Collaborative effort in combating climate change
Collaborative effort in combating climate change |
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The Hong Kong Observatory supports the Global Framework for Climate Services – an international initiative launched by the World Meteorological Organization to enhance and extend the effective use of scientifically-based climate information to cope with climate variability and climate change in the five priority areas of energy, agriculture and food security, water, health and disaster risk reduction. The Observatory has been collaborating with partners and stakeholders in such efforts over a wide range of issues:
The Observatory provides scientific input to climate change documents in Hong Kong, such as the Hong Kong Climate Change Report 2015 and Hong Kong Climate Resilience Roadmap for Business, and actively supports the policies and actions in climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience undertaken and coordinated by the government's high-level Steering Committee on Climate Change. The Observatory facilitates stakeholders and decision-makers in the planning and implementation of adaptation measures based on the latest assessment of climate trends and projections. In view of the likelihood of more frequent extreme weather as a result of climate change, the Observatory through its forecasting and warning services, as well as its public education activities in collaboration with partners on specific issues such as landslips and urban flooding, also contributes to disaster risk reduction efforts to enhance the community's preparedness and resilience against the threats of natural hazards. Such collaboration extends to school talks and other outreach initiatives on thematic topics such as energy saving and biodiversity conservation for the mitigation of climate change.
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