Presentation of Dr. Bruce Stewart, Director, WMO, at the 1st World Irrigation Forum, Mardin, Turkey

1. World Irrigation Forum
Mardin,Turkey
Mardin Turkey
B. Stewart
Director,
Director Climate and Water Department
BStewart@wmo.int
29 September 2013
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2. Combined global Surface air and Sea Surface Temperatures
average by decade
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3. Global Distribution of Disasters
Source: EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database - www.em-dat.be
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Université Catholique de Louvain - Brussels - Belgium
WMO/CRED Analysis using EM-DAT data
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4. Billions of USD per decade
Geological
495
500
Hydrometeorological
450
400
345
350
300
While economic
losses are on
the way up!
250
200
150
50
Millions of casualties per decade
103
88
100
0
3
160
11
4
56-65
24
14
66-75
Geological
47
76-85
86-95
96-05
decade
2.66
Hydrometeorological
2.5
2
1.73
1.5
15
1
0.39
0.5
0.05
0
0.67
0.65
56-65
0.22
0.17
66-75
Source: EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED
International Disaster Database
76-85
0.25
86-95
0.22
96-05
Loss of life from
hydrometeorological
disasters are
decreasing!
decade
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5. Seamless Meteorological and Climate Forecasts
and Analysis to Support DRM Planning,
Preparedness and Response
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6. Climate Services Cycle
Climate
Services
Information
Systems
Development of
information and
products
Research,
Modelling and
Prediction
Delivery of
Products
Capacity Building
Climate User
Interface
te ace
Programme
Monitoring and
Analysis
Application of
Products
Observations
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