The 2021 State of Climate Services Report - GEO's Contribution
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description: The 2021 State of Climate Services Report - GEO’s contribution Blog / October 12, 2021 On 5 October 2021, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published the 2021 State of Climate Services Report with contributions from more than 20 international organizations, including the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). This 2021 edition focuses on water, an indispensable resource at the heart of the global agenda for sustainable development, disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation that affects all communities and economic sectors. Since 2019, WMO and its partners have published annual State of Climate Services reports to provide input to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process, thus supporting climate adaptation with science-based information. The report finds that for the 101 WMO Member countries for which data is available: There is insufficient interaction between climate service providers and users of information in 43% of WMO Members; In about 40% of WMO Members, data for basic hydrological variables are not collected; No hydrological data are provided in 67% of WMO Members; End-to-end flood forecasting and warning systems for rivers are lacking or inadequate in 34% of WMO Members that have provided data, with only 44% of Members reaching more than two-thirds of the population at risk with their existing systems; End-to-end drought forecasting and warning systems are lacking or inadequate in 54% of WMO Members that provided data - with only 27% of Members reaching more than two-thirds of the population at risk with their existing systems. Significant additional financial commitments are needed to meet adaptation targets, but there are several constraints that limit what countries can do. These include low capacity to develop and implement projects and difficulties in raising funds within the public financial systems of low-income countries. The report draws lessons from 16 case studies from around the world to improve water resource ma…
issued: 2021-11-16T20:52:51+00:00
modified: 2021-11-18T00:41:52+00:00
publisher: AmeriGEOSS
keyword: AmeriGEO
keyword: AmeriGEOSS
keyword: Americas
keyword: Climate
keyword: Climate Change
keyword: Climate Indicators
keyword: Climate Initiatives
keyword: GEO
keyword: GeoPathways
keyword: GeoPathways 2021-2022
keyword: Inter-American
keyword: NASA
keyword: NOAA
keyword: News
keyword: Open Science
keyword: Science
keyword: USGS
landing page: https://www.amerigeo.org/apps/amerigeoss::the-2021-state-of-climate-services-report-geos-contribution

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