UNEP-UNU-WMO Seminar

Reducing the Impact of Environmental Emergencies
Through Early Warning Preparedness B the Case of

El Nino B Southern Oscillation

The United Nations Environment Programme, in cooperation with the United Nations University, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Strategy for Natural Disaster Reduction and the National Center for Atmospheric Research will be organizing a seminar on "Reducing the Impact of Environmental Emergencies Through Early Warning and Preparedness—the Case of El Nino-Southern Oscillation."

Speakers will address such issues as the viability of existing governmental infrastructure, management approaches, information flows, forecasting capabilities and early warning and disaster preparedness in country responses to El Nino related events.

The seminar will be held on 27 October 2000 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Conference Room D in the Secretariat Building. Permanent mission, UN staff, the media and representatives from NGO’s, private sectors and academia are invited. For more information, contact the UNU Office in New York at 212-963-6387 or the UNEP New York Office at 212-963-8094.