Climate finance scarce; early warning systems key to saving lives, livelihoods: Bhupender Yadav at COP27
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate finance scarce; early warning systems key to saving lives, livelihoods: Bhupender Yadav at COP27

The Hindu  

With climate finance still scarce, climate adaptation in the form of early warning dissemination is key to safeguarding lives and livelihoods from cascading natural hazards causing substantial losses around the world, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said at the U.N. Speaking at the U.N. Secretary General High Level Round Table to launch the "Early Warnings for All Executive Action Plan", Mr. Yadav stressed that the global pace of climate mitigation is not enough to contain the rate of climate change. Read : COP27 | Climate networking There is an urgent need to acknowledge the cascading natural hazards that cause substantial losses around the world, he said, adding that India fully supports the U.N secretary general's agenda to achieve "Early Warnings for All". "With climate finance still scarce, climate adaptation in the form of early warning dissemination is key in safeguarding lives and livelihoods.

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UN to come up with solutions to support countries cope with extreme heat, give early warning coverage
1 month, 1 week ago

UN to come up with solutions to support countries cope with extreme heat, give early warning coverage

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The United Nations is developing a package of solutions to help countries cope with extreme heat so that every person on the planet is covered by a multi-hazard early warning systems by 2027, secretary general António Guterres said on Wednesday in Baku. Emphasizing the importance of early alert in coping with such calamities, Gutierres at a COP29 event …

Global Coverage of Early Weather Warning Systems: A Crucial Step for Climate Resilience
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Global Coverage of Early Weather Warning Systems: A Crucial Step for Climate Resilience

Hindustan Times  

Over the decades, the impacts of the increasing climate crisis-related disasters have exacerbated the loss and damage to life, property, economy and biodiversity. According to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), the number of disasters has increased five-fold during 1970-2019. The article highlights the need to develop an early weather warning system to reduce the damage caused by climate crisis-related disasters. …

RBI guideline on climate risk disclosure – a pragmatic step for India
7 months, 3 weeks ago

RBI guideline on climate risk disclosure – a pragmatic step for India

Hindustan Times  

The RBI’s guidelines will put into place the importance of early climate impact systems to protect communities and companies small and large. This announcement was made a week before United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission voting to approve new climate risk disclosure rules, while narrowing mitigation disclosures and adding adaptation pertaining to capitalised costs, expenditures expensed, charges, and losses incurred …

Letters to The Editor — April 1, 2024
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Letters to The Editor — April 1, 2024

The Hindu  

CAA applications The government, one feels, should go about the task of certifying Indian citizens slowly and cautiously. One should not be oblivious to the fact that India’s gross domestic product has been rising in recent years not only because of Indian citizens but also due to normal residents, whose centre of economic interest lies in the country. S. Ramakrishnasayee, …

In first public statement, new UN weather chief calls to bolster warning systems for extreme weather
11 months, 1 week ago

In first public statement, new UN weather chief calls to bolster warning systems for extreme weather

Associated Press  

The new head of the United Nations weather agency said Tuesday that strengthening early warning systems that monitor when and where extreme weather will happen is a key priority for her administration that will help reduce the risk of natural disasters that are exacerbated by climate change. But only half of the world’s countries have adequate early warning systems, according …

Asia-Pacific needs disaster warning systems to counter rising climate change risks, report says
1 year, 4 months ago

Asia-Pacific needs disaster warning systems to counter rising climate change risks, report says

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Countries in the Asia-Pacific region need to drastically increase their investments in disaster warning systems and other tools to counter rising risks from climate change, a United Nations report said Tuesday. She noted that countries that have put early warning systems in place, such as India and Bangladesh, which faces severe threats from devastating tropical storms, can save …

India needs to address its inadequacies with respect to disaster preparedness
1 year, 5 months ago

India needs to address its inadequacies with respect to disaster preparedness

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 21, 2023 13:30 IST - 5 MINS READ An estimated 72 per cent of districts in India are exposed to extreme flood events but only 25 per cent of them have level flood forecasting stations, or early warning systems, a new report said on July 13. Approximately 66 per cent of individuals in India are exposed to …

Early warning, preparedness likely saved thousands of lives during Cyclone Mocha
1 year, 7 months ago

Early warning, preparedness likely saved thousands of lives during Cyclone Mocha

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Early warnings from weather agencies and better preparedness by local governments and aid agencies likely saved thousands of lives during a powerful cyclone that slammed into Bangladesh and Myanmar over the weekend. Azizur Rahman, director of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, said early warnings and “proper and timely dissemination of information” enabled authorities to move people to safer …

Climate scientists deliver final warning: Time is running out
1 year, 9 months ago

Climate scientists deliver final warning: Time is running out

Live Mint  

Consider this the final warning: Climate scientists stated unequivocally today that rising greenhouse gas emissions have to be checked immediately. The Climate Change 2023 Synthesis Report is a culmination of a cycle of reports that started in 2018, which states clearly that in order to limit the effect of global warming to minimum, the world has to cut emissions by …

Early warning is key to climate adaptation
2 years, 1 month ago

Early warning is key to climate adaptation

Hindustan Times  

On December 26, 2004, a magnitude 9 earthquake hit the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sumatra, triggering one of the biggest tsunamis in the world that killed 200,000 people. On Monday, at the ongoing Conference of the Parties meeting in Egypt, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav acknowledged these efforts, reiterating the significance of EWS in a world pock-marked by …

UN unveils global \'early warning\' system for disasters at COP27
2 years, 1 month ago

UN unveils global \'early warning\' system for disasters at COP27

Deccan Chronicle  

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt: The United Nations on Monday unveiled a five-year plan to build a global early warning system for deadly and costly extreme weather events amplified by climate change. "I have called for every person on Earth to be protected by early warning systems within five years, with the priority to support the most vulnerable first," he said …

Climate Finance Scarce: India Supports UN’s $3.1 Billion ‘Early Warnings for All’ Action Plan at COP27
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate Finance Scarce: India Supports UN’s $3.1 Billion ‘Early Warnings for All’ Action Plan at COP27

News 18  

A $3.1 billion action plan for ‘Early Warnings for All’ was launched at the United Nations’ Climate Summit — COP27 — on Monday, with a statement of support from as many as 50 nations including India. Addressing the UN Secretary-General-High-Level Round Table, environment minister Bhupender Yadav, who is leading the Indian delegation, drew attention to India’s high vulnerability to climate …

U.N. unveils global 'early warning' system for disasters at $3 billion
2 years, 1 month ago

U.N. unveils global 'early warning' system for disasters at $3 billion

The Hindu  

The United Nations on Monday unveiled a five-year plan to build a global early warning system for deadly and costly extreme weather events amplified by climate change. "I have called for every person on Earth to be protected by early warning systems within five years, with the priority to support the most vulnerable first," he said as world leaders gathered …

COP27 Summit: India supports UN's early warning systems
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27 Summit: India supports UN's early warning systems

India Today  

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, represented India at the 27th edition of the Conference Of Parties held in Egypt. Taking to Twitter after attending the climate summit, Yadav said India fully supports the "early warnings for all" action plan unveiled by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. — Bhupender Yadav November 7, 2022 The environment minister …

Science-Wise: While Citizens And Economy Suffer Burnout, Why Is Heatwave Not a Notified Disaster in India?
2 years, 6 months ago

Science-Wise: While Citizens And Economy Suffer Burnout, Why Is Heatwave Not a Notified Disaster in India?

News 18  

With temperatures hovering above 42 degrees Celsius for several days in a row, the unusually early and brutal heatwave that hit India this summer has truly tested the endurance limits. Yet, the extreme heat that this country of 1.3 billion battles with is still to be declared a “nationally notified disaster”. The government’s Disaster Management Act, 2005, defines disaster as …

A World of Difference: UN Seeks Early Warning System for Extreme Weather Events Globally in 5 Years
2 years, 9 months ago

A World of Difference: UN Seeks Early Warning System for Extreme Weather Events Globally in 5 Years

News 18  

With a record rise in extreme weather events, the United Nations on Wednesday announced a new ambitious target — to bring people across the world under an early warning system against any natural disaster within the next five years. WMO will The global body said it will convene key agencies, countries, and groups already active in the field of Risk …

UN sets 5-year goal to broaden climate early warning systems
2 years, 9 months ago

UN sets 5-year goal to broaden climate early warning systems

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The chief of the United Nations announced a project Wednesday to put every person on Earth in range of early weather-warning systems within five years as natural disasters have grown more powerful and frequent due to climate change. “Today, one-third of the world’s people, mainly in least-developed countries and small island developing states, are still not covered by …

'Early Warning and Early Action' theme for this year's World Meteorological Day
2 years, 9 months ago

'Early Warning and Early Action' theme for this year's World Meteorological Day

India TV News  

Highlights World Meteorological Day this year has the theme 'Early Warning and Early Action' Weather, climate and water extremes are becoming more intense in many parts of the world Over the past 50 years, there were more than 11,000 reported weather, climate realted disasters Forecasts of what the weather will be are no longer enough. Yet, one in three people …

How Early Warning Systems Help Us Deal With Extreme Weather
3 years ago

How Early Warning Systems Help Us Deal With Extreme Weather

Wired  

In April 2021, the Southeast Asian island nation of Timor-Leste was hit by the worst floods in its recent history. The plan focuses on building an early warning system in the country, alerting people in advance if a similar extreme weather event was to happen in the future. “So it's just part of the reality now that we need these …

A climate dividend: The Hindu Editorial on India, net zero and energy transition
3 years, 1 month ago

A climate dividend: The Hindu Editorial on India, net zero and energy transition

The Hindu  

As it prepares to face pressure at the COP26 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Glasgow, India is adopting the stand that a national deadline for net zero carbon dioxide emissions is uncalled for, given its moral claim to a far greater share of the remaining global carbon budget. Since China, the U.S. and the EU collective, …

Climate crisis: Why India must focus on adaptation
3 years, 2 months ago

Climate crisis: Why India must focus on adaptation

Hindustan Times  

Two recent publications point out pathways for India to meet the challenges posed by the climate crisis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ’s Sixth Assessment Report, released in August, acknowledged India’s efforts towards pledges on emission, but advocated a net-zero deadline. The message for India, therefore, is not so much mitigation, but to go for a quicker, broader, and …

Weathering storms: The Hindu Editorial on disaster response
3 years, 6 months ago

Weathering storms: The Hindu Editorial on disaster response

The Hindu  

India’s capacity to withstand multiple, near-simultaneous shocks is being tested, with a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, Yaas, striking Odisha, just a week after an even stronger Cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc along the west coast. Governments are, no doubt, more sensitive to loss of life today and are raising the capacity of the disaster response forces, but much work needs to …

Five-fold increase of cyclones in Bengal: Study
3 years, 6 months ago

Five-fold increase of cyclones in Bengal: Study

India Today  

The frequency of cyclones in 15 West Bengal districts, home to nearly 72 million people, has increased five-fold between 1970 and 2019 for which priority should be given to preserving the mangrove forests of Sunderbans which act as a natural coastal defence against flooding, an environmental think tank said on Thursday. "Also, West Bengal should accelerate implementation of the National …

U.N. climate report urges governments to put more money into early-warning systems
4 years, 2 months ago

U.N. climate report urges governments to put more money into early-warning systems

The Hindu  

In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N. weather agency is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50% by 2030 compared to the 108 million who needed it worldwide in 2018. It said over 11,000 disasters have been attributed to weather, …

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