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Publication Launch
Launch the Report on the State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022
5 July 2023
Cuba
- Overview
- Agenda
Launch the Report on the State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022
WMO Thematic Panel in XIV International Convention on Environment and Development
Climate, weather and water related impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean: Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems to improve anticipatory action
10h00-12h00 (Cuba time), 5 July 2023 Hotel TRIP Habana Libre, Cuba
The WMO State of the Climate 2021 Report showed that extreme weather, such as floods, droughts, heatwaves, and storms, led to hundreds of billions of dollars of economic losses and wreaked a heavy toll on human lives and wellbeing. The IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report on Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability recognized early warning systems and disaster risk management activities as key cross-cutting adaptation options, that enhance the benefits of other adaptation measures when combined.
MAIN OBJECTIVES
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To launch the Report on the State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022.
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To introduce the key messages of the Joint WMO-UNDRR session related to MHEWS held in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP-23, Uruguay).
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To discuss from different perspectives innovative and efficient approaches to improve MHEWS in the Americas.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA 10h00 – 12h00, 05 July 2023
FOSTERING CLIMATE ACTION: LAUNCH OF THE REPORT ON THE STATE OF CLIMATE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 2022
Presentation of the Report on the State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022 by Prof Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General
Key messages:
Representative of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba
Ms Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR (Video)
Dr Juan Bello, Regional Director and Representative in the UNEP Latin America & the Caribbean Office (Video)
HIGH-LEVEL PANEL: CLIMATE, WEATHER AND WATER RELATED IMPACTS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: MULTI-HAZARD EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE ANTICIPATORY ACTION
Moderator: Mr Julián Báez, WMO 2.1 Invited panelists:
Representative of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of Cuba
Dr Celso Pazos, Director INSMET and Permanent Representative of Cuba with WMO
Prof Celeste Saulo, Director of the National Meteorological Service of Argentina and elected WMO Secretary General (2024-2027)
Mr Pablo Cabrera, President of the Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology and President of Regional Association III (South America)
Mr Evan Thompson, Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica and President of the Regional Association IV (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
KEY MESSAGES AND CLOSING REMARKS
