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Displaying 15 of about 20 resultsThe 11th annual climate prediction applications science workshop (CPASW) will convene in Logan, Utah, and focus on “Climate Information for Natural Resource Management.” This theme will integrate broad aspects of climate information applications in water, land, forest, wildlife, habitat, energy, and other natural resources management. Climate is a cross…
The main goal of this conference is to disseminate knowledge and to share expertise and experiences in geospatial sciences on all aspect of applications. It also aims to build linkage between local and international professionals in this field with industries.
The primary objective of the IGRSM2014 is to gather professionals and industry experts from t…
Adaptation Can’t Wait is a message that will resonate through the Global Adaptation Institute’s (GAIN) 2012 Annual Meeting & Scientific Convening High-level presenters and panelists from AECOM, Baker & McKenzie, PepsiCo, Ernst & Young, Swiss Re, The World Bank, The Kresge Foundation and other prominent organizations as well as ministers of e…
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Weather forecasts and hydrological information are a part of daily life in industrial countries but are largely absent from developing countries.
Recent studies underline that hydro-meteorological information can yield economic and social benefits, as well as gains in terms of security and quality of life. This is true for industrialized cou…
This conference will share challenges, knowledge, good practices and experiences on building the resilience of Delta regions to floods and other hydro-meteorological disaster events, particularly in urbanised areas.
It will provide a platform to discuss the current challenges associated with flood and other hydro-meteorological disaster risk management…
We often know in advance what the meteorological and hydrological forecast say. However, what does this often coded information mean for us as lay practitioners in disaster preparedness and response? When we get information on rainfall, it should be able to tell us also how the amount of rainfall can affect our crops, our safety and other livelihoods. T…
InterMET Asia brings together the global weather and climate industry and end user community with a senior audience from more than 30 countries under one roof. This is the third edition in the successful annual series, and is part of a cooperation framework of the World Bank, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the World Meteorolog…
Thu, November 29, 2018, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EST
Access to relevant climate services for farmers in sub-Saharan Africa has increased substantially over the years, yet uptake and integration in decision making remains highly variable. Many crop farmers, but fewer livestock farmers and pastoralists, with access to climate services act on the information. Wh…
The main objectives of this conference are:
To exchange state-of-the-art knowledge on climate change science, adaptation strategies, disaster risk reduction, planning and management and vulnerability and impact assessment tools among regional stakeholders specifically in the agriculture and environment sectors;
To gather scientific information…
Australia’s only dedicated primary industries and climate change conference will be a wonderful forum for researchers, policy makers, practitioners and farmers, showcasing the latest national and international research, policy and practices for primary industries in a changing climate.
This second CCRSPI conference will provide a unique opportunity for…
The 10th EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa, is being organised in collaboration with the Ethiopian National Meteorology Agency, UNECA and the African Union Commission.
The purpose of the EUMETSAT User Forum in Africa is to reinforce the well-established dialogue between EUMETSAT and the African user community in order to facilitate the use of EUMETSAT sat…
The objective of this final CIRCLE conference is to share the results of 10 years of European cooperation in climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation research, and to pave the way for the development of new research in support of climate change adaptation in Europe in the next decade. CIRCLE-2 is a European Network of 34 institutions from 2…
The workshop is part of the Caribbean Weather Impacts Group (CARIWIG)’s effort to initiate and sustain consultations to determine community needs for the generation of quantitative climate information for climate impact assessments and the broader decision-making process in the Caribbean.
The stakeholder consultation will focus on some of the region’s…
The 3rd conference exploring the Global challenge: Adapting to climate change will focus on climate-smart development. The conference will explore food security, water security, energy security and human security as a meta-challenge.
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Changes in climate and the way in which we use the land have all sorts of implications for how we manage th…
Open informal session of the United Nations Inter-Agency Meeting on Outer Space Activities
Towards the fourth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
This event is an interactive forum for Governments, national authorities, United Nations system entities, private sector and civil society to examine how space-based-technology applica…