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Proceedings of the joint workshop: the role of hydrometeorological services in disaster risk management
Source
World Bank, the
World Meteorological Organization
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)

Publication Year
2012
Number of pages
64 p.
This workshop report shares the best practices and experiences in the innovative and state-of-the-art hydrometeorological services and their use in disaster risk reduction mechanisms that are effectively protecting lives, livelihoods, and assets. The first part of the report focuses on best practices in hydro and weather hazard monitoring and early warning for extreme events. The second part focuses on investments strengthening weather and climate services for better disaster risk management that are being undertaken by countries with World Bank support.