP)
Ten-year project modernizes Haiti’s meteorological and hydrological service
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Climate, Forecast, Disaster risk reduction, Hurricanes, Capacity development, Partnership, CREWS
Publish Date: 14 April 2022
A successful ten-year project in Haiti has demonstrated the challenges, opportunities and benefits involved in rebuilding and modernizing a national meteorological and hydrological service in an LDC which is regularly hit by extreme weather and climate change impacts.
Drought tightens grip in Eastern Africa
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Drought, Agriculture and food security, Africa
Publish Date: 13 April 2022
Eastern Africa is facing the very real prospect that the rains will fail for a fourth consecutive season, placing Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia into a drought of a length not experienced in the last 40 years. Humanitarian agencies have issued urgent appeals for support to prevent widespread famine.
World Meteorological Day 2022 - Early Warning and Early Action
Weather, climate and water extremes are becoming more frequent and intense in many parts of the world as a result of climate change. More of us are exposed than ever before to multiple related hazards, which are themselves evolving as a result of population growth, urbanization and environmental degradation.
CMA pushes ahead global meteorological service capacity construction - China Meteorological Administration
News from Members
Publish Date: 13 April 2022
Recently, China Meteorological Administration (CMA) has issued a notice which has clarified the focus of work of World Meteorological Centre Beijing (WMC-BJ) and the task breakdown plan (hereafter referred to as the plan) of the action plan on global meteorological operational development 2020-2022. It requires that relevant meteorological departments carry out global operational construction work of WMC-BJ, and constantly elevate the fundamental operational capacity of global monitoring, global forecasting, and global services. Read more >>