Availability of data for climate change impact indicators

4 EIONET WORKSHOP

1 July 2010, Brussels

Maria Khovanskaya

Climate Change Topic Area

Regional Environmental Center for Cenral and Eastern Europe

Outline

Report “Impacts of Europe’s changing climate - 2008 indicator-based assessment” EEA/JRC/WHO – 9 categories, 40 indicators

(potential cooperation with the data center)

SEE region – choice of indicators

Institutional set-up to collect meteorological and hydrological data within the NMHS of the SEE countries

Technical capacities to collect meteorological and hydrological data within the NMHS of the SEE countries

Quality of data, availability of data, accessibility of data

Biodiversity data – long story: availability of data

Conclusions

“Impacts of Europe’s changing climate - 2008 indicator-based assessment” EEA/JRC/WHO

1. Reasons for the choice of indicators (as in the report): existence of time series and accessibility

2. Categories of cc-impact indicators: Atmosphere and climate Cryoshere Coast and Marine Water Quantity: river floods and droughts Freshwater quality and biodiversity Terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity Soils Agriculture and forestry Human health Economic consequences of climate change

Choice of indicators of data search:availability and relevance

Atmosphere and climate Temperature Precipitation Temperature extremes Precipitation extremes Storms and storm surges Air pollution by ozon

Water quantity: river floods and droughts River flow River floods River flow droughts

Freshwater quality and biodiversity Water temperature River and lakes ice cover Fresh water quality and biodiversity

Terrestrial Ecosystems and biodiversity Distribution of plant and animal species Phenology of plant and animal species

Institutional set up for observations

Albania: Institute of Energy, Water and Environment (former Hydro-Meteorological Institute merged together with the other institutions)

Bosnia and Herzegovina: two services – in Republic of Srpska and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia: Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia (MHSC)

FYR Macedonia; Hydro-meteorological Institute

Montenegro; Hydrometeorological Service

Serbia: Hydrometeorological Service of Republic of Serbia

Private companies for making observations and weather forecasts in the aviation sector

Technical Capacities for observations1. Albania

128 meteorological (4 stations are automatic) 102 hydrological stations 11 air quality stations located at the meteorological stations 43 water quality sampling points at rivers, lakes and coastal area

2. Bosnia and Herzegovina

16+16 general synoptic stations are divided equally (between Republic Srpska and the Federation of BiH. 5 are fully automatic

There are also 19 climatological stations

26 precipitation points

3. Montenegro

8 main synoptic stations

20 climatological stations

50 precipitation points

Technical Capacities for observations

4. MACEDONIA

14 main meteorological stations,

19 regular climatological stations

26 phenological stations

1 aerological station, 6 hail suppression centres

200 precipitation stations

68 active gauging stations o monitor the surface water discharge and level

115 measuring points to monitor the ground water. Unfortunately, due to the budget restrictions the monitoring of ground water has been stopped.

19 stations are used to monitor air quality.

The Republic Health Institute: 15 water quality and 20 air quality measuring points

Hydrobiological Institute: microbiological safety of the lake Ochrid

Technical Capacities for observations (cont.)

5. Serbia• 28 surface synoptic stations running hourly observations

1 upper-air (radio sounding) meteorological station

13 meteorological radar centres

90 regular climatological stations

35 regular agrometeorological stations

650 precipitation points

52 phenological stations

26 stations for monitoring air pollutions

188 regular stations to monitor surface water

398 ground water stations

159 stations for surface water quality

Technical Capacities for observations (cont.)

6. Croatia

40 man-operated synoptic stations

32 fully automatic stations

337 precipitation points, 114 climatological stations

3 weather radars

2 upper-air stations

Data quality, availability and accessibilityData quality

Many man-operated stationsLack of satellite coverage ”Black holes” in data series due to social events

Availability of “raw” and time series Serbian automatic stations translate “raw’ data on line Albania does not have a web-site for the IEWE a all Others – aggregated data for the current day Literature: proof of existence of the aggregated data

Accessibility International cooperation; all the countries are the members of

WMO and GCOS. NB! Quality Only Serbia and Croatia are members of EUMETNET Crotia: possibility to purchase time series of the agregated data

on-line Other SEE countries: difficulties for a researcher

Biodiversity data:Arial of species’ distribution and phenology phases

Capacity building needs – most urgent

1. Improving access to and the collection, management, exchange and use of observation data and other relevant information on the current and historical climate and its impacts in SEE.

2. Modernising national hydrometeorological services in SEE countries.

3. 3. Developing and applying methodologies for impact and vulnerability assessment and integrating them into socioeconomic scenarios.

4. 5. Training experts

6. Preparing coherent and comprehensive action plans, strategies and programmes on the local, regional, national and transnational levels.

7. Preparing legislation and methodological guidelines on the integration of adaptation issues in long-term planning.

8. Raising awareness among all stakeholders of climate change and the need for adaptation.

Thank you for your attention

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