Transcript Photo by NASA GFDRR Hydromet Program Towards effective partnerships in support of global hydromet services Vladimir Tsirkunov, Program Coordinator.

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GFDRR Hydromet Program
Towards effective partnerships in support of
global hydromet services
Vladimir Tsirkunov, Program Coordinator
Hydromet: An integral part of DRM and sustainable development
What is the problem?
NMHSs capacity in many regions is not adequate
and considerably degraded in some countries
during the last 20-25 years
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
% reduction in hydromet
observation networks
between 1985-2008
54%
38%
42%
What are the needs?
• Conservative estimate of high priority hydromet modernization
investment needs in developing countries exceeds USD 1.5-2
billion
• Minimum USD 300-400 million per year is necessary to support
operations of the modernized NMHSs systems
• International support and investment efforts in NMHSs
modernization in developing countries so far has been insufficient
and not always effective
GFDRR Hydromet program
GFDRR Hydromet Program plays a role of a focal point and service
center to mobilize resources, guide and support large investments in
hydromet modernization. The Program has three pillars:
 Capacity Building
 Analytical Support and Knowledge Management
 Technical Assistance
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Capacity Building
Sustaining National Meteorological
Services – Strengthening WMO
Regional and Global Centres
US NWS-WMO-GFDRR
Washington DC, June 2013
Best practices in Multi-Hazard EWS
CMA/SMS Shanghai
March 2012, October 2013
Analytical support and knowledge management
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Experience of GFDRR Hydromet
Program helped to consolidate:
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Relevant knowledge of the sector
Review of hydromet modernization
investments
Flagship publication: “Weather and
Climate Resilience. (2013)”
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Summary of GFDRR experience
Recommendations for designing hydromet
modernization projects
Technical Assistance
Yemen: 19M (PPCR)
Climate Information System
and PPCR Coordination
Central Asia: 27.7M
(IDA/PPCR) Hydromet
Modernization Project
Mexico: 105M (IBRD)
Modernizing the National Meteorological
Service to Address Variability and Climate
Change in the Water Sector in Mexico
Sahel: 35M (IDA) Regional
Vietnam: 30M (IDA)
Sahel Disaster Resilience
Project
Managing Natural Hazards
Project
Nigeria: 10M (IDA)
Haiti: 5.5M (PPCR)
Water Resources and
Irrigation Management
Strengthening Hydro-Met
Services
DR Congo: 10M (IDA)
Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological
and Climate Services
Nepal: 31M (PPCR/IDA)
Building Resilience to Climate
Related Hazards
Myanmar: 35M (IDA)
Ayeyarwady Integrated River
Basin Management Project
Malawi: 20M (IDA/GEF)
Shire River Basin
Management Program
Mozambique: 21M (PPCR/IDA/NDF)
Strengthening Hydrological and
Meteorological Information Services for
Climate Resilience
Under implementation
Pre-appraisal
Identification
Guiding Principles of GFDRR Hydromet Program
Objective: Enhanced capacity of NMHSs to deliver reliable,
timely and accurate information and services
 Identify, enable and support investment in hydromet services (NMHSs)
 Facilitate integrated approach with focus on institutional strengthening and capacity
building, modernization of observing infrastructure and forecasting, and enhanced
service delivery system
 Facilitate more effective partnerships with WMO, leading NMHSs and donor
community
 Jointly with WMO provide better access to global products, best practices and
expertise
 Ensure alignment with Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) and other
global initiatives
 Provide access to funds for operational guidance and support through “twinning
arrangements” with leading NMHSs and WMO
 Secure government commitment to increase NMHSs sustainability
A Regional Program to Improve Hydro-meteorological Services in Africa
Africa Regional System Integration
- Improved access to and utilization of global
products
- Knowledge and advisory services to support
strategic development, project preparation and
management, coordination and service delivery
- Coordination with AMCOMET, GFCS
Modernization of regional agencies
- Strengthening capacity and management to
enhance trans-boundary cooperation on
weather and flood forecasting, early warning
and climate prediction.
National/Sub-National
- Institutional strengthening and capacity building
of targeted NMHSs
- Modernization of hydromet infrastructure
- Improving service delivery including NFCS
development
A case of Regional Sahel Disaster Resilience Project
(USD 100 million)
Expected Results
(i) Information and knowledge systems on water
resources and hydro-meteorological risks
strengthened
(ii) Improved capacities to monitor, forecast,
communicate and use meteorological,
hydrological and climate information
(iii) Reduced vulnerability to the impacts of extreme
weather events
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Component 1: Regional assessment (Water, Hydromet), and capacity building
Component 2-1: Modernizing national
system (DRM, Water, Hydromet)
Burkina Faso
Project Partners include
Component 2-2: Modernizing national
system (DRM, Water, Hydromet)
Mali
Towards effective partnerships
Joint Activities with WMO and leading NMHSs
• Joint preparation of NMHSs Modernization Projects
• Capacity building and implementation support through ”twinning”
arrangements
• Scaling up relevant WMO Projects and Initiatives
• Completion and dissemination of the study on the SocioEconomic Benefits of Hydromet Services
• Assessment of status of hydrological agencies and development
of targeted investment program
Joint WMO-NMHSs-donor conference on Hydromet
modernization and capacity building
Building up GFDRR Hydromet Program
• Improve access to best practices, knowledge and expertise
• Operational support for hydromet modernization
• Facilitate better public access to data and information products
Photo by EUMETSAT (middle) and NOAA (lower)
GFDRR Hydromet Program’s Partners
World Meteorological
Organization
Climate Investment Funds (CIF),
Including Pilot Program for
Climate Resilience
Finnish Meteorological
Institute
Korea Meteorological
Administration
MeteoSwiss
Global Framework for
Climate Services
China Meteorological
Administration
United States National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration through
the National Weather Service
Central Institution for
Meteorology and
Geodynamics of Austria
Also closely working with
European Space Agency
European Centre for MediumRange Weather Forecasts
European Organisation for
the Exploitation of
Meteorological Satellite
The United Kingdom’s
Met Office
Africa Observing Network Density: Compare to WMO
requirements for large scale observations:
Surface 100*100
Africa required = 3034 stations
2012 registered, ratio = 781/3034 = 25%
2012 available= 445, ratio = 445/3034 = 14.6%
Radiosonde 250*250
Africa required= 485 stations
2012 registered stations= 81, ratio = 81/485= 16%
2012 available stations =21, ratio= 21/485= 4.33%
Weather Radars, Climate Stations, Lightning
detections, all are inadequate….