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Climate information seen as key in new 'Early Warning, Early Action' report

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The latest World Disasters Report by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies argues that disaster-relief agencies need to shift focus from expensive response operations to cost-effective prevention measures. An important component of this, the report details, is using climate records, monitoring and forecasts to make planning decisions days, weeks, even months ahead. Read more...


Upcoming events and seminars...

June 17, 2009: IRI Seminar: IRI-IFRC Collaboration and the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre (illustrated by examples from the IRI-IFRC partnership). view

June 18, 2009: IRI Seminar: Climate, Forecast and Impacts Briefing. Our monthly meeting during which we unveil the latest global and regional forecasts, as well as discuss climate-related events around the world. view


Recent news, publications and other notables...

Insurance Firm Sows Seeds (Addis Fortune). view

Climate and Meningitis in Africa (Climate Matters blog). view

The difficulty of predicting hurricane season (blogs.physicstoday.org). view

Monsoon advances into Goa, parts of Konkan (thehindubusinessline.com). view


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