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Flash Flood Guidance System promotes gender equality
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To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March 2021, WMO is showcasing the results of a special survey on Women in the Flash Flood Guidance System (FFGS) Project with Global Coverage.
The Women in FFGS Project Survey received responses from 22 female experts from 18 countries. They provided answers and shared their experience, achievements and ways to overcome challenges on their path to become successful in their work of expertise.
“While the whole world is facing with new challenges brought by COVID-19 pandemic and trying to adapt to the new reality, WMO is committed to promoting gender equality and strengthening of female experts through implementation of the Flash Flood Guidance System all over the world,” comments Hwirin Kim, chief of Hydrological and Water Resources Services Division with responsibility for the all-female Flash Flood Guidance Project team at the WMO Secretariat.