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Climate knowledge for action: a global framework for climate services – empowering the most vulnerable [1]

This report recommends the establishment of a global system to provide information to help manage climate risks and opportunities. The report proposes an implementation strategy for a Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) and estimates the costs of implementing the strategy would be US$75 million per year. The report addresses: climate information and predictions; observing systems and data exchange; research that supports climate services; capacity building; experience of climate sensitive sectors; needs of international policy; case studies of experiences at the national level; gaps and opportunities; implementing the GFCS; and governance arrangements.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2011
World Meteorological Organization [2]
Tags:
Climate Change [3], Weather Predictions [4], Climate [5], India [6], Global [7], Information [8], Atmosphere [9], Extreme Weather Events [10]
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