Archives: Service Related

  • Tool development

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    RIMES assists the Member States through the development of tools that facilitate the use of forecast products of different lead times for assessment of potential impacts and generation of guidance/ advisories. Tool customization integrates forecasts available from the NMHS and user requirements, determined through need assessments. Relevant national agencies co-develop country-specific tools. Tools are transferred…

  • Hydro-meteorological hazard assessments

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    RIMES assists countries in assessing the vulnerability of communities and infrastructure to natural hazards, determining their degree of exposure to future hazardous events, and develops risk reduction recommendations to be integrated into development planning processes.  RIMES supports the development of methodology for hazard and vulnerability assessments; hazard assessment; assessment of vulnerability of populations and community…

  • Support to NTWCs on potential earthquake damage, tsunami, and coastal inundation forecasts

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    RIMES supports National Tsunami Warning Centers (NTWCs) in assessing hazards, vulnerability, and exposure to potential earthquakes, tsunamis, and coastal inundations to assist in anticipatory actions. RIMES provides earthquake alerts and regional tsunami bulletins from its 24/7 regional facility for earthquake monitoring and tsunami warning. Within the framework of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO),…

  • Downscaling climate projections

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    RIMES research on climate change deepens understanding of climate variability, potential impacts, and coping strategies  RIMES identifies global climate models that are consistent with observed climate data and trends over the region. Dynamical and statistical downscaling techniques are then used to generate climate scenarios for selected time slices for the country. Evaluation is then undertaken…

  • Monthly and seasonal forecast information

    Monthly and seasonal forecast information

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    RIMES assists countries, on demand, in the analysis of the climate outlook for the season. Forecast models from various global climate centers are analyzed against historical observations, for the selection of models that are consistent with local climatology. The seasonal climate outlook is generated using products from the ensemble prediction system, which are then analyzed…

  • Extreme weather information

    Extreme weather information

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    During severe weather over the region, RIMES integrates the model with higher grid resolution, and severe weather information is provided to potentially affected countries. Model outputs are then used as inputs to appropriate storm surge and hydrological models for storm surge or flood prediction. Enhanced severe weather forecasts and integration into flash flood forecasting Depression…

  • High-resolution weather (up to 10 days) information

    High-resolution weather (up to 10 days) information

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    RIMES utilises research products available from global climate centres for improving resolution and lead time of forecast products resulting in longer-lead, high-resolution, site-specific hydro-meteorological risk information, required for contingency planning and resource management. RIMES facilitates generation and application of high-resolution weather information through: Development and pilot application of 10-day weather forecast Downscaling of global numerical…

  • Support to Member States on localized forecasts

    Support to Member States on localized forecasts

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    Integrated and customized climate services are key to mitigating disaster risks and achieving sustainable development goals through climate adaptation. RIMES supports the Member States to generate high-resolution forecast products and builds capacities to interpret and translate forecast information into impact-based early warning action steps. In collaboration with the National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)…

  • CARE South Asia

    CARE South Asia

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    The Climate Adaptation and Resilience for South Asia (CARE South Asia) project, supported by the World Bank, is aimed at building resilience to climate change by promoting evidence-based climate-smart decision-making and enhancing policies, standards, and capacities for climate-resilient development in the Southasia region. CARE-South Asia project is being jointly implemented by RIMES and ADPC. On the…

  • South Asia Hydromet Forum

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    South Asia Hydro-met Forum (SAHF) is a regional initiative that provides capacity building and training activities to support National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) to generate and transform climate data into reliable information that is critical in saving lives and assets and strengthening the resilience of communities in South Asia. The World Bank’s “SAHF South Asia…