Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER) | Asia Pacific

CARA’s WISER component is delivering key weather and climate information to vulnerable communities, helping them take better decisions in response to climate change impacts.

In Asia and the Pacific, the availability and reliability of climate data is limited. There is also a gap in terms of translating the data into actionable information that can be used to inform policy and practice. This has deadly consequences for millions in the region whose lives and livelihoods are at risk of extreme weather, seasonal variability and a changing climate.

WISER has been working with communities across Africa, the Middle East and North Africa since 2015, with CARA enabling the programme to expand to the Indo-Pacific region.

WISER is implemented by the UK’s Met Office. Their world-leading expertise allows CARA to:

  • Bring together the producers of weather and climate information with end users to co-produce services that increase people’s resilience.
  • Build strong partnerships with national meteorological services and strengthen the forecasts, warnings and outlooks they provide.
  • Support provision of tailored services for humanitarian needs, disaster risk reduction and agriculture.
  • Design projects to be gender-responsive and inclusive by having clear plans to promote equal access to co-produced climate services.
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Projects

Supporting Regional Climate Outlook Forums in South Asia and Southeast Asia

Regional

Supporting the Severe Weather Forecasting Programme (SWFP), WMO-led initiative

Regional

Co-development of regional climate projections and services in Southeast Asia 

Regional

Supporting the revision of the Pacific Climate Change Science and Services Research (PCCSSR) Roadmap

Regional

Supporting the Pacific led Weather Ready Pacific Programme

Regional

Supporting the South Asia Hydro Met Forum (SAHF)

Regional

Strengthening Wheat Disease Early Warning Forecasting in South Asia

Bhutan
Met Office is the UK’s national meteorological service. They combine weather and climate science and data with expert insights to enable governments, businesses, emergency responders and the public to make informed decisions and advance global understanding of the changing climate.