This 2014 edition of WMO’s internationally recognized series provides an overview of the key climate events of the year and an in-depth analysis of regional trends as part of a WMO drive to provide more information at regional and national levels to support adaptation to climate variability and change. This Statement draws on data provided by […]
WMO statement on the status of the global climate in 2014 Read More »
In December of 2007 the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) at Columbia University’s Earth Institute formed a partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The Red Cross Red Crescent (RC/RC) Climate Centre helps facilitate the effort to provide the IFRC with tools and support to improve
Fundación PROFIN has developed an innovative index-based insurance scheme that has been piloted in four provinces in the North and Central Altiplano regions of Bolivia. The scheme combines incentives for pro-active risk reduction and a flexible, people-centered index mechanism. In this scheme the trigger is based on the production levels of reference plots of farmland
Bolivia: Fondo de Mitigación del Riesgo Agrícola (FMRA) Read More »