TY - CHAP
T1 - Guidance on Integrated Urban Hydro-meteorological, Climate and Environmental Services
T2 - Challenges and the Way Forward
AU - Joe, Paul
AU - Baklanov, Alexander
AU - Grimmond, Sue
AU - Bouchet, Veronique
AU - Molina, Luisa T.
AU - Schluenzen, K.H.
AU - Mills, Gerald
AU - Tan, Jianguo
AU - Golding, Brian
AU - Masson, Valery
AU - Ren, Chao
AU - Voogt, James
AU - Miao, Shiguang
AU - Lean, Humphrey
AU - Heusinkveld, Bert
AU - Hovespyan, Anahit
AU - Terrugi, Giacomo
AU - Parrish, Patrick
AU - Christensen, Jens H.
AU - Fallmann, Joachim
AU - Sokhi, Ranjeet
AU - Spengler, Reinhard
AU - Yoshitani, Junichi
PY - 2021/12/21
Y1 - 2021/12/21
N2 - This chapter describes a new World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) approach to the provision of science-based services to assist the planning of safe, healthy, resilient and climate-friendly cities. The approach is outlined in full in the WMO Guidance on Integrated Urban Hydrometeorological, Climate and Environmental Services. Volume I, Concepts and Methodology publication. WMO Guidance for Urban Integrated Hydrometeorological, Climate and Environmental Services. Volume I: Concept and Methodology. WMO-No: 1234, https://library.wmo.int/doc_num.php?explnum_id=9903, 2019a, which has been approved for promotion and communication to WMO Members. Highlighted here are the underlying concepts and methods that underpin the services to help manage cities on a day-to-day basis, responding to short-term hazards but also to prepare for climate change are described. Heterogeneous dense observation networks, high-resolution forecasts, multi-hazard early warning systems, long-term climate prediction and service applications all working in combination are at the heart of such services, the implementation of which will support mitigation and adaptation strategies for achieving thriving climate resilient cities and promotion of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. To meet the needs of urban areas, the concept of Integrated Urban Hydrometeorological, Climate and Environmental Services (IUS) is embedded in a multidisciplinary approach that identifies the requisite partnerships, including research agencies, city governments, international organizations, and private sector stakeholders, to establish and sustain urban services. As this is an emerging and diverse service, the requirements are broad with considerable research, development, capacity building and cross-service integrations yet to be done. In addition to providing an overview of the concept, we set out the challenges and recommended path forward to develop and implement IUS.
AB - This chapter describes a new World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) approach to the provision of science-based services to assist the planning of safe, healthy, resilient and climate-friendly cities. The approach is outlined in full in the WMO Guidance on Integrated Urban Hydrometeorological, Climate and Environmental Services. Volume I, Concepts and Methodology publication. WMO Guidance for Urban Integrated Hydrometeorological, Climate and Environmental Services. Volume I: Concept and Methodology. WMO-No: 1234, https://library.wmo.int/doc_num.php?explnum_id=9903, 2019a, which has been approved for promotion and communication to WMO Members. Highlighted here are the underlying concepts and methods that underpin the services to help manage cities on a day-to-day basis, responding to short-term hazards but also to prepare for climate change are described. Heterogeneous dense observation networks, high-resolution forecasts, multi-hazard early warning systems, long-term climate prediction and service applications all working in combination are at the heart of such services, the implementation of which will support mitigation and adaptation strategies for achieving thriving climate resilient cities and promotion of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. To meet the needs of urban areas, the concept of Integrated Urban Hydrometeorological, Climate and Environmental Services (IUS) is embedded in a multidisciplinary approach that identifies the requisite partnerships, including research agencies, city governments, international organizations, and private sector stakeholders, to establish and sustain urban services. As this is an emerging and diverse service, the requirements are broad with considerable research, development, capacity building and cross-service integrations yet to be done. In addition to providing an overview of the concept, we set out the challenges and recommended path forward to develop and implement IUS.
KW - Air quality
KW - Challenges and the way forward
KW - Climate
KW - Environment
KW - Hydrology
KW - Integrated urban services
KW - Multi-hazard early warning systems
KW - Research and development
KW - Scales
KW - Seamless earth system prediction
KW - Weather
KW - World Meteorological Organization
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-87598-5_14
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-87598-5_14
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85151285313
SN - 9783030875978
SN - 9783030876005
T3 - Biometeorology
SP - 311
EP - 338
BT - Urban Climate Science for Planning Healthy Cities
A2 - Ren, Chao
A2 - McGregor, Glenn
PB - Springer
ER -
