Seasonal climate forecasts (SCF) can support decision‐making and thus help society cope
with and prepare for climate variability and change. The demand for understanding the …

Climate services can help address a range of climate-sensitive development challenges,
including agricultural production and food security. However, generating empirical evidence …

Early flood warning and real-time monitoring systems play a key role in flood risk reduction
and disaster response decisions. Global-scale flood forecasting and satellite-based flood …

Climate shocks contribute to a significant share of the humanitarian burden, and are a key
factor in increasing poverty and food insecurity. Social protection is increasingly recognised …

Despite advances in drought early warning systems, forecast information is rarely used for
triggering and financing early actions, such as cash transfer. Scaling up cash transfer pay …

Implementation of humanitarian actions in advance of a disaster event is a new approach to
enhance overall effectiveness of disaster responses. Early actions following forecasts and …

Forecast-based humanitarian action is increasingly important: based on timely warnings
concerning hydro-meteorological hazards such as floods and storms, a growing number of …

This paper seeks to identify opportunities to integrate Earth observations (EO) into flood
forecast-based early action and propose future directions for research and collaboration …

Flood early warning systems mitigate damages and loss of life and are an economically
efficient way of enhancing disaster resilience. The use of continental scale flood early …

A new generation of climate science translators (CSTs) is currently evolving, both as
independent professionals and affiliated with humanitarian agencies. While people in this …