Introduction to Impact-Based Forecast Warning Services (IBFWS)
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Course Description
How to Take This Course
Approximate time to complete: 2 to 2.5 hours. This course makes use of text, interactive graphics, case-studies and activities to introduce the basic concepts of impact-based forecast warning systems. After completing this course you will be better equipped to help your organization advance an impact-based approach in hydro-meteorological services, disaster risk reduction and related areas.
IMPORTANT: Please note, in order to receive a badge of completion for this course, you must be enrolled and logged in to your account on this site. Please read the instructions in "How to Take This Course" before you get started. You may also consult this course as a guest, but in this case, no badge of completion is provided.
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Ver Completar la actividad
In this module, you will learn to describe the potential benefits offered by using an IBFWS approach to reduce weather-related impacts, and how this differs from a traditional weather forecasting paradigm.
Click to open Module 1. When you are finished with the module, return here to take the quiz.
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Module 1 Quiz Cuestionario
A score of 70% is required to pass this quiz. You may make as many attempts as you wish. Only your highest score will be counted. Passing all of the quizzes is required to obtain credit for course completion.
Note that you must be enroled and logged into this site to access the quizzes. Instructions on how to enrol are to be found under "How to take this course" at the top of this page.
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Ver Completar la actividad
In this module, you will learn how to explain the key concepts and tools needed for designing and implementing a roadmap to move your organisation toward an impact-based warning paradigm.
Click to open Module 2. When you are finished with the module, return here to take the quiz.
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Module 2 Quiz Cuestionario
A score of 70% is required to pass this quiz. You may make as many attempts as you wish. Only your highest score will be counted. Passing all of the quizzes is required to obtain credit for course completion.
Note that you must be enroled and logged into this site to access the quizzes. Instructions on how to enrol are to be found under "How to take this course" at the top of this page.
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Ver Completar la actividad
In this module, you will learn how to explain the importance of building collaboration and partnerships, and recommended strategies for their successful implementation as part of developing IBFWS.
Click to open Module 3. When you are finished with the module, return here to take the quiz.
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Module 3 Quiz Cuestionario
A score of 70% is required to pass this quiz. You may make as many attempts as you wish. Only your highest score will be counted. Passing all of the quizzes is required to obtain credit for course completion.
Note that you must be enroled and logged into this site to access the quizzes. Instructions on how to enrol are to be found under "How to take this course" at the top of this page.
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Ver Completar la actividad
In this module, you will learn to describe recommended strategies and methods for effectively communicating risk to support decision-making under an IBFWS paradigm.
Click to open Module 4. When you are finished with the module, return here to take the quiz.
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Module 4 Quiz Cuestionario
A score of 70% is required to pass this quiz. You may make as many attempts as you wish. Only your highest score will be counted. Passing all of the quizzes is required to obtain credit for course completion.
Note that you must be enroled and logged into this site to access the quizzes. Instructions on how to enrol are to be found under "How to take this course" at the top of this page.
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A score of 70% is required to pass this exam. You may make as many attempts as you wish. Only your highest score will be counted. Passing this exam is required to obtain credit for course completion.
Note that you must be enroled and logged into this site to access the quizzes. Instructions on how to enrol are to be found under "How to take this course" at the top of this page.
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Final Course Exam Cuestionario
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The following people contributed to the development of this resource:
WMO, Disaster Risk Reduction and Public Services Branch (DPS)
- Cyrille Honoré, Director
- Adanna Robertson-Quimby, Programme Officer
- Samuel Muchemi, Scientific Officer
- Ata Hussain, Scientific Project Coordination Officer (Severe Weather Forecasting Programme)
WMO, Education and Training Programme (ETRP)
- Luciane Veeck, Education and Training Support Officer
WMO Expert Team on General Service Delivery (ET-GSD) Sub-Group, 2022
- Dr. William Lang, UK Met Office, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Saskia Willemse, MeteoSwiss, Switzerland
- Carolina Cerrudo, National Meteorological Service, Argentina
Instructional Media Designer, Technical Writer
- Lon Goldstein, www.elearning-designer.com
Special Thanks
The course development team also would like to express gratitude to those who took time to discuss or review the development of this course including but not limited to: ET-GSD - Kai-Kwong H on (Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China) , Zhang Di (China Meteorological Administration, China), Gerald Fleming (Ireland), E van Morgan (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia), Chris Noble (MetService, New Zealand), Siobhan Ryan (Met Éireann, Meteorological Service, Ireland), Fatima Sabai (National Meteorological Service, Morocco), Haruka Watanabe (Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan), Elizabeth Viljoen (South Africa Weather Service, South Africa), John Koch (National Weather Service, United States of America) and Yohei Kurose (Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan), COMET/UCAR - Paul Kucera and Tsvetomir Ross-Lazarov.