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While fungi as a whole have tons of awesome health benefits, these mushrooms are especially known for their medicinal properties, and many have been used in traditional medicine throughout history. ecowatch.com/mushrooms-healt…
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RT @EU_Commission: 🌲By 2030, we want to plant three billion additional trees.
With our Forest Strategy, we are taking action to protect and restore forests while ensuring they are managed more sustainably.
You can be part of this effort by using the 'MapMyTree' app. #EUGreenDeal #3BillionTrees
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With our Forest Strategy, we are taking action to protect and restore forests while ensuring they are managed more sustainably.
You can be part of this effort by using the 'MapMyTree' app. #EUGreenDeal #3BillionTrees
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🌊🌱Mangroves are essential to #biodiversity but are disappearing at an alarming rate!
Coastal flooding from storm surges can be reduced by coastal #mangroves.
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
But do you know what they are and why #MangrovesMatter?
Find out w/ @FAO ⬇️
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Coastal flooding from storm surges can be reduced by coastal #mangroves.
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
But do you know what they are and why #MangrovesMatter?
Find out w/ @FAO ⬇️
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This month the iconic @gp_warrior will be in the Philippines to demand #ClimateJustice!
As an extremely climate vulnerable country, the Philippines experiences at least 20 typhoons a year. But due to #climatechange, these events are becoming more intense.
Follow @gpph or watch this space for the exciting events coming up!
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As an extremely climate vulnerable country, the Philippines experiences at least 20 typhoons a year. But due to #climatechange, these events are becoming more intense.
Follow @gpph or watch this space for the exciting events coming up!
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RT @GreenpeaceSEA: Another milestone as the #ClimateJusticeWalk stopped by Catbalogan, Samar.
Mayor Dexter M. Uy today issued a Climate Declaration in his city saying that Catbalogan recognizes that the climate crisis is a development issue that necessitates an emergency mobilization [1/3]
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Mayor Dexter M. Uy today issued a Climate Declaration in his city saying that Catbalogan recognizes that the climate crisis is a development issue that necessitates an emergency mobilization [1/3]
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Climate change and nutrient pollution are driving oxygen out of the #ocean and coastal waters, threatening marine life and fisheries.
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RT @Energy4Europe: Have you registered for the #CCUSForum? ✍️
The event will cover a wide range of topics, from implementing industrial carbon strategies to reaching #ClimateNeutrality to how to achieve sufficient #CO2 storage capacity for EU climate goals.
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The event will cover a wide range of topics, from implementing industrial carbon strategies to reaching #ClimateNeutrality to how to achieve sufficient #CO2 storage capacity for EU climate goals.
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How well do national action plans #ForNature cover marine and coastal #biodiversity? 🐬🪸🌊
UNEP-WCMC and partners looked at case studies and used computational analysis to review 145 NBSAPs. Discover more in our report➡️ eu1.hubs.ly/H05Zwd20 🦪🐳
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UNEP-WCMC and partners looked at case studies and used computational analysis to review 145 NBSAPs. Discover more in our report➡️ eu1.hubs.ly/H05Zwd20 🦪🐳
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Renewables, greener materials, recycling, and reflective roofs can cut down on construction emissions without breaking the bank. @IFC_org’s new flagship report #BuildingGreen explores solutions that can reduce emissions by 23% in the next decade: wrld.bg/WeST50Q3KpT
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Enabling "Response-ability"
A stocktaking of #FarmerFieldSchools on smallholder forestry and #agroforestry
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Enabling "Response-ability"
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In 2006, only 50,000 Saiga antelopes were left in Kazakhstan’s golden steppe. Thanks to the #GenerationRestoration efforts of the Altyn Dala Initiative, their population has now rebounded to over 1 million.
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RT @CopernicusEU: #ImageOfTheDay #Ciarán is one of the strongest storms to hit Europe in recent times
It brought hurricane-force winds & heavy rains broke several records & caused at least 7 casualties
⬇️ #Sentinel3 acquired this image yesterday when #StormCiaran covered large part of Europe
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It brought hurricane-force winds & heavy rains broke several records & caused at least 7 casualties
⬇️ #Sentinel3 acquired this image yesterday when #StormCiaran covered large part of Europe
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Beautiful but dangerous: although nice to see from space, the emerald-green swirls in this @copernicusEU #Sentinel2 image of lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, denote runaway blooms of toxic cyanobacteria, or blue–green algae, which pose a serious threat to ecology and human health.
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Africa NMHSs called upon to prioritize safety of citizens
African heads of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) have been urged to apply the knowledge they amassed from a WMO-sponsored Executive Training Programme to protect millions of people across the continent who are vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change.
Nearly 60 directors of NMHS from across Africa and other regions including South America, South Asia, Oceania and the Caribbean took part in the capacity-building conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, under the auspices of WMO in collaboration with the South African Weather Service (SAWS) and the Henley School of Business.
Closing the week-long programme on Friday, October 27, 2923, the Deputy Chairperson of the SAWS Board, Itani Phaduli, urged directors not to fail vulnerable communities who look up to NHMSs for early warning systems that help protect lives and livelihoods.
“One of the images that will stay with me for a long time is a picture of distraught communities wading through dirty waters, alongside police search and rescue dogs, in search of the remains of their loved ones, in the aftermath of the Durban floods in April last year,” Mr Phaduuli said. “Whereas NMHSs may not be in control of weather and climate patterns, you need to do your utmost best to minimise such cases.”
Meanwhile, some of the directors of NMHS who participated in the programme hailed the training session as a pivotal step towards meeting the objective of the United Nations’ (UN) Early Warnings for All initiative.
In 2022, UN Secretary-General, Mr Antonio Guterres called on the nations of the world to make an effort to see to it that everyone on earth is protected from hazardous weather, water, or climate events through life-saving early warning systems. According to the WMO, Africa accounted for 35% of weather, climate, and water-related fatalities between 1970 and 2021. Despite this, 60% of the African population did not have access to early warning systems – the lowest rate of any region in the world.
Speaking at the end of the programme, WMO Regional Association I (Africa) Vice-President Dr Adérito Aramuge, who is also the director of Mozambique’s National Institute of Meteorology and that country’s Permanent Representative with the WMO, said many countries on the continent needed resources to put effective early warning systems in place to pushback against the harsh effects of climate change.
“Climate change is upon us, and Meteorological Services have a role to bring about resilience ... Leaders of the Meteorological Services must do their best to ensure that they have early warning systems in their countries. To do that we need to mobilise funds,” Dr Aramuge said.
He added that the programme had equipped attendees with necessary skills to go about finding capital to cover the costs of establishing early warning systems.
Referring to the Early Warning for All Action Plan for Africa, which was unveiled during the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi Kenya early September 2023, Dr Aramuge said countries have a responsibility to devise their own action plans at national level. This responsibility, he said, rested on the shoulders of NMHS directors.
Also speaking in the shadow of the programme, Somalia’s Permanent Representative with the WMO Mr Omar Haji Mohamed said the training would go a long way to help NMHSs overcome the challenges they face.
Mr Mohamed shed light on some of the difficulties in his country in respect of early warning systems. These included the fragmentation of the National Meteorological Office as a result of previous political instability. He said, however, that processes were underway to establish a central agency to play the role of an NHMS.
According to the State of Climate in Africa in 2022 report, published in September 2023, Africa experienced several severe weather events in the period under review, leading to untold devastation among communities, in addition to serious economic [...]
African heads of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) have been urged to apply the knowledge they amassed from a WMO-sponsored Executive Training Programme to protect millions of people across the continent who are vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change.
Nearly 60 directors of NMHS from across Africa and other regions including South America, South Asia, Oceania and the Caribbean took part in the capacity-building conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, under the auspices of WMO in collaboration with the South African Weather Service (SAWS) and the Henley School of Business.
Closing the week-long programme on Friday, October 27, 2923, the Deputy Chairperson of the SAWS Board, Itani Phaduli, urged directors not to fail vulnerable communities who look up to NHMSs for early warning systems that help protect lives and livelihoods.
“One of the images that will stay with me for a long time is a picture of distraught communities wading through dirty waters, alongside police search and rescue dogs, in search of the remains of their loved ones, in the aftermath of the Durban floods in April last year,” Mr Phaduuli said. “Whereas NMHSs may not be in control of weather and climate patterns, you need to do your utmost best to minimise such cases.”
Meanwhile, some of the directors of NMHS who participated in the programme hailed the training session as a pivotal step towards meeting the objective of the United Nations’ (UN) Early Warnings for All initiative.
In 2022, UN Secretary-General, Mr Antonio Guterres called on the nations of the world to make an effort to see to it that everyone on earth is protected from hazardous weather, water, or climate events through life-saving early warning systems. According to the WMO, Africa accounted for 35% of weather, climate, and water-related fatalities between 1970 and 2021. Despite this, 60% of the African population did not have access to early warning systems – the lowest rate of any region in the world.
Speaking at the end of the programme, WMO Regional Association I (Africa) Vice-President Dr Adérito Aramuge, who is also the director of Mozambique’s National Institute of Meteorology and that country’s Permanent Representative with the WMO, said many countries on the continent needed resources to put effective early warning systems in place to pushback against the harsh effects of climate change.
“Climate change is upon us, and Meteorological Services have a role to bring about resilience ... Leaders of the Meteorological Services must do their best to ensure that they have early warning systems in their countries. To do that we need to mobilise funds,” Dr Aramuge said.
He added that the programme had equipped attendees with necessary skills to go about finding capital to cover the costs of establishing early warning systems.
Referring to the Early Warning for All Action Plan for Africa, which was unveiled during the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi Kenya early September 2023, Dr Aramuge said countries have a responsibility to devise their own action plans at national level. This responsibility, he said, rested on the shoulders of NMHS directors.
Also speaking in the shadow of the programme, Somalia’s Permanent Representative with the WMO Mr Omar Haji Mohamed said the training would go a long way to help NMHSs overcome the challenges they face.
Mr Mohamed shed light on some of the difficulties in his country in respect of early warning systems. These included the fragmentation of the National Meteorological Office as a result of previous political instability. He said, however, that processes were underway to establish a central agency to play the role of an NHMS.
According to the State of Climate in Africa in 2022 report, published in September 2023, Africa experienced several severe weather events in the period under review, leading to untold devastation among communities, in addition to serious economic [...]
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implications. These included drought in the horn of Africa, where Somalia is located, and severe cases of flooding in the southern parts of the continent such as Mozambique and South Africa.
The training programme covered key leadership and management competencies, covering themes such as leading a purposeful organisation; complex adaptive systems; and commercial management and financial management. It was the second of its kind to be held in South Africa following one which took place in 2019.
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Protect vital radio frequency bands: WMO
Radio frequency bands are a key requirement for all Earth-observation systems and must be protected from harmful interference, according to WMO Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas.
Writing in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) News magazine, Prof Taalas outlines WMO’s position ahead of the forthcoming World Radiocommunication Conference.
"Access to the radio-frequency spectrum is critical to the meteorological and hydrological infrastructure that underpins weather and related environmental services worldwide. Satellites, weather radar, radiosondes, hydrological observing systems, and drifting buoys all operate based on radio or microwave transmissions," he writes.
“The safety of life and property depends on weather and environmental forecasts. Extended warning times for severe events enable citizens, civil authorities and first responders to act."
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The World Radiocommunication Conference, WRC-23, is organized by ITU and takes place from 20 November and 15 December in Dubai. It will update the Radio Regulations, the global treaty governing radio spectrum and satellite orbits.
Ahead of the conference, ITU News published a dedicated edition on Science services : Earth observation at the World Radiocommunication Conference.
"Radio networks are vital to making our world more sustainable, and WRC-23 can help us move forward together on all fronts," comments ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin.
“One of those fronts is climate monitoring, mitigation, and adaptation. ITU is a key partner in Early Warnings for All — the UN Secretary-General’s groundbreaking initiative to ensure everyone on Earth is protected from climate hazards and disasters through life-saving alerts by the end of 2027. At this critical juncture for action, ITU News Magazine explores space-based science services. Through keen observation and data, we can build a more resilient, inclusive, fair, and sustainable world.”
Longstanding collaboration between WMO and the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU–R — one of three Sectors of the International Telecommunication Union) has cemented the growing synergies between meteorology, early warning systems, data and digital technologies.
WMO, through its Expert Team on Radio Frequency Coordination has produced a position statement on the agenda for the World Radiocommunication Conference. From a meteorological and climate-monitoring perspective, the most critical issues that require support from national administrations are concerned with the measurement of sea surface temperature and the observations of space weather.
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Radio frequency bands are a key requirement for all Earth-observation systems and must be protected from harmful interference, according to WMO Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas.
Writing in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) News magazine, Prof Taalas outlines WMO’s position ahead of the forthcoming World Radiocommunication Conference.
"Access to the radio-frequency spectrum is critical to the meteorological and hydrological infrastructure that underpins weather and related environmental services worldwide. Satellites, weather radar, radiosondes, hydrological observing systems, and drifting buoys all operate based on radio or microwave transmissions," he writes.
“The safety of life and property depends on weather and environmental forecasts. Extended warning times for severe events enable citizens, civil authorities and first responders to act."
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The World Radiocommunication Conference, WRC-23, is organized by ITU and takes place from 20 November and 15 December in Dubai. It will update the Radio Regulations, the global treaty governing radio spectrum and satellite orbits.
Ahead of the conference, ITU News published a dedicated edition on Science services : Earth observation at the World Radiocommunication Conference.
"Radio networks are vital to making our world more sustainable, and WRC-23 can help us move forward together on all fronts," comments ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin.
“One of those fronts is climate monitoring, mitigation, and adaptation. ITU is a key partner in Early Warnings for All — the UN Secretary-General’s groundbreaking initiative to ensure everyone on Earth is protected from climate hazards and disasters through life-saving alerts by the end of 2027. At this critical juncture for action, ITU News Magazine explores space-based science services. Through keen observation and data, we can build a more resilient, inclusive, fair, and sustainable world.”
Longstanding collaboration between WMO and the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU–R — one of three Sectors of the International Telecommunication Union) has cemented the growing synergies between meteorology, early warning systems, data and digital technologies.
WMO, through its Expert Team on Radio Frequency Coordination has produced a position statement on the agenda for the World Radiocommunication Conference. From a meteorological and climate-monitoring perspective, the most critical issues that require support from national administrations are concerned with the measurement of sea surface temperature and the observations of space weather.
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English
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