Impact
Outcomes
Beyond forecasts, what changes for people
We start with the user's problem before the solution, then measure whether the forecast actually changed a decision.
- 1Listen
Assess needs
Understand local capacity, stakeholders, and the decisions that matter.
- 2Adapt
Fit the data
Configure forecasts and tools to the basin and the institution.
- 3Deploy
Put it to work
Training, dashboards, and integration into daily operations.
- 4Sustain
Track outcomes
Follow adoption and impact long after the rollout ends.
No lives lost this flood season after early-warning alerts reached communities in time.
Impact and adoption work supported by Google.org.
Impact stories
Impact around the world
From flood early warning to reservoir operations, national services and communities put GEOGLOWS to work every day.
Countries & projects
Where GEOGLOWS is at work
GEOGLOWS is deployed with national hydrological services and regional partners in more than 30 countries, usually through SERVIR hubs and local institutions. A sample of documented deployments:
Results
Impact by the numbers
Adoption and reach across the service, from the rivers it covers to the institutions that depend on it every day.
Case studies
GEOGLOWS in the field
Documented deployments where national services and regional partners put GEOGLOWS forecasts to work.
Community flood early warning on the Shire River
GEOGLOWS-ECMWF forecasts were integrated into a Community-Based Flood Early Warning System (CBFEWS) so downstream communities receive actionable warnings before the water arrives.
Combining ground and satellite data to forecast floods
SERVIR-HKH and ICIMOD paired GEOGLOWS forecasts with ground and satellite observations to deliver flood forecasts up to ten days ahead across the region.
A shared platform for seven national services
National hydrological and meteorological services across Central America use daily GEOGLOWS forecasts and the historical simulation through the regional CRRH-SICA platform.
A national streamflow platform at SENAMHI
Peru's national service SENAMHI runs a GEOGLOWS-based streamflow platform to support water-resource and drought monitoring in Andean basins.
Bringing streamflow forecasting to the Amazon
SERVIR-Amazonia customized the GEOGLOWS service with regional partners to extend streamflow forecasting across the Amazon basin.
Forecasts for reservoir and hydropower operations
Honduras's national electricity utility ENEE applied GEOGLOWS forecasts to inform reservoir and hydropower decisions.