WMO’s Activities in Disaster Risk Reduction
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WMO’s Activities in Disaster Risk Reduction
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Dr. Maryam Golnaraghi Dr. Maryam Golnaraghi ChiefChief
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation ProgrammeDisaster Prevention and Mitigation Programme
21 January 200521 January 2005
WMO-JMA Public Forum WorkshopWMO-JMA Public Forum Workshop
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Global distribution of natural hazards (1993-2002)
Avalanches and landslides
6%
Droughts and famines
9%
Earthquakes8%
Extreme Temperatures
5%
Floods37%
Forest/scrub fires5%
Windstorms28%
Volcanic eruptions
2%
90 % of Natural Disasters are related to Weather, Water, and Climate Source: CRED
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1970s 1980s 1990s
No of reported disasters
No reported killed(thousands)
No reported affected(millions)
Damage (billions US$)
Evolution of Natural Disasters and Their Impacts
(source: CRED)
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Developing Countries are Hit the Hardest…(source: CRED)
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Role of WMO and NMHS’s in Natural Disaster Risk Reduction
ObservingMonitoringDetectingForecast and early warnings Vulnerability analysis and risk assessmentPublic awarenessSector-specific applications
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Natural hazards do not need to become natural disasters …
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WMO’s Global Network
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WMO Network of Global and Specialized Regional Centres
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WMO and National Meteorological and Hydrological Services Detect, Monitor and Issue Early Warnings
for a Wide Range of Hazards
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Early warning systems
including effective alert and response
mechanisms at the community
level could prevent hazards from becoming
disasters
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WMO Global Tropical Cyclone Monitoring and Early Warning System has Proven to be
Highly Effective
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• Goal: Further improve early warnings systems for all hazards and ensure that they are available to all countries, Particularly those with least resources
• Action: WMO, through its scientific and technical programmes and in working with the NMHSs is working towards this goal.
• Strategy: Through an enhanced coordinated, integrated, user-driven approach and strong partnerships with various stakeholders, WMO will accelerate this process.
Moving ahead ….
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Need for Tsunami Early warning Systems in at-Risk Regions
• Partnerships – UNESCO-IOC, the leading UN agency in development of Tsunami early Warnings, and other key players
• Coordinated and phased approach to ensure WMO’s capabilities are optimally delivered
• Role of NMHSs• Capacity building and
technology transfer• Awareness raising among
risk managers and public