Inland Flooding Risk

Inland Flooding Risk
Author: Association of British Insurers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2000-09-01
Genre: Climatology
ISBN: 9781903193099

Assessment of Hydrologic and Hydrometeorological Operations and Services

Assessment of Hydrologic and Hydrometeorological Operations and Services
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 62
Release: 1996-12-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309175038

Floods are by far the most devastating of all weather-related hazards in the United States. The National Weather Service (NWS) is charged by Congress to provide river and flood forecasts and warnings to the public to protect life and property and to promote the nation's economic and environmental well-being (such as through support for water resources management). As part of a modernization of its technologies and organizational structure, the NWS is undertaking a thorough updating of its hydrologic products and services and the activities that produce them. The National Weather Service Modernization Committee of the National Research Council undertook a comprehensive assessment of the NWS' plans and progress for the modernization of hydrologic and hydrometeorological operations and services. The committee's conclusions and recommendations and their related analysis and rationale are presented in this report.

Weather Index Insurance

Weather Index Insurance
Author: Ahmed, T.
Publisher: WorldFish
Total Pages: 12
Release:
Genre:
ISBN:

ÿWorldFish and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) held a two-day workshop on the topic of Weather Index-Based Insurance: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Bangladesh. Weather index insurance is based on a predefined weather event which when triggered ensures automatic payout to farmers who have taken out insurance. For example, the climatic trigger could be a predefined consecutive number of days where rainfall is below a set level or when the floodwater level reaches above a certain point. Index insurance has been operating for about 10 years in many countries but is still at an early stage in Bangladesh, where there are two schemes currently being piloted and three other projects being developed. The aim of the two-day workshop was twofold: to ascertain the present state of index insurance in Bangladesh and elsewhere, and to work together to identify ways forward.

Management of Weather and Climate Risk in the Energy Industry

Management of Weather and Climate Risk in the Energy Industry
Author: Alberto Troccoli
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2009-12-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9048136911

Meteorological and climate data are indeed essential both in day-to-day energy management and for the definition of production and distribution infrastructures. For instance, the supply of electricity to users can be disturbed by extreme meteorological events such as thunderstorms with unusually strong winds, severe icing, severe cold spells, sea level elevation associated with storm surges, floods ... To be protected against such events, it is not sufficient to act after they have taken place. It is necessary to identify their potential impacts precisely and assess the probability of their occurrence. This book shows that this can only be done through an enhanced dialogue between the energy community and the climate and meteorology community. This implies an in-depth dialogue between actors to define precisely what kind of data is needed and how it should be used. Météo-France has been in long-term cooperation with the energy sector, including the fields of electricity production and distribution. Drawing on this experience, it should be noted in this respect the importance of lo- term partnership between actors as exemplified here by the message of EDF.

Weather and Climate Resilience

Weather and Climate Resilience
Author: David P. Rogers
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2013-10-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1464800278

This book articulates why services from national meteorological and hydrological services (NMHSs) are important to improve nations' weather and climate resilience. It provides a baseline vision for improving NMHSs, identifies obstacles, and recommends World Bank strategies.

New Trends in Water and Environmental Engineering for Safety and Life

New Trends in Water and Environmental Engineering for Safety and Life
Author: U. Maione
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1412
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9058091384

This volume looks at recent scientific knowledge and innovative techniques concerning environmental matters. The proceedings focus on topics such as hydraulic protection of territory and defence, utilization of water resources, architecture and planning of fluival/coastal landscape and much more.

Bulletin

Bulletin
Author: World Meteorological Organization
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2011
Genre: Meteorology
ISBN: