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| Titel |
The WMO Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project (CIFDP) |
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Boram Lee, Don Resio, Val Swail, S. H. M. Fakhruddin, Kevin Horsburgh |
| Konferenz |
EGU General Assembly 2014
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Englisch
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PDF |
| Erschienen |
In: GRA - Volume 16 (2014) |
| Datensatznummer |
250100382
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 EGU/EGU2014-16336.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Coastal inundations are an increasing threat to the lives and livelihoods of people living in low-lying, highly-populated coastal areas. According to the World Bank Report 2005, at least 2.6 million people have drowned in coastal inundation, particularly caused by storm surges, over the last 200 years.
The purpose of the WMO Coastal Inundation Forecasting Demonstration Project (CIFDP) is to meet the challenges of coastal communities’ safety and to support sustainable development through enhancing coastal inundation forecasting and warning systems at the regional scale.
Upon completion of national sub-projects of CIFDP, countries will implement an operational system for integrated coastal inundation forecasting and warning, providing an objective basis for coastal disaster (flooding) management; contributing to saving lives, reducing loss of livelihood and property, and enhancing resilience and sustainability in coastal communities. Operation and maintenance of the CIF system would be the responsibility of national operational agencies with a mandate for coastal inundation warnings.
The main focus of the CIFDP will be to facilitate the development of efficient forecasting and warning systems for coastal inundation based on robust science and observations:
The presentation will describe the scope and the technical framework for CIFDP and describe its implementation in the various sub-projects presently underway. |
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