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World Meteorological Organization
Working together in weather, climate and water
WMO
The promise and potential of
Global Climate Services
Jan Egeland
Europe Director of Human Rights Watch and
Co-Chair of the High-level Taskforce on GFCS
http://www.wmo.int/pages/gfcs/gfcs_en.html
A matter of life or death...
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Many
countries
lack the
capacities
to
provide
highquality
climate
services.
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Current climate prediction capability
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Inadequate
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Essential
# of Countries/Territories
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Full
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Advanced
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Inexistent
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Infrastructural Capacity Category (2010)
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Climate services do not get to the “last
mile” to those who need them the most
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A global integrated approach
Partnerships are key for success of GFCS
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Hydrometeorological & climate services
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The purpose of GFCS
Better management of
climate variability and
change and adaptation
to climate change
through use of climate
information in policy
and practice from
global to national scale
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The pillars of the GFCS
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The pillars of the GFCS
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Domains of operation of GFCS
Global
Regional
National
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Climate Outlook Forums
NEBCOF
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WMO RCC Status Worldwide
NEACC
BCC
TCC
ACMAD
CIIFEN
Designated RCCs
ICPAC
SADC-CSC
Pilot RCCs
Pilot RCC Networks
Pilot RCCs by 2012
Pilot RCC Networks by 2012
Pilot RCCs in development
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Short term priorities
Water management
Disaster risk reduction
Health
Agriculture/food security
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Agriculture and Food Security
Climate
services
can help
advise
when and
what to
plant and
harvest
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Food Security outlooks
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Food Security Outlook for Horn of Africa based on seasonal forecast
Agriculture and Food Security
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Disaster risk management
Science-based disaster risk prevention
and response saves lives and property
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Decision-making based on
available information
Contingency plans
Early-warning
systems
Mobilize assessment
teams
Local preparation
activities
Instruction to
communities
to evacuate, if
needed
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Water resources management
Sustainable use of renewable energy, improved energy
demand and supply efficiency
An aerial ew of the Tarbella Dam, Pakistan. UN Archive.
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Example: Preventive drought monitor
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Example of drought monitoring from
China
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Benefits for Health
Reducing the incidence of malaria
and water borne diseases
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Pilots on establishment of Framework for
climate services at national level
Beneficiaries
–Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and
Niger,
Expected result
– Improved regional/national climate information
for decision making in climate change adaptation
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Case studies on the development and
use of climate services
Australia, Belarus, China, Ethiopia, Finland,
France, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia,
India, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali,
Moldova, Pakistan, South Africa, Tanzania,
Thailand, UK, USA
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Milestones
 May 2011: Report of the High-Level Task Force for the Global
Framework for Climate Services
 May – June 2011: World Meteorological Congress
 August to December 2011: Consultations for the development of the
detailed implementation plan
 Mid-May to Mid-July: Open review of the 1st Draft of Implementation
Plan and Governance mechanism
 26 – 27 October: Technical Conference on Climate Services
 29 – 31 October 2012:
Extraordinary Congress
Implementation plan and Governance of GFCS
to
approve
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WMO
Thank you
Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS)
Office
For more information contact:
Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) Office
World Meteorological Organization
Tel: 41.22.730.8579
Fax: 41.22.730.8037
Email: [email protected]
http://www.wmo.int/gfcs
Or join the talk:
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