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The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is a global partnership that helps developing countries better understand and reduce their vulnerabilities to natural hazards and adapt to climate change. Working with over 400 local, national, regional, and international partners, GFDRR provides grant financing, technical assistance, training and knowledge sharing activities to mainstream disaster and climate risk management in policies and strategies. Managed by the World Bank, GFDRR is supported by 37 countries and 11 international organizations.”
For details of the World Bank GFDRR and InterMET Asia Hosted Delegate Programme please contact Tony Stephenson, Event Director tony@mediageneration.co.uk www.gfdrr.org |
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OFFICIAL WELCOME
The WMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is the UN system's authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources.
WMO has a membership of 191 Member States and Territories (on 1 January 2013). It originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873. Established in 1950, WMO became the specialized agency of the United Nations in 1951 for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.
As weather, climate and the water cycle know no national boundaries, international cooperation at a global scale is essential for the development of meteorology and operational hydrology as well as to reap the benefits from their application. WMO provides the framework for such international cooperation.
Current flagship initiatives include: Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) and Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP).
WMO has a membership of 191 Member States and Territories (on 1 January 2013). It originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873. Established in 1950, WMO became the specialized agency of the United Nations in 1951 for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.
As weather, climate and the water cycle know no national boundaries, international cooperation at a global scale is essential for the development of meteorology and operational hydrology as well as to reap the benefits from their application. WMO provides the framework for such international cooperation.
Current flagship initiatives include: Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) and Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP).
SUPPORTERS
Formed on 1 July 2002, the National Environment Agency (NEA) is the leading public organization responsible for improving and sustaining a clean and green environment in Singapore. The NEA develops and spearheads environmental initiatives and programmes through its partnership with the People, Public and Private sectors. It is committed to motivating every individual to take up environmental ownership and to care for the environment as a way of life.
By protecting Singapore's resources from pollution, maintaining a high level of public health and providing timely meteorological information, the NEA endeavours to ensure sustainable development and a quality living environment for present and future generations.
In August 2017 the WMO and the NEA announced the opening of a new Singapore WMO office.
By protecting Singapore's resources from pollution, maintaining a high level of public health and providing timely meteorological information, the NEA endeavours to ensure sustainable development and a quality living environment for present and future generations.
In August 2017 the WMO and the NEA announced the opening of a new Singapore WMO office.
HMEI is an Industry Association made up primarily of private companies who are dedicated to the measurement of all aspects of our environment. It represents and promotes the views of nearly 150 member companies who are developers, manufacturers and service providers striving to advance the standards, operations and science of hydro-meteorological and other environmental systems worldwide.
See www.hmei.org.
See www.hmei.org.
IFMS was created in 2010 to foster and encourage communication and exchange of knowledge, ideas and resources among the world’s more than sixty meteorological societies. After the Planning Meeting #4 of IFMS in New Orleans in January 2016, we have created a strong Value Proposition which we are in the process of implementing. This includes, creating strong communication channels between member societies to share information, exchange ideas and create collaborations to strengthen each other, assist societies in establishing Certification/ Accreditation process, collaborate with WMO and the World Bank in its mission to strengthen Global Weather Enterprise (GWE), etc.
To strengthen the GWE, it is necessary to involve all three sectors (Public, Private and Academic - PPA). We believe that IFMS which consists of the National Hydro-Meteorological Societies (NHMSocs) as well as related societies which in turn have membership from all three sectors is well suited to take an important role in strengthening GWE. This can be best achieved through strong cooperation between IFMS, WMO, WB and HMEI, all these organizations having essentially the same mission - strengthening GWE and creating a Weather Ready Globe. We encourage readers to visit IFMS website www.ifms.org which presents a number of interesting documents.
Click here to view the latest IFMS newsletter.
To strengthen the GWE, it is necessary to involve all three sectors (Public, Private and Academic - PPA). We believe that IFMS which consists of the National Hydro-Meteorological Societies (NHMSocs) as well as related societies which in turn have membership from all three sectors is well suited to take an important role in strengthening GWE. This can be best achieved through strong cooperation between IFMS, WMO, WB and HMEI, all these organizations having essentially the same mission - strengthening GWE and creating a Weather Ready Globe. We encourage readers to visit IFMS website www.ifms.org which presents a number of interesting documents.
Click here to view the latest IFMS newsletter.
The International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA) is a non-profit professional scientific organization with members from over 30 countries. ISPA works to advance the science of precision agriculture, a farm management concept based on observing, measuring and responding to inter and intra-field spatial and temporal variability in crops and soils. ISPA organizes and conducts conferences, including the biennial International Conference on Precision Agriculture (ICPA), and provides precision agriculture information through its website and newsletter.
Agricultural meteorology has a key role to play in precision agriculture, and is concerned with the meteorological, hydrological, pedological and biological factors that affect agricultural production and with the interaction between agriculture and the environment, especially in the context of increasing climate variability, associated extreme weather events and climate change.
www.ispag.org
Agricultural meteorology has a key role to play in precision agriculture, and is concerned with the meteorological, hydrological, pedological and biological factors that affect agricultural production and with the interaction between agriculture and the environment, especially in the context of increasing climate variability, associated extreme weather events and climate change.
www.ispag.org
The World Energy & Meteorology Council (WEMC) is a non-profit organisation devoted to promoting and enhancing the interaction between the energy industry and the weather, climate and broader environmental sciences community. The primary goal is to enable improved sustainability, resilience and efficiency of energy systems under ever changing weather and climate for the greatest benefit of all people. Working together with a large number of stakeholders, WEMC organizes and implements recommendations from the International Conferences on Energy and Meteorology (ICEM).
The 6th ICEM will be hosted in Copenhagen, 24-27 June 2019, by the World Energy & Meteorology Council in partnership with the Technical University of Denmark. The core theme of this year’s conference is ‘Exploiting the latest weather and climate technology to tackle the energy transition’. ICEM 2019 brings together a strong base of academic and industrial participants from the global energy and meteorology sectors. This unique platform offers you the opportunity to learn how meteorological and climate information can help the energy industry develop more resilient and cleaner energy systems, that will help to mitigate the effects of climate change and global warming.
For more information: www.wemcouncil.org/wp/icem2019/
The 6th ICEM will be hosted in Copenhagen, 24-27 June 2019, by the World Energy & Meteorology Council in partnership with the Technical University of Denmark. The core theme of this year’s conference is ‘Exploiting the latest weather and climate technology to tackle the energy transition’. ICEM 2019 brings together a strong base of academic and industrial participants from the global energy and meteorology sectors. This unique platform offers you the opportunity to learn how meteorological and climate information can help the energy industry develop more resilient and cleaner energy systems, that will help to mitigate the effects of climate change and global warming.
For more information: www.wemcouncil.org/wp/icem2019/
The Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA) was created in 1999 as the industry association for weather risk management professionals. WRMA strives to enhance public awareness of the weather risk industry and promote the growth and general welfare of the weather risk market.
https://wrma.org/
https://wrma.org/
The Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) represents the interests and provides a common platform for companies in Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Carbon Management, e-mobility, smart grids and Financial Institutions to meet, discuss, collaborate and undertake viable projects together. The Association is a non-profit, non-government business association, and its mission is to assist its members in achieving sustainable growth locally and regionally through business and market development. SEAS plays a strategic role in supporting and promoting Singapore’s vision to be a global centre for sustainable energy, where products and solutions are developed and exported.
For more information about what the association does and its services, please visit www.seas.org.sg
For more information about what the association does and its services, please visit www.seas.org.sg
The Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) is Singapore’s national authority on the weather and climate. It is an operations division under the National Environment Agency (NEA) . The key departments within MSS are:
Weather Services Department (WSD)
WSD provides round the clock weather forecasts, warnings, monitoring and assessment for critical sectors such as civil aviation, military, maritime, private/public agencies and the general public.
Meteorological Systems Department (MSD)
MSD provides support in key installations, meteorological equipment and computer systems, to meet MSS’s operational and technical requirements.
Risk and Resource Department (RRD)
RRD analyses risks and assesses their impact from the corporate/organisational angle as well as those pertaining to environmental /natural hazards.
Centre for Climate Research Singapore (CCRS)
CCRS is a leading centre in tropical climate and weather research focusing on the Southeast Asia region. Find out more about its research work here.
Weather Services Department (WSD)
WSD provides round the clock weather forecasts, warnings, monitoring and assessment for critical sectors such as civil aviation, military, maritime, private/public agencies and the general public.
Meteorological Systems Department (MSD)
MSD provides support in key installations, meteorological equipment and computer systems, to meet MSS’s operational and technical requirements.
Risk and Resource Department (RRD)
RRD analyses risks and assesses their impact from the corporate/organisational angle as well as those pertaining to environmental /natural hazards.
Centre for Climate Research Singapore (CCRS)
CCRS is a leading centre in tropical climate and weather research focusing on the Southeast Asia region. Find out more about its research work here.
The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) is a world-class research organisation focusing on land and freshwater ecosystems and their interaction with the atmosphere.
Uniquely, CEH integrates UK-wide observation systems and curiosity driven research, from the smallest scale of genetic diversity to large-scale, whole-Earth systems. We work across disciplines and facilitate academic, public, private and voluntary sector partnerships. CEH’s extensive, long-term monitoring, analysis and modelling deliver UK and global environmental data, providing early warnings of change and management solutions for our land and freshwaters.
Our health, security and societal development are dependent on securing the value of nature, building resilience to environmental hazards and managing environmental change. These major societal and environmental challenges drive our research. CEH’s independent, impartial science underpins UK and international environmental policies and innovation in the commercial sector for sustainable economic growth.
We conduct our research all over the world. With our main sites in the UK and partners throughout Europe and the rest of the world, we are well-placed to collaborate with international governments, bodies, businesses, and NGOs.
Click here for the CEH website.
Uniquely, CEH integrates UK-wide observation systems and curiosity driven research, from the smallest scale of genetic diversity to large-scale, whole-Earth systems. We work across disciplines and facilitate academic, public, private and voluntary sector partnerships. CEH’s extensive, long-term monitoring, analysis and modelling deliver UK and global environmental data, providing early warnings of change and management solutions for our land and freshwaters.
Our health, security and societal development are dependent on securing the value of nature, building resilience to environmental hazards and managing environmental change. These major societal and environmental challenges drive our research. CEH’s independent, impartial science underpins UK and international environmental policies and innovation in the commercial sector for sustainable economic growth.
We conduct our research all over the world. With our main sites in the UK and partners throughout Europe and the rest of the world, we are well-placed to collaborate with international governments, bodies, businesses, and NGOs.
Click here for the CEH website.
100 Resilient Cities—Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) is dedicated to helping cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century.
100RC supports the adoption and incorporation of a view of resilience that includes not just the shocks—earthquakes, fires, floods, etc.—but also the stresses that weaken the fabric of a city on a day to day or cyclical basis.
Examples of these stresses include high unemployment; an overtaxed or inefficient public transportation system; endemic violence; or chronic food and water shortages. By addressing both the shocks and the stresses, a city becomes more able to respond to adverse events, and is overall better able to deliver basic functions in both good times and bad, to all populations.
www.100resilientcities.org/
100RC supports the adoption and incorporation of a view of resilience that includes not just the shocks—earthquakes, fires, floods, etc.—but also the stresses that weaken the fabric of a city on a day to day or cyclical basis.
Examples of these stresses include high unemployment; an overtaxed or inefficient public transportation system; endemic violence; or chronic food and water shortages. By addressing both the shocks and the stresses, a city becomes more able to respond to adverse events, and is overall better able to deliver basic functions in both good times and bad, to all populations.
www.100resilientcities.org/
STRATEGIC PARTNER
Acclimatise is a specialist consulting firm providing world-class expertise in climate change adaptation, resilience and risk management. Founded in 2004, our mission is to help our clients understand and adapt to climate risk, and take advantage of the emerging opportunities that climate change will bring.
With offices in the UK, US, India, Barbados and mainland Europe, Acclimatise has worked in over 60 countries worldwide. Working with national and local governments, multilateral organisations, and major corporations, Acclimatise has been at the forefront of climate change adaptation for over a decade. Our experience spans a wide range of sectors including government, finance, insurance, water, energy, transport, mining, agriculture, defence, food and beverages, and development.
Our continued success is based on successful engagement with our clients, taking the time to understand their individual needs, processes and operations. In this way, we help bridge the gap between the latest climate science and the realities of day-to-day decision-making.
www.acclimatise.uk.com
With offices in the UK, US, India, Barbados and mainland Europe, Acclimatise has worked in over 60 countries worldwide. Working with national and local governments, multilateral organisations, and major corporations, Acclimatise has been at the forefront of climate change adaptation for over a decade. Our experience spans a wide range of sectors including government, finance, insurance, water, energy, transport, mining, agriculture, defence, food and beverages, and development.
Our continued success is based on successful engagement with our clients, taking the time to understand their individual needs, processes and operations. In this way, we help bridge the gap between the latest climate science and the realities of day-to-day decision-making.
www.acclimatise.uk.com