Expert Meeting WMO, Geneva, November 2007

International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies 186 National Societies supported by a Secretariat in Geneva as well as 7 zone offices and 60 country offices National Societies act as auxiliaries to the public authorities of their own countries in the humanitarian field National Societies provide a range of services including disaster preparedness, disaster relief, health and social programmes, and assistance to people affected by war

Disaster risk reduction Climate change, urbanisation, population growth and increasing poverty Mandate drawn from International Conference 2003 agreed by States and RC/RC National Societies Support Hyogo Framework for Action and strengthened ISDR System Promote ‘safer & resilient communities’ & risk informed humanitarian action Disaster risk reduction is not an additional burden since we have been doing it for many years

Early Warning Early Action Seasonal Forecasting Climate Change early response reach first mile multi-hazard Seasonal Forecasting interpretation disaster preparedness & mitigation Climate Change adapting to the unknown mainstream in disaster risk reduction

NMHS and RC/RC National Societies More than 30 National Societies already working with NMHS Variable experience (Mozambique, Belize, SIDS, Bangladesh) Need to map experience and to document good practice Global EW elusive; global platforms to link with national delivery Latin America and SE Asia provide opportunities The International Federation Global Alliance provides a framework to scale up Early Warning