Overview
The Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) is a global partnership of governments and United Nations and international agencies that produce and use climate information and services. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is leading the initiative in collaboration with the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and others. GFCS strives to help reducing human and economic losses to weather and climate extremes, mitigate the impacts of climate-related diseases, inform farming decisions, improve food security, and strengthen the management of vital water resources in the Sahel