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This technical document is part of an annual series published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on the status of the global climate. This year’s statement describes the climatic conditions, including extreme weather events, for the year 2002 and provides a historical perspective on some of the variability and trends that have occurred since the nineteenth century.

This technical document is part of an annual series published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on the status of the global climate. This year’s statement describes the climatic conditions, including extreme weather events, for the year 2003 and provides a historical perspective on some of the variability and trends that have occurred since the nineteenth century.

The policy document on sustainable and inclusive urbanization in Asia Pacific aims to support national and local partners including governments and local communities to achieve inclusive, resilient and sustainable cities. In this regards, it provides a strategic framework that assists countries in formulating and implementing a specific national strategy focusing on cities as urban system and interconnection of different sectors in order to advance the cross-sectoral collaborations at the national and sub-national levels. It provides a common objective and broad guidelines which can be applied to the specific national context.

This policy document provides guidance on what forest managers should consider in assessing vulnerability, risk, mitigation options, and actions for adaptation, mitigation and monitoring in response to climate change. A range of mitigation actions is provided, along with guidance on the additional monitoring and evaluation that may be required in forests in the face of climate change.

This technical document is part of an annual series published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on the status of the global climate. This year’s statement describes the climatic conditions, including extreme weather events, for the year 2004 and provides a historical perspective on some of the variability and trends that have occurred since the nineteenth century.

This technical document is part of an annual series published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on the status of the global climate. It highlights that the year 2005 was most likely one of the two warmest years on record since 1850. The 2005 hurricane season saw some of the most destructive hurricanes on record, which claimed more than 3 000 lives in Central America and the United States. Disastrous floods and landslides due to extreme precipitation events were also reported worldwide. Prolonged drought conditions continued to affect parts of Africa, Australia and the western United States. In 2005, western parts of Europe were also under the grip of a severe drought. Arctic sea ice during September 2005 was the lowest on record and below the average for the fourth consecutive year. The ozone hole in 2005 was the third largest recorded after 2000 and 2003. In December, central Europe and central  and eastern parts of Asia experienced significantly colder than average temperatures.

This technical document is part of an annual series published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on the status of the global climate. The document notes that all the years since the beginning of the new century, including 2006, rank among the 10 warmest years of the observational period ranging from 1850 to the present. It stresses that in the course of the year, Australia, the United States of America and parts of Europe experienced exceptional heat waves. The 2006 typhoon season, even if below average in terms of the number of events, caused disastrous impacts on some south-east Asian nations. Devastating floods and landslides due to heavy precipitation events were reported worldwide and especially affected the Greater Horn of Africa and the Philippines. Prolonged drought conditions persisted in Africa, Australia, China and the United States. In addition, the year 2006 continued the pattern of sharply decreasing Arctic sea ice, and the Antarctic ozone depletion reached new record values.

This technical document is part of an annual series published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on the status of the global climate. It includes inter alia information on global temperatures during 2007, regional temperatures anomalies, droughts, storms and flooding, cyclones, and Artic sea ice.

This technical document is part of an annual series published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on the status of the global climate. It highlights that the year 2008 was notable, in particular, as it signalled positive global temperature anomalies, which positioned it among the ten warmest on record since the beginning of modern measurements in 1850. Several extreme weather and climate events were recorded in various parts of the world in 2008, of which perhaps the most dramatic was tropical cyclone Nargis, which made landfall in Myanmar in May, causing catastrophic destruction and more than 70 000 fatalities. Other parts of the world suffered severe flooding, extreme heatwaves and droughts in 2008, while Arctic sea ice was once more observed to decline markedly, reaching during September its second-lowest historic extent.

This technical document is part of an annual series published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on the status of the global climate. It notes that the year 2011 was a year of climate extremes around the world. Precipitation extremes, many of them associated with one of the strongest La Niña events of the past 60 years, had major impacts on the world. Significant flooding occurred in many places throughout the world, while major droughts affected parts of East Africa and North America. Global mean temperatures in 2011 did not reach the record-setting levels of 2010, but were still the highest observed in a La Niña year, and Arctic sea-ice extent fell to near-record-low levels. Global tropical cyclone activity was below average, but the United States had one of its most destructive tornado seasons on record.

This technical document is part of an annual series published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on the status of the global climate. A key result of the present issue is that despite the cooling influence of a La Niña episode early in the year, 2012 joined the ten previous years as one of the warmest – at ninth place – on record. The document also includes information on regional climate features.

This analytical report reviews the linkages between urbanization and climate change, two of the greatest challenges currently facing humanity in the 21st Century, and whose effects are converging in dangerous ways. It illustrates the significant contribution of urban areas to climate change while at the same time highlighting the potentially devastating effects of climate change on urban populations. It reviews policy responses, strategies and practices that are emerging in urban areas to mitigate and adapt to climate change, as well as their potential achievements and constraints. In conclusion, the report argues that urban areas have a pivotal role in both climate change mitigation and adaptation and identifies strategies and approaches for strengthening this role.

This manual consists of an adaptation coalition toolkit developed to empower people by creating more inclusive, cohesive, and accountable societies in the face of climate change. The framework for this toolkit was developed from testing its implementation over a two-year period in 24 Latin American case study communities in five countries. The purpose of this toolkit is to guide facilitating groups or teams of development practitioners in pursuing participatory collaboration with communities to research and implement adaptation coalitions. This is done to assist the locality in adapting to the local manifestations of climate change. Using the Adaptation Coalition Framework (ACF) as an adaptation tool strategically links the multiple resources of market, state and civil society at various levels to best facilitate the adaptation of vulnerable communities to climate change.

This slide presentation is designed to introduce young people (age 10-14) to the issue of climate change. It discusses the difference between weather and climate, presents the concept of climate variability and change, describes the main natural and human factors affecting the climate and introduces the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs).

This manual aims to link the outputs from the Indian national Low Carbon Transport assessment with the process of developing Low-carbon Comprehensive Mobility Plans (LCMP) within the cities. The document has been published as part of the project on “Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India”. The primary audience for this guidebook are the city planners, transport division executives and consultants working with the cities for transport planning. Given that transport planning requires inputs from other sectors, the guidebook also provides a coverage of emissions and relevant information from other activities.

The technical document presents a case study on a prominent railway system in India that is facing challenges from climate change, along with a framework to analyse such situations. The analysis captures the inter-linkages between climate change variables, developmental variables and system conditions to provide a holistic coverage of associated uncertainties and risks. The report has been published as part of the project on “Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India”.

This technical document presents a review of Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) projects in Indian cities. The study aims to highlight gaps in implementation of policy, and identify appropriate policy and design interventions required to encourage NMT use in Indian cities. The report has been published as part of the project on “Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India”.

This technical document includes a summary for policymakers presenting key findings from the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX). This document contributes to frame the challenge of dealing with extreme weather and climate events as an issue in decision-making under uncertainty, analyzing response in the context of risk management. It consists of nine chapters, covering risk management; observed and projected changes in extreme weather and climate events; exposure and vulnerability to as well as losses resulting from such events; adaptation options from the local to the international scale; the role of sustainable development in modulating risks; and insights from specific case studies. Also available in FRE, SPN, ARB, CHN, RUS.

This poster highlights why education policy-makers should mainstream disaster risk reduction (DRR) into all aspects of the education sector.

This brochure illustrates the role of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in contributing to the achievement of food security for all nations. It is divided in four sections, discussing respectively extreme metrological and hydrological events, WMO contributions, agrometeorological adaptation strategies, and collaboration and partnerships.