IFRC Asia Pacific: When help is far away, being ready is even more critical

By Olivia Acosta, IFRC (This story appeared first on the IFRC website last week.) Whether it’s extreme winter of Mongolia [...]
By Florence Pichon, Climate Centre, Bangkok What happens when an early warning is sounded and heard but there’s no money to act?With improved forecasting technology, people can anticipate disasters and mitigate their impacts, protecting lives, livelihoods and key infrastructure. But it’s well established that early-warning systems need to be backed up by proper financing strategies that can disburse money to [...]
Read moreBy the Climate Centre There was a striking east-west contrast in climate conditions last year, with extremely dry and often [...]
By the Climate Centre Celebrations organized by national weather services for World Meteorological Day were today Monday taking place worldwide, [...]