African Development Bank joins forces with international organisations to help developing countries build resilience to extreme weather
The
African Development Bank has joined forces with 11 other international
organizations to assist developing countries to build resilience against the
impact of natural disasters caused by extreme weather.
Following
a series of deadly weather events that have caused widespread destruction,
especially in Africa, the institutions came together at the COP 25 climate
change conference in Madrid on Tuesday to launch the Alliance
for Hydromet Development.
“The
science is clear: the global average temperature has increased by 1.1°C
since the pre-industrial period, and by 0.2°C compared to 2011-2015,” said
Petteri Taalas, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization.
“Ambitious
climate action requires countries to be equipped with the most reliable warning
systems and best available climate information services. Many developing
countries are facing capacity constraints to provide these services. The
Alliance is the vehicle to collectively scale up our support to the most
vulnerable.”
The
members of the Alliance have committed to ramping up action that strengthens
the capacity of developing countries to deliver high-quality weather forecasts,
early warning systems, hydrological and climate services. Known for short as
“hydromet” services, these underpin resilient development by protecting lives,
property and livelihoods.
“The
African Development Bank joins the Alliance in recognizing the gap in the
limited capacity of African countries to address vulnerability to extreme
climate shocks,” said Anthony Nyong, Director for Climate Change and Green
Growth at the African Development Bank.
“Through
the Hydromet Alliance, we are committed to doubling our climate finance support
to African countries and will work with them to transition from dealing with
disaster emergencies to building resilience against the impacts of extreme
weather events.”
The
founding members of the Alliance for Hydromet Development are the Adaptation Fund, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the Global Environment
Facility, Green Climate
Fund, the Islamic Development Bank,
the United Nations Development Programme,
the United Nations Environment
Programme, the World Bank,
the World Food Programme and
the World
Meteorological Organization.
Members
of the Alliance have committed to unite their efforts in four areas: by
strengthening capacity to operate observational systems and seeking innovative
ways to finance observations; by boosting capacity for science-based mitigation
and adaptation planning; thirdly, by strengthening early warning systems, for
improved disaster risk management (this would involve developing multi-hazard
national warning systems, comprising better risk information, forecasting
capabilities, warning dissemination, and anticipatory response). The members
also agreed to boost investments for better effectiveness and sustainability.
This would include systematically strengthening the World
Meteorological Organization integrated global, regional and national
operational hydromet system.
The
actions of the Alliance to close the hydromet capacity gap are guided by the
principles of UN agreements, including the Sustainable
Development Goals , the Paris
Agreement on climate change and the Sendai Framework
for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
The
Alliance is open for membership to all public international development,
humanitarian, and financial institutions that assist the hydromet capacity of
developing countries.
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