2025年03月15日 星期六
International Cooperation
Early Weather Warning System Benefits the World
By WANG Manxi

  With nine Fengyun Meteorological Satellites in orbit, 546 weather radars, and over 70,000 ground-based meteorological observation stations, China has established the world's largest comprehensive ground-air-space meteorological observation system. The intelligent grid weather forecasting system boasts a spatial resolution of up to five kilometers nationwide, a 93 percent accuracy rate for rainstorm warnings and a 43-minute lead time for severe convective weather alerts.

  Now, China's early weather warning system has gone global, being adopted by many countries.

  As extreme weather events intensify and climate change accelerates, the need for robust early warning systems has become more urgent than ever.

  In 2024, the construction of the Excellence Center for Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in cities was included in the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Services Commission's four-year work plan. The ASEAN data service for the early weather warning business platform was then launched, providing robust support for ASEAN countries in delivering intelligent and refined monitoring, forecasting and early warning services.

  That same year China donated a batch of intelligent meteorological observation equipment to Pakistan. Prior to this, meteorological departments from both countries had jointly developed a customized cloud-based early warning system for Pakistan.

  China has also collaborated with the Ethiopian Meteorological Institute and the Solomon Islands to develop cloud-based early warning systems, in the process establishing early warning business platforms for developing countries.

Additionally, China is leading the WMO's Asia Multi-Hazard Early Warning System project.

  Meanwhile, China is opening new avenues for international cooperation in technology sharing and talent training. Last year, China's meteorological departments conducted 25 training sessions in meteorological AI, early warning systems and satellite remote sensing applications, attracting 599 participants from 60 countries, both in-person and online.

  In addition, China has been actively engaging in international climate governance initiatives.

  At the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held in September 2024, the construction of early weather warning platforms was included in the 10 partnership actions for modernization.

  China has also signed cooperation agreements with the WMO to support the UN's Early Warnings for All initiative, which was included in the outcome list of the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in October 2023.

  Chen Zhenlin, administrator of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) and China's chief representative to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said at the opening ceremony of the IPCC's 62nd Plenary Session, "As a scientific and technological support department for meteorological disaster prevention and mitigation and climate change, CMA is ready to collaborate with all parties to address extreme weather challenges and climate risks, building a community with a shared future for mankind in the field of climate change."

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