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The Morrison government has promised to help farmers build their drought resilience by giving them access to specialist climate data.

  Investing in effective, sustainable climate information services is a vital part of adapting to climate change, especially in Africa, a new research report by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) reveals. The report dubbed ‘Investing for sustainable climate services: Insights from the African experience’ looks at the support provided in strengthening weather and climate information services in several African countries from 2016 to 2021. The research calls for governments on the con...

About this Research Topic During the past several decades, great changes have taken place in ecology, meteorology and even our daily life, due to the ever-exacerbating effects of global warming. Extreme droughts and floods occur frequently, which cause agricultural production safety, forest fires and environmental deterioration, ... During the past several decades, great changes have taken place in ecology, meteorology and even our daily life, due to the eve...

Date Time Step up climate change adaptation, says UN report As temperatures rise and climate change impacts intensify, nations must urgently step up action to adapt to the new climate reality or face serious costs, damages and losses, a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report finds. WMO Secretary-General Prof. Petter Taalas joined a high-level panel on 14 January to release the report, which finds that the pace of adaptation financing is indeed rising, but is outpaced by rapidly increasing a...

Building womens climate resilience Format When droughts, floods and hurricanes strike, women are disproportionately affected. Four female NORCAP climate experts are working to counteract that, providing crucial climate information to women in rural communities in Africa. As extreme weather events continue to intensify, the effects of climate change are felt all over the world. However, the impact is greater on the communities that have the least capacity to respond - and especially on women. Wo...

IMS and NESAC organises Virtual symposium on Tropical Meteorology in Shillong The ongoing virtual symposium is organised from December 14 to December 16, at the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), Shillong.   |  16 Dec 2020 7:36 AM GMT Shillong: The Indian Meteorological Society (IMS) along with the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) is organising a virtual symposium from December 14-17. The ongoing symposium is on the Tropical Meteorology (TROPMET-2020), with the t...

updated: Dec 14 2020, 17:43 ist India is planning to establish a regional climate centre for the Himalayan mountain region which will not only provide weather-related advices within the country but also to its neighbours, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said on Monday.   Mohapatra said the work for establishing such a centre has already begun and talks are also on with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). China is also building a similar regio...

News14 December 2020Brussels, BelgiumResearch and Innovation European Commission signs a new working arrangement with the World Meteorological Organisation On 14 December, the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel, and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General, Professor Petteri Taalas, signed a working arrangement between the European Commission and WMO during a virtual signature ceremony. WMO as a specialised agency of...

India to set up regional climate centre for Himalayas, will benefit country, neighbours: IMD Chief Addressing a webinar on Weather and Climate Services over Mountains Region, IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said India has the eastern ghats, western ghats along the east and the west coast and the Myanmar hills in the northeast PTI | December 14, 2020 | Updated 19:46 IST China is also building a similar regional climate centre on its side of the Himalayas India is planning to establish ...