Preview: New Uses for Global Forecasts

Cover Image

QR Code

New Uses for Global Forecasts

In accordance with the goals of the innovation grant, World Bank staff undertook a study tour to Turkey to observe Turkey's innovative system to deliver farmer-focused weather alerts by cell phone. The regional priority on climate change adapt...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANTS AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS AGRICULTURE ATMOSPHERE BASIC BROADCAST BROADCASTS CELL PHONE CELL PHONES CLIMATE CLIMATOLOGY CLOUDINESS COMPUTING CROPS DISEASES EQUIPMENT FARMERS FARMS FOOD PRICES FROST HUMIDITY INFORMATION SERVICES INNOVATION INSTITUTION LIVESTOCK MEDIA MESSAGING METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS METEOROLOGY NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGY PDA PESTS PORTALS PRECIPITATION PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY RADIOS REAL TIME RESULT RESULTS RUNOFF RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAN SERVICE PROVIDERS SITES SNOW SNOWFALL TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL SUPPORT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEVISION TEMPERATURE TIME FRAME TIME FRAMES USER USERS USES VERIFICATION VIDEO WEATHER WEATHER EVENTS WEATHER FORECASTING WEATHER FORECASTS WEATHER INFORMATION WEATHER MONITORING WEATHER SERVICES WEATHER STATIONS WEB WEB PAGE WEB SITE WEBSITE WIND WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED WINDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/16281979/new-uses-global-forecasts-fy10-eca-innovation-grant-final-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12567