Health and disaster risk reduction within the Global Framework for climate services

Overview

The Interagency consultation meeting on the User Interface Platform (UIP), Health and Disaster Risk Reduction sectors of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) was held from 14-16 November 2011 at the World Health Organization, in Geneva, Switzerland.

The meeting was organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) and the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), to extend partnerships and to develop recommendations for the implementation of the GFCS-UIP to address the needs of these communities of practice. The meeting provided the opportunity to hear and consider the experience and needs of the health and DRR communities in the use of climate services.

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