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Displaying 15 of about 16 resultsThis paper evaluates the effectiveness of the current alerting systems for hot and cold weather used in England to notify the health and social care sector of upcoming extreme weather events. It considers the views of stakeholders on the current system and explore their perspectives on the proposal to move towards an impact-based system.
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Extreme temperatures are one of the leading causes of death and disease in both developed and developing countries, and heat extremes are projected to rise in many regions. To reduce risk, heatwave plans and cold weather plans have been effectively implemented around the world. However, much of the world’s population is not yet protected by such systems…
This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters.
This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
This community science position paper considers the disaster risk associated with extreme geohazards, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, landslides, extreme temperatures, volcanic eruptions, drought and floods, and addresses the challenges of disaster risk reduction for these events. It analyses the potential effects of low-probability high-impact events…
Extreme weather events are those events which society is unable to cope with. They are by definition rare stochastic events. Europe has experienced on unprecedented rate of extreme weather events in the last 30 years. Heat waves occurred in France, Italy, Portugal, Russian Federation, Hungary and Bulgaria between 2000 and 2003. The annual number of warm…
This short note provides a brief extract from WMO's annual report on the Status of the Global Climate and a summary for 2010. It summarises significant events observed during the past year, including El Niño/La Niña episodes which have an important impact on temperatures and precipitation, and comparing them with historical records. It is based on the a…
The purpose of this report is to provide guidance to World Bank staff involved in the implementation of hydrometeorological-related early warning systems through the modernization of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs). It considers the practical implementation of multi-hazard early warning; and how some of these best practices in…
This UNU-EHS InterSections underlines the need to access the topic of early warning from different viewpoints as a way to provide policy relevant advice concerning early warning systems to Member States, and to contribute to the efforts of the United Nations in addressing international cooperation and development of generally applicable standards. This…
This document summarizes the outcomes of the sub-forum on science and technology in support of natural disaster reduction, held as part of the IDNDR Programme Forum 1999. It provides comprehensive discussion and analysis of scientific and technical measures, such as early warning systems, that can be effectively used in disaster risk management.
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This publication assesses the implementation of forecast-based financing (FbF) within the context of 12 provinces in Mongolia during the Dzud (severe drought followed by extreme winter) of 2017. This left herders without reserve fodder and hay. Continuous harsh conditions put at risk millions of livestock, which are the only source o…
This document is the action plan for disaster risk reduction (National Platform) prepared by the Finnish Cooperation Network, appointed to act as a cooperation body and to prepare a National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. It mainly features activities carried out by the participating actors to promote disaster risk reduction. It also describes th…
This book demonstrates how science and innovation can be harnessed to tackle today’s biggest challenges in poor countries. Its scope includes: (i) the impact of climate change and other future threats and how science can contribute to building sustainability and resilience; (ii) three of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - reducing hunger, improvi…
PWS-22; WMO/TD No. 1560:
This document provides guidelines on international collaboration in the warning process for severe weather threats and extreme conditions (heat wave, cold wave, drought, storm surge, avalanches, flooding.) It discusses general principles regarding cross-border exchange of warnings, and includes the role of the media in raising…
This document is the 2012 edition of WMO's internationally recognized series gathering together the key climate events of the year. It considers the natural variability caused by the El Niño/La Niña cycle, volcanic eruptions and other phenomena causing the sustained warming of the lower atmosphere, the record loss of Arctic sea ice, extreme cold and sno…
This handbook re-examines the role of women in disaster risk management in the practical context of Bangladesh. In this handbook, an attempt was made to illustrate their achievements along with their risks in a very easy and communicable way. It proposes that if women’s disaster risk reduction techniques are incorporated in the mainstream, then disaster…