Armenia Ongoing Projects Completed Projects Climate Risk Management Technical Assistance Support Project Bangladesh Ongoing Projects Enhancing early warning system for community-based response in Bangladesh under SHOUHARDO- II Piloting of Bay of Bengal cyclones and depression tracks and landfall for enhanced accuracy and improved lead time for disaster risk reduction in Nobo Jibon Program areas, Bangladesh […]

The project aims to define enabling conditions for practical integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in Southeast Asia. Key activities are the review of institutional mechanisms for, and policies, projects, and research on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA); and analysis of enabling conditions for DRR and CCA integration.

The project aims to develop high-resolution regional climate model for the Maldives through statistical and dynamic downscaling of Global Climate Models (GCMs) to provide projections for use in national and local planning. The project aimed for availability of downscaled climate change projections for the Maldives, and capacity within climate-sensitive sectors on use of downscaled projections […]

The project aims to develop probabilistic seismic hazard and risk maps for Rangpur, Dinajpur, Mymensingh, Tangail, Bogra, and Rajshahi. The project aimed to assess seismic hazard and risks in 6 cities in Bangladesh, under the Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme Phase II. Key activities included development of probabilistic seismic hazard maps for Rangpur, Dinajpur, Mymensingh, Tangail, […]

The project aims to facilitate the integration of tsunami warning into national early warning systems through the establishment, capacity building, and institutionalization of early warning national forums with participation of mass-based organization. The project further focussed on capacity building of field-level National Red Cross Society in forecast translation. Furthermore, RIMES conducted system audits to ensure functionality […]

The project aimed to build capacities of UNDP, UN, regional agency personnel, and partner agencies in Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste on analyzing risks related to climate variability and change, and identify risk management solutions, to inform country climate risk management and climate change adaptation program development. Key activities: […]

The project aims to improve the National Red Cross Society headquarters‚ preparedness for emergency response through the use of early warning information in guiding preparedness activities. Key activities include training of National Red Cross Society headquarter personnel on early warning information interpretation, translation, communication, and application; enhancement of existing DM/ CBDM training curriculum; and documentation […]

The project aimed to assist the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)‚Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) and the Bureau for Development Policy‚Energy and Environment Group (BDP/EEG) in identifying, through stakeholder approach, science-informed priority climate risk management and climate change adaptation actions in Armenia, Ecuador, Indonesia, and Mozambique, to guide UNDP programming in these countries. […]

The project aims to support the strengthening of Nepal‚s national capacity for flood risk reduction and adaptation to climate change by improving data processing capabilities and enable the generation of user-friendly climate and flood risk information for decision-making. Key activities include the customization of meso-scale forecasting system (WRF) for Nepal domain; the validation and improvement […]

The project developed climate, flood, and flashflood forecasting and application technologies, and transferred these to and built capacities of Government of Bangladesh institutions and professionals for operationalization. Key activities include the development and improvement of weather, climate, and flood forecast schemes of 1-6 days, 20-25 days, and 1-6 months lead times; the transfer of the […]

The project aims to design and establish a basic 24/7 National Weather and Flood Forecasting and Warning Center in Bhutan, for providing reliable weather and flood forecasts for early warning of hydro-meteorological hazards. Key activities include the assessment of existing systems for weather and flood forecasting, and identification of capacity gaps; system design for weather […]

The project aims to establish RIMES regional center for tsunami warning, with capabilities to receive and process seismic, sea level, and deep ocean data; evaluate data to assess tsunamigenic potential, and prepare and disseminate earthquake alerts and tsunami watch to RIMES Member States. Key activities include the design of tsunami watch provision system, which includes […]