ClimateChange
mitigation/adaptationand
emergencytelecommunication
OpeningremarksofthemoderatorforthesessiononClimate
Changeissues
GET-2016
28Jan.2016
Peiliang Shi
WMO
Three majorglobalagreements
reachedin2015
• The SendaiFrameworkforDisasterRisk
Reduction- Target7:Substantiallyincreasethe
availabilityofandaccesstomulti-hazardearly
warningsystemsanddisasterriskinformation
assessmentsby2030
• UNSustainableDevelopmentGoals - Goal17:
Takeurgentactiontocombatclimatechangeand
itsimpacts
• ParisAgreementonClimate Change- 2°C/1.5°C
WMO’srole inimplementingthose
agreements
• DisasterRiskReductionisoneof7 priorityareas
ofWMO
• SupportMembercountriestocombatClimate
Changebyprovidingsciencebasedinformation
• ClimateChangemitigationreliesoneffective
monitoringofemissionreductionglobal
greenhousegases,esp.CO2
• ClimateChangeadaptationrequiresimproved
earlywarningservices
WMO’smajorinitiatives relatedto
ClimateChange
• WMOIntegratedGlobalObservationSystem
• GlobalFrameworkforClimateServices
• Multi-HazardEarlyWarningServices
ICT, includingEmergencyTelecommunication,
playsimportantrolesintheimplementationof
thoseinitiatives
– Collecting andexchangingobservationdata
– Processingdatatoproduceweatherforecasts
andclimatepredictions
– Disseminatinginformationtousersbefore,during
andafterextremeweatherandclimateevents
"Hotter,drier,wetter.FacetheFuture”
• Themeofthe2016WorldMeteorologicalDay–
23March
• Thethemehasbeenchosentoillustratethe
realityofclimatechange.Asaresultofheattrappinggreenhousegasesinouratmosphere,
landandseasurfacetemperaturesarerising.The
frequencyandintensityofextremeeventslike
heatwaves andheavyrainfallisincreasing.
Withouturgentactiontocutcarbondioxide
emissions,thistrendwillaccelerate.