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Hydromet Gap Report 2021

Hydromet Gap Report 2021

Gap Report Executive Summary

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Overview

With the past decade being the hottest on record, and the increase in average global temperature already surpassing 1.2°C since pre-industrial times, it is clear that climate change is posing an existential threat.

Current pledges, made in light of the Paris Agreement, are estimated to result in an average temperature increase of 3.2°C or more by the end of the century. 

Developing countries, and in particular Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), are already experiencing the most devastating impacts from increasing weather, water and climate-related extreme events. 

This not only calls for ambitious mitigation measures but also for stepped-up adaptation and resilience efforts.

Alliance statements

“Providing Hydromet assistance to developing countries is key for scaling up and uniting efforts to achieve the common goal of closing the capacity gap on weather, climate, hydrological, disaster risk management, and related environmental services by 2030, and is critical to enable funders such as the Adaptation Fund to help the most vulnerable communities adapt and build resilience to climate change.”
Mikko Ollikainen, Head of the Adaptation Fund
“The lack of sound climate information services impact by taking the pulse of our entire planet delivers the accuracy to predict the risks and future impacts climate change may bring.”
Mafalda Duarte, Climate Investment Funds, Chief Executive Officer
“Better weather forecasts and early warning systems would save millions of lives. Better climate analytics can also dramatically reduce climate physical and transition risks for businesses and preserve livelihoods.”
Yannick Glemarec, Green Climate Fund Executive Director
“It’s critical that we strengthen local and global resilience and capacity to prepare and adapt. A big part of that success will depend on our ability to predict and protect. Therefore, better weather forecasts, early warnings and climate information are essential.”
Inger Andersen, United Nations Environment Programme, Executive Director
“The Alliance partnership is important to the Bank and to Africa. It offers a platform to strengthen resilient development and climate adaptation through improved ground-based observing systems, leading to better weather forecasts of extreme events and climate prediction services. ”
Akinwumi A. Adesina, African Development Bank, President
“Having access to the highest quality climate information for forecasts, weather and climate phenomena, including extreme weather events, is crucial.”
Bandar M.H. Hajjar, Islamic Development Bank, President
“Weather and climate observations are essential to realize the full benefits of investments in weather forecasts, early warnings and climate information. There are triple benefits of avoided losses through reliable and accurate early warning systems; optimized production processes through the application of robust weather forecasts in highly weather-sensitive sectors; and social and environmental benefits related to increased capital investments and fiscal stability.”
Mari Pangestu, World Bank, Managing Director
“In our region, we have significant gaps in weather observations, especially in our Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States, and that’s hampering the ability to respond and adapt to extreme weather events.”
Bruno Carrasco, Asian Development Bank, Director General
“We need to scale up and support long term global cooperation and partnership to strengthen climate resilience of the most vulnerable. The Alliance for Hydromet Development plays a foundational role in this regard”
Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Global Environment Facility, Chief Executive Officer
“Extreme weather and climate events are now increasing in frequency, intensity and severity as a result of climate change. Vulnerable communities are among the hardest hit. The Alliance for Hydromet Development is supporting countries to generate and leverage climate and weather information.”
Achim Steiner, United Nations Development Programme, Administrator
“Countries need greater ability to forecast and predict this climate crisis, so they can protect lives. One of the many different factors driving global hunger today, climate extremes, are one of the most predictable. So let’s work together to help vulnerable communities be better prepared for them.”
David Beasley, World Food Programme, Executive Director
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Contents

  • Foreword
  • Quotes
  • Executive Summary
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2.The climate crisis and the impact of 11 hydromet disasters
  • 3. Hydromet services and the 13 meteorological value chain
  • 4. The benefits of hydromet services
  • 5. The challenges of strengthening hydromet capacity in a systematic manner
  • 6. Assessing the hydromet gap in 25 developing countries
  • 7. Closing the basic observations gap - the systematic observations financing facility
  • 8. The alliance going forward: further actions to close the hydromet capacity gap
  • Annexes
  • Glossary
  • References
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