scholarly journals Towards weather and climate services that integrate indigenous and scientific forecasts to improve forecast reliability and acceptability in Ghana

2022 ◽  
pp. 100698
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Nyadzi ◽  
Saskia E. Werners ◽  
Robbert Biesbroek ◽  
Fulco Ludwig
Keyword(s):  
Climate Services ◽  
Weather And Climate

Plan for the development of specialized climate forecasting in NEACC

2021 ◽  
pp. 101-111
Author(s):  
S.V. Emelina ◽  
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V.M. Khan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Optimal Strategies ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Climate Services ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Climate Risks ◽  
The North ◽  
Weather And Climate ◽  
North Eurasia

The possibility of developing specialized seasonal forecasting within the framework of the North Eurasia Climate Centre is discussed. The purpose of these forecasts is to access the impacts of significant large-scale anomalies of meteorological elements on various economic sectors for the timely informing of government services and private businesses to select optimal strategies for planning preventive measures. A brief overview of the groups of climatic risks in the context of the impacts on the socio-economic sphere is given according to the Russian and foreign bibliographic sources. Examples of the activities of some Regional Climate Centers that produce forecast information with an assessment of possible impacts of weather and climate conditions at seasonal scales on various human activities are given. Keywords: climate services, regional climate forums, weather and climate risks, North Eurasia Climate Centre

scholarly journals Regional assessment of climate risks using GIS technologies (on the example of the Belgorod Region)

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 271-278
Author(s):  
Yuri Chendev ◽  
Maria Lebedeva ◽  
Olga Krymskaya ◽  
Maria Petina
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Climate Services ◽  
Climate Risks ◽  
Weather And Climate ◽  
The Impact

The ongoing climate change requires a quantitative assessment of the impact of weather conditions on the nature and livelihoods of the population. However, to date, the concept of “climate risk” has not been finally defined, and the corresponding terminology is not universally recognized. One manifestation of climate change is an increase in climate variability and extremeness in many regions. At the same time, modern statistics indicate growing worldwide damage from dangerous weather and climate events. The most widely used in climate services is the concept of “Vulnerability index”, which reflects a combination (with or without weighing) of several indicators that indicate the potential damage that climate change can cause to a particular sector of the economy. development of adaptation measures to ensure sustainable development of territories. The main criterion for the vulnerability of the territory from the point of view of meteorological parameters is the extremeness of the basic values: daily air temperature, daily precipitation, maximum wind speed. To fully take into account the possible impacts of extreme climatic conditions on the region’s economy, it is necessary to detail the weather and climate risks taking into account the entire observation network, since significant differences in quantitative assessment are possible. The obtained average regional values of the climate vulnerability indices for the Belgorod Region of the Russian Federation provide 150 points for the winter period, 330 points for the summer season, which indicates the prevalence of extreme weather conditions in the warm season. Most of the territory has a relative influence on climatic phenomena, with the exception of the East and the Southeast Region. Moreover, the eastern part of the region is the most vulnerable in climatic terms.

Co-production, uptake of weather and climate services, and welfare impacts on farmers in Senegal: A panel data approach

2022 ◽  
Vol 195 ◽  
pp. 103309
Author(s):  
Brian Chiputwa ◽  
Genowefa Blundo-Canto ◽  
Peter Steward ◽  
Nadine Andrieu ◽  
Ousmane Ndiaye
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Climate Services ◽  
Welfare Impacts ◽  
Weather And Climate

scholarly journals Urban-focused weather and climate services in Hong Kong

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsz-cheung Lee ◽  
Wai-kin Wong ◽  
Kwong-hung Tam
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Climate Services ◽  
Weather And Climate

scholarly journals Reaching out? Governing weather and climate services (WCS) for farmers

2020 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 208-216
Author(s):  
Trond Vedeld ◽  
Hege Hofstad ◽  
Mihir Mathur ◽  
Patrick Büker ◽  
Frode Stordal
Keyword(s):  
Climate Services ◽  
Weather And Climate

Create weather ecosystems to make weather and climate services more efficient in developing countries

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
pascal Venzac ◽  
christine David ◽  
morgane Lovat
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Rain Gauge ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Climate Services ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Local Populations ◽  
Weather And Climate

<p><strong>Create weather ecosystems to make weather and climate services more efficient in developing countries</strong></p><p>Pascal Venzac, Christine David, Morgane Lovat</p><p>WeatherForce – France</p><p>Over the last decade, extreme events are more and more frequent and/or intensive. 85% of the world's population is affected by these events. But, 75% of the most vulnerable countries has no or little reliable, accurate and effective weather information. Effective forecasts and early warnings could however make the difference between life and death in those countries. Weather data are crucial for local populations and governments who can exploit it to optimize their economic development and prevent major social and health crises.</p><p>By international agreement, National Meteorology and Hydrology Services (NMHS) are the government's authoritative source of weather, climate and water information. But, some NMHS in developing countries have difficulties to deploy and maintain operational infrastructure like rain gauge recorder for example. In addition, rain gauges provide only local information, measuring rainfall level in the specific geographic location.</p><p>WeatherForce was created in August 2016, by two experts from Météo-France Group (French National Meteorological Service) to help meet the challenges of national weather services in developing countries.</p><p>WeatherForce works in close partnerships with NMHS to strengthen their fundamental role and implement weather ecosystems for local development with a sustainable business model.</p><p>The WeatherForce platform, first weather collaborative platform is designed to help:</p><ul><li><strong>public institutions </strong>that need accurate weather data or predictive indicators to help them make informed decisions to protect local populations and infrastructures.</li> <li><strong>universities or research institutes</strong> that need a platform to easily access data to code, modify and share their algorithms.</li> <li><strong>startups incubators</strong> that look for reliable data to create innovative applications to help local populations cope with climate change</li> <li><strong>private companies</strong> that need custom weather services to improve their performance.</li> </ul><p>Our platform aggregates global data (satellite images, global forecasts, etc.) transposed into a local geographic context (IoT sensors, local stations, field expertise). It is opened to local research and innovation ecosystems to offer them access to its qualified data and develop new weather indicators contributing to the creation of a meteorological common.</p><p>WeatherForce aims to increase local sustainability by making weather data available to all through a weather ecosystem.</p><p>Regarding the business model, it is based on revenue sharing, the NMHS receives a commission payment in relation to the revenue generated. WeatherForce sells services to private companies (agribusiness...) and shares the part dedicated with NMHS. The contribution from NMHS is based on the local expertise and data. We do not ask the NMHS to pay a subscription fee for the platform.</p><p>To summarize, we create through Public Partner Engagement (PPE) weather ecosystems that promote dialogue between private actors and public authorities; collaboration for better policies, new business opportunities and sustainable business model.</p><p>The WeatherForce solution connects local actors to each other but also to the rest of the world thanks to our open-source platform designed to allow collaborations between other weather ecosystems worldwide.</p>

scholarly journals Why the use of weather and climate information is essential for SDG implementation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Griggs
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Climate Information ◽  
Climate Services ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Weather And Climate ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Development Goals

<p>The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an ambitious plan for “people, “planet and prosperity”. At its core are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the achievement of which is critically affected by weather and a changing climate. To that end emphasis has been given to delivering weather and climate services, with information packaged in ways that support timely decision making.</p><p>Yet often these approaches tend not to address which decision-making processes need what information, why they need it, or what form they need it in. They have also tended to be focussed on specific situations and SDGs (such as SDG 14, 15) where the need for weather and climate information is clear and obvious.</p><p>In this presentation, we will look at how weather and climate information impinges on different decision making contexts, requiring that information to be tailored in new ways. In doing so we will identify key action areas that need to be addressed to improve integration of weather and climate information into SDG decision making. </p>

scholarly journals Identifying user needs for weather and climate services to enhance resilience to climate shocks in sub-Saharan Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 123003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elias Nkiaka ◽  
Andrea Taylor ◽  
Andrew J Dougill ◽  
Philip Antwi-Agyei ◽  
Nicolas Fournier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Climate Services ◽  
Weather And Climate ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Climate Shocks
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