Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Incorporating IRI’s seasonal climate forecasts into humanitarian-preparedness and early response operations in West Africa, the International Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent was able to save lives and minimize damages during a severe flooding event in 2008.
Credit: Francesco Fiondella and Jason Rodriguez - International Research Institute for Climate and Society.
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Incorporating IRI’s seasonal climate forecasts into humanitarian-preparedness and early response operations in West Africa, the International Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent was able to save lives and minimize damages during a severe flooding event in 2008.
Credit: Francesco Fiondella and Jason Rodriguez - International Research Institute for Climate and Society.
Video produced by the Climate.gov team in cooperation with climate and Earth scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other agencies and institutions. Any opinions voiced by people in these videos are their own; they are not official NOAA statements or opinions. Unless specifically stated otherwise, Climate.gov video productions can be freely republished or re-purposed by others.
