Building Resilience to High-Impact Hydro meteorological Events through the Strengthening of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in Bhutan

The project aims to enhance Bhutan's capacity for impact-based forecasting and early warning services to protect vulnerable populations and climate-sensitive sectors. It proposes a total investment of USD 26 million, with USD 10 million requested from the Green Climate Fund and USD 16 million in co-financing from the Royal Government of Bhutan. The initiative focuses on upgrading monitoring infrastructure, developing a central climate database and decision support systems, and building the capacity of the National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) and end-users to utilize climate information for planning and disaster risk management.

• Bhutan is highly exposed to hydro-meteorological hazards, including glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), flash floods, riverine floods, landslides, forest fires, droughts, and windstorms, with 70% of settlements located along river basins.
• Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme events in Bhutan, evidenced by rising average temperatures and accelerated glacier retreat, which increases the risk of GLOFs.
• The project targets 200,000 direct beneficiaries and 400,000 indirect beneficiaries, aiming to benefit over 70% of the total population.
• The proposed intervention is structured into three components: upgrading monitoring and communication infrastructure, transferring technology to generate high-impact products, and enhancing user capacity for climate application.
• The project will establish a central database and a Decision Support System (DSS) to translate science-based forecasts into response advisories for sectors including agriculture, health, tourism, hydropower, and disaster management.
• The total project cost is estimated at USD 26 million, consisting of a USD 10 million grant request from the GCF and USD 16 million in planned budget co-financing from the Royal Government of Bhutan.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2019). Building Resilience to High-Impact Hydro meteorological Events through the Strengthening of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in Bhutan. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/22940-building-resilience-high-impact-hydro-meteorological-events-through-strengthening-multi-hazard.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Building Resilience to High-Impact Hydro meteorological Events through the Strengthening of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in Bhutan. 2019. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/22940-building-resilience-high-impact-hydro-meteorological-events-through-strengthening-multi-hazard.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2019building, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Building Resilience to High-Impact Hydro meteorological Events through the Strengthening of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in Bhutan}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2019}, month = nov, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/22940-building-resilience-high-impact-hydro-meteorological-events-through-strengthening-multi-hazard.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }