MEETING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATION OF THE GFCS

29 September to 1 October 2014WMO, Geneva

Contribution by Finland to the GFCSOngoing and planned projects

Maria Hurtola, Head of International Affairs, FMIHarri Pietarila, Head of Expert Services, FMI

1. Projects:

1. Nepal2. Bhutan3. Kyrgyz Republic4. Tajikistan5. Caribbean Island States, Regional6. Pacific, Regional7. African integrated strategy for Weather and Climate

services, several countries

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Contribution by Finland to the GFCSOngoing and planned projects

FNEP2 Nepal ICI project•A bilateral development cooperation project between FMI and DHM of Nepal, •Project budget 493 000€ för 2013 – 2016, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

•The expected results of the project •Improved processes of DHM to produce weather and climate services

•Developing and releasing new weather and climate services (EWS 3 days, seasonal forecasting, climate outlook products)

•Enhanced customer relations, weather and climate service provision capacity of the DHM•Improved Data management and Data Quality Control to support service development•Supports the GFCS pillars: a, b and e.

•Cooperation with WB PPCR-project3

Nepal PPCR - Buiding Resilience to Climate Related Hazards

• WB funding, tot US$31 million

• To enhance capacity to mitigate climate related hazards by improving the accuracy and timeliness of weather and flood forecasts and warnings

• Institutional strengthening, capacity building and implementation support of DHM• Modernization of the observation networks and forecasting• Enhancement of the Service Delivery System of DHM• Pilot DHM climate and weather information for users in agriculture – Agriculture Management Information System

• FMI System Integration Consultant3.10.2014 4

SHSB –Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological

Services for Bhutan

Cooperation between FMI and DHMS• Funding ICI (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland• Budget ~462 000 €• Duration 36 months (06/2013-12/2015)

• Co-operation with other projects: HKH-HYCOS and FNEP2.Purpose

• Improve the capacity of DHMS to manage and produce high quality weather information and services to Bhutane se society

• Strategic planning• Support DHMS to develop a National Hydro.Met Service Policy• Study of socio-economic impacts of services provided by DHMS

• Enhanced services• Development of weather forecasting processes and verification• Data processing and analysis for climate change studies

• Co-operation and communication with stakeholders• Development of a communication strategy for DHMS

• Supports the GFCS pillars: a, b, c, d and e

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• ICI-project FMI – Kyrgyzhydromet• Project budget: 502 000 €, 2014 – 2016• Objectives of the programme:

• Improved capacity of the Kyrghzhydromet to deliver weather, climate and environmental information on EWS for the benefit of the Kyrgyz society

• Specific Goals:

1. Improved observation and data management process2. Improved air quality observation system

3. Improved strategic and technical planning capacity4. Improved capacity of Kyrgyzhydromet staff on modern

observation technology and weather service process•Supports the GFCS pillars: b, c and e.

FINKMETFinnish-Kyrgyz Meteorology Project

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• ICI-project FMI – Tajikhydromet

• Project budget: – 503 000€, 2014 – 2016

• Objective of the programme:• Improved capacity of the Tajikhydromet to deliver weather, climate and

environmental information on EWS for the benefit of the Tajikistan society

• Specific Goals:

1. Improved capacity to provide Climate Services

2. Improved air quality observation system

3. Improved strategic and technical planning capacity

4. Improved capacity of Tajikhydromet staff on modern observation technology and weather service process

•Supports the GFCS pillars: b, c and e.

FINTAJFinnish-Tajikistan Meteorology Project

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• FINPAC - Finnish-Pacific Project to Reduce Vulnerability of the Pacific Island Countries' Livelihoods to the Effects of Climate Change

• Budget: 3 775 000€ for 2013 - 2016

• Project covering the entire value chain from improved observations to services and benefits to communities

• Partnership with SOPAC, Red Cross and WMO

• Beneficiaries are the NMHSs from 14 Pacific Island Countries

•Supports the GFCS pillars: a, b, c and e.

Pacific, FINPAC,Finnish Pacific project

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• 1 MEUR + 200 000 (old money), 2013 – 2015, partner A CS

• Improved operational capacity of the NMHSs to provi de weather and climate services

• Restoration AWSs, QC, storage and sharing

• Tools for analyzing, forecasting and products

• Enhansing communication of cliamte infromation to the Caribbean communities - Climate service portal at CIMH

• Enhanced role of ACS and Improved capacity of the NMHSs and DMAs for the governance of the early warn ing process

• Quality Management

• Development and implementation of solutions for Common presentation and communication of early warnings, EWS.

• Dissemination of EWS-information, TV broadcasting solution

• Enhansing presentation skills of EWS to the general public and communities

• Supports the GFCS pillars: a, b, c and e.

Strengthening hydrometeorological operations and services in the Caribbean SIDS - SHOCS II

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• TF Budget 400 000€

• Support for the African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology – 250 000 €

• In response to major challenges in the delivery of weather and climate services in Africa, the Nairobi Ministerial Declaration (April 2010) established the African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET) as a high-level mechanism for the development of weather and climate services and applications in Africa to support economic development. – support for the conference.

• Establishment of a Regional Climate Centre for Central Africa.

• Development of the implementation plan for the integrated strategy

• Support for the Gender and Climate Forum – participa tion of NMHS representatives from developing countries – 50 000 €

• Malawi project 50 000 €• The programme will help building integrated frameworks within country and

will support existing inititiatives in climate services, food security, nutrition, and health as well as DRR.

• Guinea Conakry 35 000€• Climate data rescue and management

• Supports the GFCS pillars: a, b, c and e

Support for African integrated strategy for weather and climate services

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Project Ongoing Project in Preparation

Cooperation or consulting project in the country

Scientific Collaboration

FMI Expert Services Projects Worldwide

Pacific SIDS

Caribbean SIDS

Central Asia

Andean

SEE

Projects 2014, 1/4

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# Country Budget Topic Funding

1 Caribbean SIDS-SHOCS211.4.2013-31.12.2015

1 000 000 EUR

Early Warning System (EWS), QMS, SmartMet

MFA-ICI

2 Pacific SIDS –FINPAC2.1.2013-31.12.2015

TOT 4 000 000 EUR

SmartMet, Observations, ClimateServices, EWS, QMS

MFA

3 EcuadorFINAMHI1.5.2012-31.12.2014

250 000 EUR

Observations, Weather Service, Weather Radar

MFA-ICI

4 ColombiaCOFIMET1.5.2012-31.12.2014

250 000 EUR

Observations, Weather Service, Weather Radar

MFA-ICI

5 BoliviaFINBOL17.1.2014-31.12.2016

500 000EUR

Observations, Weather Service, SmartMet

MFA-ICI

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# Country Budget Topic Funding

6 Andean regionalPRASDES1.5.2013-31.12.2016

TOT4 000 000 EUR

Eearly Warning System, SmartMet,Observations, Data Management

MFA

7 Sudan & South SudanFISU1.9.2011-1.12.2014

500 000EUR

Observations, services, strategy, QMS

MFA-ICI

8 BhutanSHSB20.5.2013-31.5.2016

462 000 EUR

Observations, Weather Service, data base management

MFA-ICI

9 Nepal 2FNEP220.5.2013-31.5.2016

493 000 EUR

Observations, Weather Service, data base management

MFA-ICI

10 Hindu Kush-HimalayanICIMOD30.6.2012-30.6.2013

TOT2 730 000

HYCOS; Quality Management ICIMOD/MFA

Projects 2014, 2/4

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# Country Budget Topic Funding

11 Vietnam 2PROMOSERV21.7.2013-31.12.2015

500 000 EUR

Observations, Weather Service, SmartMet

MFA-ICI

12 Malawi21.9.2011-30.4.2014

50 000 EUR

Climate Change FRC - NDF/NCF

13 China Testbed Air Quality, TestBed,LivingLab

Tekes/CLEEN

14 SEE & Turkey1.6.2012-31.5.2014

180 000 EUR

Disaster Risk Management, EarlyWarning System

WMO - EU reg.

17 Uzbekistan/Central-Asia1.8.2011-31.12.2013

500 000 EUR

Reg.training center, Observations, Weather Services

MFA-ICI

Projects 2014, 3/4

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# Country Budget Topic Funding

18 NepalPPCR1.7.2014-1.7.2018

1 620 000 EUR

Observations, Weather Service, Forecasting systems, hydrology, EWS

World Bank

19 Kyrgyzstan1.1.2014-31.12.2016

500 000 EUR

Data management, Air quality, WeatherService

MFA-ICI

20 Tajikistan1.1.2014-31.12.2016

500 000 EUR

Climate change, Air quality, WeatherService

MFA-ICI

21 Moldova1.6.2014-31.12.2014

60 000 EUR

Observations, Weather Service,

World Bank

22 African integrated strategy for weather and climate services for the GFCS

400 000EUR

GFCS MFA

Projects 2014, 4/4

Projects in preparation/under tendering 2014

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Country Topic Funding

India IMD Climate Change, Air Quality MFA – ICI

Vietnam SmartMet, Weather Radar, Lightning detection

MFA-CC

Peru Marine Services, training tbc

Kazakhstan NHMS Modernization National

Kazakhstan Air Quality WB

Malawi EWS MFA / WMO

Paraguay Observations, smartmet, weather service, QMS

MFA-ICI

Indonesia Observations, weather service MFA-ICI

Myanmar Observations, weather service, sea observations

MFA-ICI

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