Program Overview
CLIVAR/VAMOS
and GEWEX/GHP identified the Río La Plata
Basin as a climate-
hydrology system with components that are
potentially predictable with useful skill from seasons in advance, and
whose variability has important
impacts on human activities.
LPB provides a framework for integration of regional
projects leading to improved predictions of
the climate and hydrology system, and the coordination of those
projects at the highest international
level (WMO/WCRP)
LPB can act as an advocacy group to agencies that provide
funding for science projects and the
strengthening of the scientific infrastructure.
LPB aims to enhance the scientific infrastructure in the
Plata Basin in agreement with producers
and users of climate information.
Program Focus
Program efforts during this first year will be divided largely into
three main themes:
- frequency and spatial extent of floods and droughts
- predictability of regional weather and climate variability
- impacts of global climate change and land use change
Supported by NOAA's Climate Program Office
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