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Displaying 15 of about 63 resultsThis study of humanitarian preparedness measures focuses on the 2015–2016 El Niño event in five countries: Zambia, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Malawi. Chapters 2–6 of this study detail country-level measures to prepare for potential El Niño related impacts. Chapter 7, addresses the challenges to and benefits of early action as experienced by two organ…
This publication reviews the results of past research and considers new possibilities for realizing more effective alert and warning systems in the U.S. It explores how a more effective national alert and warning system might be created and some of the gaps in present knowledge, and sets forth a research agenda to advance the country…
This paper describes the performance of the Bureau of Meteorology’s heatwave forecasting service in Queensland, Australia. A heatwave climatology for Queensland in terms of the excess heat factor (EHF) is presented across a 1958-2011 base period that was used in the construction of the EHF dataset. This climatology is compared with a recent period, 1986…
This report features a review of 15 countries affected by the 2015-16 El Niño and explores lessons learned. The impacts of El Niño appear in the form of droughts, floods and fires. These adverse impacts tend to recur and can, therefore be anticipated, planned for, and mitigated, if not avoided altogether.
The report argues that governments sh…
Climate variability is shown to be an important driver of spatial and temporal changes in hydrometereological variables in Europe. However, the influence of climate variability on flood damage has received little attention. The researchers investigated the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), and the East Atlan…
This brief summarises the results of a project from 2014-2017 that examined evidence-based strategies that motivate appropriate action and increase informed decision-making during the response and early recovery phases of natural disasters. The project utilised community focus groups to test emergency warning message comprehension and compliance, c…
This report covers the development of a flood forecasting system for the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers, along with an evaluation of the sources of forecasting predictability. Many of the findings also have implictions for the surrounding South Asia region. The aspects covered include issues related to input data availability, quality, and utility;…
Seeking to gain knowledge about resilience, this case study considered a 2007–09 Red Cross preparedness project funded by the Disaster Preparedness European Community Humanitarian Office (DIPECHO). The project was implemented around the Nevado del Huila volcano in Colombia, in a largely rural area with a predominantly indigenous population.
The finding…
This report summarizes the lessons learnt from the 2015-2016 El Niño event and represents a one UN approach to put these lessons into practice to reduce the impacts of future extreme climate events, and to help enhance the resilience of people across the Asia-Pacific Region. The report highlights key achievements in science and technology for under…
This report of a Post-Incident Assessment conducted by KPMG LLP for the Alberta Emergency Management Agency (AEMA), provides a review of the Government of Alberta’s support to stakeholders, emergency social services, and community evacuations during the May 2016 Wood Buffalo Wildfire (also known as the Horse River Wildfire) and its aftermath.
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Risks of malaria epidemics in relation to El Niño and Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events have been mapped and studied at global level. In India, where malaria is a major public health problem, no such effort has been undertaken that inter-relates El Niño, Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall (ISMR) and malaria. The present study has been undertake…
This paper analyzes annual spending by private and public organizations on commercial weather and climate information in more than 180 countries by industrial sector, region, per capita, and percentage of GDP (gross domestic product) and against the country’s climate and extreme weather risk.
Findings show there are major imbalances regarding acce…
This publication describes the experience of the German Red Cross in Bangladesh with the development and application of danger levels, thresholds and triggers in the context of Forecast based Financing (FbF). It highlights the advantages of FbF for disaster risk management practitioners and recommends the following four-step mechanism to trigger action:…
The 2017 Heat Action Plan is a comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events in Ahmedabad. The Plan presents immediate and longer-term actions to increase preparedness, information-sharing, and response coordination to reduce the health impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations.
The 2017 Heat Action Plan aims…
The Flood Warning Development Framework sets out a number of actions which SEPA, as Scotland’s flood warning authority, plans to take in partnerships with others to maintain and develop this service over the coming years.
A total of 14 new flood warning schemes will be added to SEPA’s Floodline service over the next five years. Six…