Scaling up national adaptive capacities for climate change-driven natural hazards through strengthening monitoring and early warning systems

The project aims to transition Armenia from a reactive to a preventive early warning system for climate-induced hazards, targeting 1,074,100 direct beneficiaries in agriculture. It proposes a $10 million investment to modernize observation networks, introduce impact-based socio-economic risk modelling, and improve 'last mile' communication to vulnerable communities. The initiative focuses on hazards such as floods, droughts, hail, and landslides, addressing a 30-year gap in systematic investment in the national hydrometeorological infrastructure.

• Armenia suffers significant economic impact from hydro-meteorological hazards, with annual socio-economic losses exceeding 0.7% of the national GDP.
• The national meteorological service, Armhydromet, lacks critical modern forecasting capabilities, including numerical weather prediction, 'now casting' for events with less than six hours lead time, and hydrological or climate models.
• The project targets a primary audience of approximately 1,074,100 people engaged in agricultural activities, representing about 36% of Armenia's total population, with an additional 2,969,100 indirect beneficiaries.
• The proposed technical upgrades include the installation of a radiolocation system in Amberd to cover Yerevan and the marzes of Shirak, Aragatsotn, Kotayk, Ararat, and Armavir, alongside the use of satellite-based remote sensing for monitoring precipitation, vegetation, snow cover, and landslides.
• The project requests $10 million in GCF grants, justified by the 'public good nature' of the investments and the fact that Armhydromet's existing budget is largely consumed by staff costs and taxes, leaving insufficient funds for modernization.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2023). Scaling up national adaptive capacities for climate change-driven natural hazards through strengthening monitoring and early warning systems. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/29920-scaling-national-adaptive-capacities-climate-change-driven-natural-hazards-through.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Scaling up national adaptive capacities for climate change-driven natural hazards through strengthening monitoring and early warning systems. 2023. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/29920-scaling-national-adaptive-capacities-climate-change-driven-natural-hazards-through.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2023scaling, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Scaling up national adaptive capacities for climate change-driven natural hazards through strengthening monitoring and early warning systems}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2023}, month = sep, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/29920-scaling-national-adaptive-capacities-climate-change-driven-natural-hazards-through.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }