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WMOS PROGRAMME ON NATURAL DISASTER MITIGATION
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AFRICA by Yinka R.
Adebayo, Ph.D Senior Strategic Planning
Officer World Meteorological Organization
(WMO) Geneva, Switzerland
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Natural Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation
Programme
WMO Bulletin
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Evolution of natural disasters and
their impacts
Sources IFRC World Disaster Reports
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Global distribution of natural hazards (1993-2002)
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Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Programme
Programme

• Fourteenth WMO Congress (May 2003)
• Recognized the significant role WMO and NMHSs
  play in international disaster reduction
  activities concerning mitigation of, and
  preparedness for, natural disasters of
  meteorological or hydrological origin
• Decided to initiate a new WMO major programme on
  Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
  (building on all relevant WMO Programmes and
  activities) as a crosscutting programme to
  enhance international cooperation and
  collaboration in the field of natural disaster
  activities

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Objectives
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Disaster Prevention and
Objectives
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Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation Programme
Mitigation Programme

• Enhancement of the internal coordination
• Enhancement of the assistance to Members
• Enhancement of the international cooperation
• Enhancement of the WMO image

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Objectives
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Disaster Prevention and
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Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation Programme
Mitigation Programme
Enhancement of Internal Coordination
Enhancement of Internal Coordination

• To ensure integration of relevant activities
  being carried out under the various WMO
  Programmes in the area of disaster risk reduction
  , namely through
• Strengthening the coordination of relevant
  activities and projects within WMO scientific and
  technical programmes and making fuller useof
  pertinent achievements made within these
  programmes
• Preparation of an integrated planning and
  reporting documents concerning the WMO activities
  in the disaster risk reduction area

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Objectives
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Disaster Prevention and
Objectives
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Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation Programme
Mitigation Programme
Enhancement of the Assistance to Members
Enhancement of the Assistance to Members
To develop an effective and efficient mechanism
to provide, in an integrated fashion, the WMO
response to the requirements and needs of Members
and international community concerning disaster
reduction in light of related developments
To encourage and assist Members in
developing/enhancing NMHSs contribution to
national disaster preparedness programmes in a
more fully integrated manner, especially in
coordination with national civil defence/disaster
coordination offices
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Objectives
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Disaster Prevention and
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Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation Programme
Mitigation Programme
Enhancement of International Cooperation
Enhancement of International Cooperation
To ensure that activities and results of
relevant WMO Programmes are fully used in the
process of the WMOs participation in the
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
(ISDR) and in other international and regional
activities
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Objectives
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Disaster Prevention and
Objectives
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Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation Programme
Mitigation Programme
Enhancement of WMO image
Enhancement of WMO image

• To enhance WMOs role and recognition as
  one of the leading international organizations
  dealing with disaster reduction, in particular
  through
• active participation in high-level global fora
  and related activities
• liaison with appropriate proper public
  information activities

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Natural Disaster Prevention and
Natural Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation Programme
Mitigation Programme
STATUS
STATUS

• Establishment of the infrastructure
• Preparation for an integrated plan
• Experts Group Meeting
• Preparing the Second World Conference on
  Disaster Reduction

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WMOs Technical Assistance
During the Decade period (1990s)
US 200 million in support of national and
regional development projects- (US 16.79, 25.31
and 18.79 mil for 2000, 2001 and 2002
respectively)

• Tropical Cyclone Warning System
• for the South-West Indian Ocean Region
• Comprehensive Risk Assessment
• System for Technology Exchange for Natural
  Disasters (STEND)
• to identify and facilitate the transfer of
  technology for use in reducing the impact of
  natural disasters, etc.

Tropical Cyclone Programme Public Weather
Services Programme Technical Co-operation
Programme
WMO
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Technical Cooperation Projects List of Ongoing
Projects
Country/Region Project Indicator Project Title
Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA)
ESA UNDP ESA UNDP ESA UNDP
Kenya KEN/001/008 (sppd) (2000-2002) Factoring of climate monitoring and early warning for disaster preparedness management in Kenya
ESA Trust Fund ESA Trust Fund ESA Trust Fund
SADC SADC-HYCOS SADC-HYCOS
Eastern Africa USAID/DMCN FIT (1999-2002) Regional Climate forecasting for the Greater Horn of Africa
Eastern Africa USAID/RESDO DMC FIT (2002-2003) Climate Monitoring, Prediction and Disaster Preparedness
SADC SADC Project N AAA.6.02 (1998-2002) Strengthening the capabilities of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Drought Monitoring Centre in Harare
SADC RAFK0698 (2000-2002) Meteorological Hydrological contributions to natural disaster preparedness management in Southern Africa
Kenya KEN/USAID/FIT (2001/2002) Improving meteorological observations through utilization of HAM radio operators in Kenya
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Technical Cooperation Projects List of Ongoing
Projects Cont
Country/Region Project Indicator Project Title
Central and Western Africa (CWA) Central and Western Africa (CWA) Central and Western Africa (CWA)
CWA Trust Fund CWA Trust Fund CWA Trust Fund
Chad CHD/FIT/SUISSE Application of agrometeorological information and advice to agricultural production in Chad
Mali MLI/FIT/SUISSE Extension of the operational meteorological assistance to the rural communities in Mali
CILSS SHL/FIT/ITA (Early Warning Phase II) Early warning and agricultural yield forecasting, Phase II (refer to http//p-case.iata.fi.cnr.it/ap3a)
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WMO Activities in Support of NEPAD

• Establishment of a WMO programme on natural
  disaster reduction and risk management
• Support the capacities of NMHSs and regional
  institutions in order to contribute in natural
  disasters and risk management
• Support development and implementation of the
  strategic Plan on the World Weather Watch (WWW)
  basic systems in Africa
• Three project proposals ready seeking for funding
• Support various activities through various
  programmes
• The WMO Regional Association I at its 13th
  Session in November 2002
• Noted that the implementation of NEPAD objectives
  in various sectors required weather and climate
  information and products
• It requested the WMO Secretary General to take
  necessary measures to support NEPAD initiatives
  by ensuring that all WMO programmes and planned
  activities support NEPAD objectives and projects.

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WMOs Specific Actions in Support of NEPADs
Action Plan
Implemented through providing support and
building capacities of national and regional
institutions for provision and effective use of
weather information on the following sectors

• Poverty Alleviation
• enhancing natural disaster preparedness,
  prevention and mitigation programmes
• provision of timely and skillful tailored weather
  and climate information and services in support
  of income-earning
• Health
• supportof health programmes on communicable
  tropical-related diseases including malaria and
  respiratory problems.

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WMOS Specific Actions Cont.

• Agriculture and Food Security
• provision of seasonal climate outlooks and
  agrometeorological warnings
• Information and Communication Technology
• assist NMHSs to keep up-to-date with
  technological development in planning and
  implementing new Basic Meteorological Systems.
• Energy
• support national and regional efforts for the
  development of solar and wind energy and
  hydropower generation programmes
• Transport
• contribute to capacity building for providing
  transport operations with skillful weather and
  climate products.

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WMOS Specific Actions Cont.

• Water and Sanitation
• assist with improved continuous assessment and
  management of water resources and for responding
  to threats of floods and droughts
• Combating Desertification
• continue with its active participation and
  support in the United Nations Convention to
  Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
• assist NMHSs and other national, regional and
  other relevant continental institutions in
  capacity building for the provision and use of
  weather and climate information to improve
  preparedness
• Coastal Management, Global Warming and
  Environmental Governance
• continue to support for the continuation of IPCC
  and involvement of NMHSs in climate change
  studies, environmental monitoring and public
  awareness raising
• ensure international conventions, protocols and
  other legal instruments are scientifically based

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The WMOs Climate Information and Prediction
Services (CLIPS) Project
Will contribution to NEPADs objectives through

• Enhancing the capacities and capabilities of all
  in Africa NMHSs to provide climate information
  and forecast to users
• Encouraging use of climate information and
  prediction products by end-users of various
  social economical sector
• This will be achieved through the following four
  main activities of CLIPS
• Assisting NMHSs through Training workshops and
  seminars
• Support Development of methodologies and
  infrastructure in response to user needs
• Carrying out joint activities with research
  programmes
• Establishment of closer interaction with
  potential users

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Capacity Building

• Focal Points CLIPS National Focal Points have
  been nominated
• for whole WMO RA I.
• Training Workshops
• CLIPS Curriculum
• Climate Outlook Forums (COFs) through DMCs

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Training Workshops
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Climate Outlook Forums
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Summary
WMOs activities in support of NEPADs objectives
focus on

• the development and coordination of regional and
  national programmes/projects to improve
  facilities, human resources and operational
  capacities of NMHSs and relevant sub-regional and
  regional institutions in the region.

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Thank You