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HIGHWAY improves early warnings for Lake Victoria
30.1.2019|Voda
A coordinated campaign to improve early warning systems and increase resilience to extreme weather is being rolled out in the Lake Victoria region, the largest freshwater body in Africa and the biggest inland fishery in the world.?WMO provides the umbrella for the?HIGH impact Weather Lake System project, known as HIGHWAY,? which brings together partners including the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and UK and the US National Center for Atmospheric Research. It is managed by the?WMO?and funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID).?
WMO and Green Climate Fund join to support low carbon, climate resilient development
10.12.2018|Voda
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have signed a formal agreement to work together to leverage WMO expertise on weather, climate and water to increase effectiveness of GCF funded activities and support low carbon and climate resilient development.
The role of water in achieving climate neutrality
10.12.2018|Voda
As a result of climate change, water availability is becoming less predictable, with floods and droughts exacerbating water challenges and impacting health and economies. It is estimated that a 2?C increase in average global temperature may result in 1 to 2 billion people lacking an adequate supply of water.
WMO advances the Water Data and Peace Agenda
6.12.2018|Voda
The World Meteorological Organization, together with the German Government and Geneva Water Hub brought together representatives from diplomatic missions in Geneva to help advance the water data and peace agenda.?
Regional Association for South America meets
28.11.2018|Voda
WMO?s Regional Association for South America (RAIII) has agreed on key priorities to improve infrastructure and strengthen capacity of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) to deliver high impact weather, water and climate services. These are necessary to promote disaster resilience and climate change adaptation in a region which has witnessed severe drought and devastating floods in recent years.
Metop-C Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellite launched
7.11.2018|Voda
WMO has welcomed the launch of EUMETSAT?s newest weather satellite as a move which will improve access to world-leading weather, water and climate data from polar orbit.
