This tool has been prepared as a team effort and makes use of the works of many organizations and experts from various fields of hazard mapping, remote sensing, as well as hydrology and engineering. It has been jointly developed in close cooperation with the APFM Technical Support Unit. The present tool is one outcome of […]
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Genève, le 13 novembre 2013 – Selon l’Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM), l’année 2013 est en passe de devenir l’une des dix années les plus chaudes depuis le début des relevés modernes, en 1850. Les neuf premiers mois de l’année, janvier à septembre, caractérisés par une température moyenne à la surface des terres et des océans supérieure d’environ […]
L’Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) est l’institution spécialisée des Nations Uniesqui fait autorité pour tout ce qui concerne l’état et le comportement de l’atmosphère terrestre, son interaction avec les océans, le climat qui en est issu et la répartition des ressources en eau qui en résulte…/…
The International Association for Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) Prediction in Ungauged Basins (PUB) initiative had the goal of decreasing the uncertainty in hydrological prediction. The 4th biennium of the PUB decade culminated in a 2011 workshop to summarize progress on sharing and consolidating efforts to maximize the use of new knowledge and techniques for prediction in ungauged basins in practice. The […]
The Working Group I contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) considers new evidence of climate change based on many independent scientific analyses from observations of the climate system, paleoclimate archives, theoretical studies of climate processes and simulations using climate models. It builds upon the Working Group I contribution to the IPCC’s Fourth […]
The visualisation, comprised of imagery from the geostationary satellites of EUMETSAT, NOAA and the JMA, shows an entire year of weather across the globe during 2013, with commentary from Mark Higgins, Training Officer at EUMETSAT. The satellite data layer is superimposed over NASA’s ‘Blue Marble Next Generation’ ground maps, which change with the seasons …/…
EMWIS – Euro-Mediterranean Water Information System – is an initiative of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership…/…
This paper is the result of a broad technical consultation process among UN‐Water Members and Partners, as well as a range of other stakeholders. It proposes a set of potential targets and indicators to support a dedicated global goal for water and is conceived as a contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) consultation process as well as […]
A reliable rating curve is one that is credible, defensible, and minimizes re-work. This paper outlines 5 modern best practices used by highly effective hydrographers. Rediscover the science of building the best possible rating curves and gain the highest confidence in your calculations of flow…/…
This report forms part of an awareness-raising campaign by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Environment and Security initiative on the effects of climate change. Representatives of governments, international organizations, civil society organizations and research institutions and other experts from the region have compiled this booklet with the objective of revealing and explaining the linkages between people and the environment in the Balkans…/…