APFM IDMP Flood & Drought Management

💧 Two back-to-back regional workshops on-going in Lomé, Togo - Volta Project 💧

Under the framework of the Project: “Integrating Flood and Drought Management and Early Warning for Climate Change Adaptation in the Volta Basin”, regional workshops 1) summarizing the results of the trainings on “Nature-based Solutions” and recommendations for the development of concept notes on nature-based solutions for flood and drought management (04 and 05 July 2022) and 2 ) Training of the national and regional forecasters on VOLTALARM myDewetra Early Warning System are currently organized in Lomé Togo.

The first two-day workshop on -based solution bankable project development is attended by various national focal points of the financial institutions or donors such as the Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund, Global Environmental facility together with the national representatives from the water resources services.
Following the first workshop, a three-day regional training workshop will be conducted on the VoltAlarm early warning system with the forecasters from the regional organization (Volta Basin Authority, WASCAL, ECOWAS, AGRHYMET) and meteorological and hydrological services of the Volta Basin countries. The training on the VOLTALARM EWS will be an opportunity for the participants to get knowledge on the available hydrological and meteorological observation and forecasting products and tools and acquire skills on the functionalities and usage of the VOLTALARM system for day to day monitoring of the climate change events.

The VFDM project is implemented by the World Meteorological Organization Volta Basin Authority (VBA) and Global Water Partnership-West Africa Africa (GWP-WA) technically supported by CIMA Research Foundation, IUCN Water and Land Management Programme, Italian Civil Protection Department, Knowledge and Awareness Mapping Platform and is funded by the Adaptation Fund.

💧💧💧The 3-days national technical workshop was organized in Accra, Ghana for presenting to the National and regional stakeholders of the Volta Basin region, the Volta risk profile for floods and droughts, based on the results of the risk maps developed by CIMA Research Foundation and VU University researchers with the probabilistic approach. The overall outcome of the workshop was to gather feedbacks and suggestions about recommendations and key messages for an action plan for risk prevention and (mid-to-long term) management strategies.

The National workshop in Accra was attended by more than 20 participants mainly from the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), Disaster Management, Water Resources commission, Geographic Institute, Municipal Assembly, etc.

In the opening ceremony, the honorable Minister Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah, from Ministry of Sanitation and Water resources was present with the representative of Autorité du Bassin de la Volta - Volta Basin Authority, Water Resources Commission Ghana - WRC and World Meteorological Organization

Similar National workshops are planned in other Volta Basin countries during April and May 2022.

National workshops to raise awareness of regional and national stakeholders about the Volta risk profile for floods and droughts – Associated Programme on Flood Management The 3-days national technical workshop was organized in Accra, Ghana for presenting to the National and regional stakeholders of the Volta Basin region, the Volta risk profile for floods and droughts, based on the results of the risk maps developed by CIMA Research Foundation and VU University resea...

Happy !!! Today on the occasion of the World Water Day 2022, 9 young professionals finalists pitched their idea to the jury for the APFM IDMP WMO-GWP-Water Youth Network "Global Integrated Flood and Drought Management Competition for -led Projects"!!

The jury is now deliberating…! Stay tuned for the winner announcement!

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APFM-IDMP-WYN Global Integrated Flood and Drought Management Competition for #Youth-led Projects – Associated Programme on Flood Management Today on the occasion of the World Water Day 2022, 9 young professionals finalists presented to the jury their live pitch.

💧 Webinar Alert - Save the Date💧 APFM IDMP WMO-GWP, Water Youth Network, Anticipation Hub & celebrate 2022!

Join us to interact with young professionals working on translating early warning into early action - the theme of !

The Water Youth Network together with the Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM IDMP WMO-GWP), a joint World Meteorological Organization and Global Water Partnership initiative, and the Anticipation Hub are coming together to highlight inspiring stories of early career professionals across science, policy and practice working on translating early warning into early action.

🗓️ March 25, 2022 - 11:30 – 12:45 CET

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On the World Meteorological Organization together with the Global Water Partnership and Water Youth Networkorganized a webinar on ‘Mainstreaming Gender into End-2-End-Early Warning System for Flood Forecasting and Integrated Flood Management’.
The webinar was successfully organized and was attended by 78 participants working in different National agencies, international organization and NGOs!

Check out the recorded video of the webinar, the presentations from the Panelists & the Menti results from the participant’s response by clicking on the link provided below👇

Mainstreaming Gender into End-2-End-Early Warning System for Flood Forecasting and Integrated Flood Management – Associated Programme on Flood Management The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) together with the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and Water Youth Network (WYN) are organizing a webinar on ‘Mainstreaming Gender into End-2-End-Early Warning System for Flood Forecasting and Integrated Flood Management’ starting at 2 pm CET to celebrat...

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Funded by the Adaptation Fund, the Volta project activities are supporting National stakeholders to generate early warning information for the Volta Basin region (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo).

Read the news item here:
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Read more about the Volta Flood and Drought Management ( ) project here:
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We are on Climate Home News!! – Associated Programme on Flood Management Funded by the Adaptation Fund, the Volta project activities are supporting National stakeholders to generate early warning information for the Volta Basin region (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo).

We are on Climate Home News!!

Funded by the Adaptation Fund, the Volta project activities are supporting National stakeholders to generate early warning information for the Volta Basin region (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo).

Read the news item here:
https://lnkd.in/d2Ekeqpj

Read more about the Volta Flood and Drought Management ( ) project here:
https://lnkd.in/gRHFfRk6

Volta Basin – Associated Programme on Flood Management The Volta Basin is one of the most vulnerable region in West Africa due to its high exposure and low adaptive capacity to water-related disasters. This area has been affected by climate change events such as flood and drought, generating social, economic and environmental losses to almost two millio...

💧 Webinar Alert - Save the Date💧 World Meteorological Organization and Global Water Partnership in partnership with Water Youth Network celebrate !

A webinar on Mainstreaming Gender into E2E-EWS-FF and Integrated Flood Management will be presented by high-profile professionals across the globe and discussions will be held on:
⤐ How are women engaged in the entire value chain of E2E- EWS-FF and IFM processes?
⤐ How can we improve and sustain it?
⤐ How to improve the engagement of youth in E2E-EWS-FF?

📅 Join us on the March 8, 2022 | 14:00 – 15:10 CET to learn more about it!

For more information- check out our flyer!

Registration link:
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💧 Happening Now In Ghana - Our team is in the field conducting the sixth and final national capacity building workshop on “Nature-based solutions for flood and drought management in the Volta Basin”💧

The sixth and final national capacity building workshop on “Nature-based solutions for flood and drought management in the Volta Basin” for the stakeholders of Ghana with a view to develop bankable projects is presently on-going in Accra, Ghana for the next three days (15-17 February 2022). This is organized under the framework of the Volta Flood and Drought Management ( ) project, funded by the Adaptation Fund. The national workshops in the other five Volta Basin countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo) were successfully completed between November 2021 and February 2022.

The World Meteorological Organization Basin Authority (VBA) and Global Water Partnership-West Africa (GWP-WA) Consortium of the VFDM project in collaboration with IUCN as a technical partner, will strengthen national capacities on the nature-based solutions for effective management of floods and drought events and taking it into account in identification and development of bankable projects for the mobilization of related financing at both national and regional levels.

Please check here to download the workshop concept note and additional information: https://lnkd.in/dRDqAmzj

For VFDM project information: check here https://lnkd.in/gRHFfRk6

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💡 Call for Applications: ABCD Future Environmental Leaders Scholarships 2022 - Application Deadline Extended!
Don't miss out on these great opportunities! 💧💧💧

📅 Application deadline: Extended until February 28th, 2022

https://www.floodmanagement.info/call-for-applications-abcd-future-environmental-leaders-scholarships-2022/

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Call for Applications: ABCD Future Environmental Leaders Scholarships 2022 – Associated Programme on Flood Management With the ABCD-Centre, the project partners RWTH Aachen University, Asian Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, United Nations University – Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) and Technische Universität Dresden are joining ...

❗Deadline approaching => 16.01.2022❗Last chance to join the competition on integrated flood and drought management!

Winner gets 3000€ & support of World Meteorological Organization and Global Water Partnership

Find details here:
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👉 Deadline extended❗

If you are between 15 and 35 years old and have great ideas that you would like to see implemented on integrated flood and drought management ! JOIN THIS COMPETITION! Winner gets 3000€ for implementing
the idea with the support of World Meteorological Organization and Global Water Partnership

Details can be found on the attached flyer and also:
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👉 Happening Now ❗ A two-day regional workshop to present the flood and drought risk maps and climate scenario for the Volta Basin region.

The Volta Flood and Drought Management ( ) project team (World Meteorological Organization, Volta Basin Authority, Global Water Partnership-West Africa) with the technical support of CIMA Research Foundation are organizing a joint two-day regional workshop on 20 (yesterday) and 21 (today) December 2021 for the National stakeholders to deliver knowledge on Vulnerability, Capacities, Exposures and Risks (VCER’s) database, Floods and Drought risk maps, Climate Scenarios for the Volta Basin and to gather feedbacks and suggestions for improvement.

More than 40 participants are attending the regional workshop mainly the Directors or nominated senior experts from the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, Civil protection or disaster management, Water resources in the Volta Basin.

For the risk maps development, 61 National technicians (working in Meteorology, hydrology, water resources, geographical institute, researchers etc.) were mobilized in the six countries of the Volta basin (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali and Togo) between April- December 2021. These technicians supported in data collection and have followed with interest online and face-to-face trainings regarding the preparation of scenario-based exposure and impact maps with the support of the CIMA Research Foundation in collaboration with the Institute for environmental studies (IVM) from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam).

The flood and drought risk maps (using both scenario-based and probabilistic approach) and climate scenario developed will be useful for strengthening the National preparedness and response to the climate change events.
The workshop concept note is available here:
https://lnkd.in/gcuwmXyA

For more information on the VFDM project: https://lnkd.in/gRHFfRk6

💧 Exciting Job Opportunity Alert! Looking for an M&E Expert/Consultant💧

The WMO team is looking for an experienced Monitoring and Evaluation(M&E) expert for carrying out the mid-term evaluation of the VFDM project ‘Integrating Flood and Drought Management and Early warning for the Climate Change Adaptation in the Volta Basin’ during early 2022.

Please check the attached Terms of Reference (ToR) with requirements, list of tasks, timeline, submission procedure, etc.

➡️ Deadline: January 10, 2022, at 5 pm GMT

Check the ToR: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/apfm-idmp_tor-mid-term-evaluation-activity-6876928225851789316-CYFh

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❗ Capacity building workshops on “Nature-based solutions” are Happening Now in the Volta Basin❗

The six national capacity building workshops on “Nature-based solutions” for the stakeholders of the Volta Basin with a view to develop bankable projects are presently organized in the Volta Basin countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Malia and Togo) under the framework of the Volta Flood and Drought Management (VFDM) project, funded by the Adaptation Fund.

The national workshops of Cote d’Ivoire and Togo were held from 23 November to 25 November 2021 in Abidjan and 29 November – 1 December 2021 in Togo respectively.

Press releases here:
https://lnkd.in/gxe3-W4B

https://lnkd.in/gWUbTYNF

National workshops in other four countries will be organized in December 2021 and in January 2022.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Volta Basin Authority (VBA) and Global Water Partnership-West Africa (GWP-WA) Consortium in collaboration with International Union for conservation of Nature (IUCN), as a technical partner in this project, will strengthen national capacities on the nature-based solutions for effective management of floods and drought events and taking it into account in identification and development of bankable projects for the mobilization of related financing at both national and regional levels.

❗ The Youth Competition is NOW OPEN❗

We are very excited about this competition and are looking forward to hear all about your ideas !! Do not hesitate to send your application - this is a great opportunity!!!

This Global Integrated Flood and Drought Management Competition for -led Projects is organized by the APFM & IDMP joint programmes of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Global Water Partnership (GWP) in partnership with the Water Youth Network (WYN).

❗ Deadlines:
Stage 1 | 15 December 2021
Stage 2 | 17 February 2022
Stage 3 | To be announced

For more info about the application:
https://lnkd.in/gUxZmeCZ
https://lnkd.in/gQy7GWDp

💧 The on-going Distance Learning Course in Hydrology I: Basic Hydrological Sciences for professionals working in hydrological modelling and forecasting is coming to an end! 💧

A virtual webinar was organized on 12 November 2021 for the on-going Distance Learning Course in Hydrology I: Basic Hydrological Sciences for professionals working in hydrological modelling and forecasting in countries of Volta Basin (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, and Togo). The distance learning course taken by 77 Participants (working in National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, Civil protection, disaster management, water resources, academic and research institute etc) of the Volta Basin countries, was carried out under the framework of the Volta Basin flood and drought management ( ) project which is funded by the Adaptation Fund and implemented by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Volta Basin Authority (VBA) and the Global Water Partnership-West Africa Africa (GWP-WA) with technical support of the COMET® Program.

The above course was designed to meet the needs of forecasters or professionals who do not have formal training in hydrology, but work with hydrological and meteorological data and modelling, particularly in flood forecasting. The course (in English and French) is intended to provide an understanding of ground, surface, and atmospheric forms of water, and will prepare the participants for study in hydrologic methods and forecasting.

The course will be completed with a submission of the Assignment by the participants and they will receive a certificate of completion from the project team (WMO, VBA and GWP-WA).

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❗ The Youth Competition is NOW OPEN❗

We are very excited about this competition and are looking forward to hear all about your ideas !! Do not hesitate to send your application - this is a great opportunity!!!

This Global Integrated Flood and Drought Management Competition for -led Projects is organized by the APFM & IDMP joint programmes of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Global Water Partnership (GWP) in partnership with the Water Youth Network (WYN).

❗ Deadlines:
Stage 1 | 15 December 2021
Stage 2 | 17 February 2022
Stage 3 | To be announced

For more info about the application:
https://lnkd.in/gUxZmeCZ
https://lnkd.in/gQy7GWDp

The Distance Learning Course on Geospatial Information Technology application for Flood and Drought Risk Management in the Volta Basin has officially started TODAY!

A virtual webinar was organized on 12 November 2021 for starting the Distance Learning Course on Geospatial Information Technology application for Flood and Drought Risk Management in the Volta Basin in countries of Volta Basin (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, and Togo) and is carried out under the framework of the
Volta Basin flood and drought management ( ) project which is funded by the Adaptation Fund and implemented by the World Meteorological Organization, the Volta Basin Authority (VBA) and the Global Water Partnership-West Africa (GWP-WA)
with technical support of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) UNITAR/United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) United Nations Satellite Centre - Unosat

The distance learning course which will be taken by more than 130 participants (designed to accommodate selected governmental officials and professionals, women and men, with a variety of backgrounds and professional experience in Disaster Risk Reduction possibly with focus on flood and drought management) from the Volta River Basin countries.

The course (in English and French) is intended to provide an understanding of basic concepts and terminologies of Geospatial Information Technology (GIT), Flood Risk Management (FRM) and Drought Risk Management including an overview of relevant GIT applications in these domains.

This self-paced course has officially started today (15 November 2021) and will continue till 15th January 2022 (for a period of 8 weeks).

Ph.D. Opportunity!!!

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) and the International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) of the Public Works Research Institute (PWRI) jointly launched a Ph.D. program in 2010.

Application for the year 2022-2023 open now!!

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ICHARM - Disaster Management Ph. D. Program Water-related disasters are intensifying in frequency and magnitude due to such worldwide phenomena as urbanization, industrialization, and climate change. These disasters cause devastating loss of human life and livelihood, and seriously impede economic development.

Have a look at the exciting and innovative project led by Caritas Schweiz , an APFM Support Base Partner. This international project aims to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while helping vulnerable countries and their populations adapt to the devastating consequences of the climate crisis in Tajikistan.

It is carried out in cooperation with several partners including the World Meteorological Organization and helps farmers in Tajikistan by providing them with the meteorological data necessary for their work.
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Innovations et partenariats pour lutter contre le changement climatique Luzern (ots) - Caritas Suisse s'engage pour que la Suisse contribue à une plus grande justice climatique. Il s'agit de réduire fortement les émissions de gaz à effet de...

COP26 - UN Climate Change Conference kicked off 2 days ago highlighting the importance to take action and build resilience. 💧 In this context, we have been busy with the VFDM project in these last two months! 💧
Our teams have been conducting National Risk Map Workshops in Togo, Benin, Ghana and Burkina Faso!
See here : https://lnkd.in/gYFj4n4h

Gender mainstreaming workshops have also been conducted at the end of October 2021 in Ghana providing great exchanges on this topic!
The Volta Flood and Drought Management(VFDM) project entitled ‘ Integrating Flood and Drought management and Early Warning for climate change adaptation in the Volta Basin’ has the ambition to provide the first large scale and transboundary implementation of Integrated Flood and Drought Management strategies through the complete chain of End-to-End Early Warning System for Flood Forecasting and Drought Prediction.

The project aims to empower the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and other competent authorities of the six riparian countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo) with robust and innovative solutions for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, including capacity development for nature-based solutions and gender-sensitive participatory approaches.

Fore more info on the Volta project: https://lnkd.in/gRHFfRk6


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💧 Join the the session on 'Managing Urban Hydrology &Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM):The Technical Challenges & Opportunities' during the 16th Annual Session of Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS 2021) & Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements Awards Ceremony.

📆. 28th October 2021 from 9:30 am -11:00 am CEST

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Hail can really make you sit up and take notice - and it certainly has across many parts of Australia recently. Large accumulations of hail turned the ground white in Perth yesterday, and severe thunderstorms have produced giant hail across parts of Queensland and New South Wales.

Severe hailstorms can damage homes and cars, shred trees and destroy crops, and even cause life-threatening injuries.

How big hail gets depends on the strength of the updraft in the thunderstorm where it forms. Hailstones in severe thunderstorms are kept aloft for longer and have more time to grow.

A hailstone, which fell near Yalboroo to the North of Mackay in Queensland, has established a new record for Australia. Hailstones measuring 16 cm in diameter were observed, eclipsing the previous record of 14 cm, set in 1991 in Kempsey, New South Wales and again in 2020 in southeast Queensland.

📷This hail image was captured at Yalboroo near Mackay, Queensland on Tuesday 19 October 2021. This particular stone came through the windscreen of a car. During hailstorms you should seek shelter immediately and if driving pull over in a safe place.

So, how does hail form, and should you run for cover if it is forecast? Find out more here: http://ow.ly/wV7A50Gx2yi

Showers and storms are likely again on Wednesday, however they are unlikely to posses large hail. The risk of large-to-giant hail will return for northeast NSW on Thursday ahead of a large severe thunderstorm outbreak day on Friday for eastern Australia.

Know your weather. Know your risk. For the latest forecasts and warnings: http://ow.ly/Oa3y50Gx2yj or the app.

WMO strengthens Flash Flood Guidance system!!!



https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/wmo-strengthens-flash-flood-guidance-system

World Meteorological Organization

WMO strengthens Flash Flood Guidance system The acclaimed Flash Flood Guidance System with Global Coverage (FFGS/WGC) has been put on a more sustainable footing after a decision by the Extraordinary World Meteorological Congress.