RA VI WG PIW, Langen,

23-25 January 2007

Strategic Plan and Action Plan of WMO Regional Association VI

(Europe)By: Dušan HRČEK

WMO Representative for EuropeDHrcek@wmo.int and

Christian BLONDINCo-Chair of the RA VI Task-Team

International Affairs ManagerMétéo France

christian.blondin@meteo.fr

OutlineOutline

• Some important decisions of XIV-RA VI, and follow-up

• RA VI Action Plan, objectives related to WG PIW

• Information on the draft Strategic Plan for the Enhancement of NMHSs in RA VI (Europe) based on WMO Strategic Plan

Working Groups in RA VI

• Planning and Implementation of WWW

• Climate-related Matters• Agricultural Meteorology• Hydrology• Natural Disaster Prevention and

Mitigation• Management Group

Rapporteurs/Task Team in RA VI

• Instruments• CLIPS• Global Atmosphere Watch• Atmospheric Ozone• Marine Meteorological Services• Aeronautical Meteorology• THORPEX• Education and Training• WMO Space Programme• GEOSS Task Team on Strategic and Action Plan

Regional Climate Centre

XIV RA VI decided to take immediate steps to implement a network of multiple multifunctional centres and/or specialized centres on a pilot basis as the structure for implementing RCC activities in RA VI, in order to determine optimal composition of the RA VI RCC network which would best comply with the functions of RCC.

REGIONAL INSTRUMENT CENTRES

XIV RA VI designated the Calibration Laboratory of the Slovak Hydromet. Institute and the Calibration Laboratory of the Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia as new Regional Instrument Centres (RIC) for RA VI (in addition to the old one – RIC Trappes (Meteo-France).

Plans in SE Europe

• Such ambicious vision needs support and assistance trough WMO Technical Co-operation Programmes, EU Commission suport, World Bank others

New challenges New challenges establishment of the establishment of the Sub-regional Centers of ExcellenceSub-regional Centers of Excellence

Drought management CentreDrought management Centre Trening and education centersTrening and education centers Marine Meteorology CentresMarine Meteorology Centres Calibration Center Calibration Center

Drought Management Centre Centre for South-eastern Europe

A unanimous agreement has been reached in April 2006 on establishing a sub-regional Drought Management Centre Centre for SE Europe. At the meeting in Geneva on 26 September 2006, Slovenia was selected to host the Centre. Subsequently, WMO and UNCCD Secretariat are preparing a comprehensive project proposal in full cooperation with the host country.

RA VI Strategic Plan

The most important outcome of the 14th session of WMO Regional Association VI (Europe), held in Heidelberg, Germany, 7-15 September 2005, was a decision to develop the Regional Strategic Plan. The goal of the Strategic Plan is to strengthen the capabilities of all NMHSs in RA VI by providing appropriate meteorological, hydrological and related services in the prevention and mitigation of natural disasters, protection of life and property, safeguarding of the environment and contributing to sustainable development. The session adopted an Action Plan for implementation while the Strategic Plan is being developed.

A Concept for the further Development of the Regional

Association VI

Action Planand

Development of a Strategic Plan

Technical Conference

14th Session of RAVI

Brainstorming (RAVI Sess.)

WMO-6th Long Term Plan

European Driving Forces

StrategiesProgramme

sMembers View

Strategy 1:

To enable the delivery of increasingly accurate and reliable warnings of severe events related to weather, water, climate, and the related natural environment throughout the world, and ensure that they are able to reach their target audience (individuals, emergency services, decision makers) in a timely and useful manner.

Sub-group on PWS: Objective 1.1, 1.2, 1.5Sub-group on DPFS: Objective 1.3, 1.4, 1.6

Strategy 2:

To enable the provision of increasingly beneficial weather, water and climate and related environmental services to the public, governments and other users/customers throughout the world.

Sub-group on PWS: Objective 2.3

Strategy 3: No objective for WG PIW

Strategy 4:

To inform and educate the public, governments and other interested parties about the socio-economic benefits of understanding the weather, water, climate and related environment.

Sub-group on PWS: Objective 4.2

Strategy 5:

To understand and improve the modelling of the processes which affect the current and future state of the atmosphere, the weather, water resources, the physical state of the oceans, climate change and related environmental states such as air quality and pollution levels.

Sub-group on DPFS: Objective 5.1, 5.2, 5.4

Strategy 6:

To observe, record and report on the weather, water resources, climate and the related natural environment, to use these data for the preparation of operational forecast and warning services and related information, and to maintain and enhance systems to exchange these data, products and information.

Sub-group on IOS: Objective 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.10, 6.15, 6.16 Sub-group on ISS: Objective 6.4, 6.8, 6.9, 6.14

Strategy 7: No objective for WG PIW

Strategy 8: products and information.

To work more effectively with international partners, other relevant organisations, academia and the private sector. Sub-group on PWS: Objective 8.2, 8.7

Strategy 9: No objective for WG PIW

RA VI Technical Conference 2006

A Technical Conference on strategic planning in RA VI was held in Riga, Latvia, 6-7 November 2006. The Conference reviewed the preparatory work done by the RA VI Task Team on Strategic Plan and Action Plan.

RA VI SP building process

– Management Group • President : Daniel Keuerleber-Burk (Switzerland)• Vice-Président : Andrei Leitass (Latvia)• Members :

– Ivan Cacic (Croatia)– Magnus Jonsson (Iceland)– Wolfgang Kusch (Germany)– J.K Rabadi (Jordan)– Hydrologic advisor : Jan Kubat (Czech

Republic)

– INTAD 6• President : Alex Rubli (Switzerland)• Vice-President : Vita Slanke (Latvia)• Members :

– Representatives of 37 RA VI countries

– Task Team• Co-Chairs : Mike Gray (UK)

Christian Blondin (France)

• Members :

– Maria Hurtola (Finland)

– George Kordzakhia (Georgia)

– Alexander Gusev (Federation of Russia)

– Jan Kubat (Czech Republic)

– WMO Regional Office for Europe

• Dusan Hrcek

Key “players”

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Facilitator: Petteri Taalas (WMO)

RA VI SP building process (cont’d)

Roadmap

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TT

MG

INTAD 6

SRO

Heidelberg

Exeter Geneva Zurich ParisRiga Geneva

IX 2005 IV 2006 VI 2006 IX 2006 I 2007XI 2006 V 2007

RA VI

SP Draft Extended Outline

SP Draft Extended Outline

1st SPDraft

Version

1st SPDraft

Version

2nd SP Draft

Version

Final SPVersion

RA VI SP rationale

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7th WMO Strategic Plan

RA VI Strategic Plan

Questionnaire:

• Demands of information and services• External factors affecting services delivery

Database:• Members characteristics• NHMSs missions and means

Feedbacks:• Hydromet entities • European Union• Scientific and Academic bodies• …..

policy anddecision makers

Hydro-meteorological

community

Executive Summary

RA VI SP general framework (cont’d)

WMO Vision and Top Level objectives

RA VI Vision

RA VI Strategic aims

RA VI Expected Results

Implementation

StrategicComponents

Means withinRegion VI

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WMO RA VI SP

1. Purpose2. Vision

3. Strategic Plan3a. Current Status, Trends, Developments and Evolving needs of Members and Society

3b. Strategic aims

3c. Expected Results

4. Implementation4a. Process and governance4b. Priorities4c. Key Performance indicators and Targets4d. Action Plan

Annex A: RA VI descriptionAnnex B: Building up the RA VI

strategy and actions plan

Strategic analysis

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Inward looking(Annex A)

Outward looking(Annex B)

Members NHMSs

Entities

Common features

Common features

Specificities

Specificities

WMO Progs Involvement

Implementation

International

Incl.

Partnership

Bilateral Bilateral

Thematic Networking

Political Int. Repr

Res & Edu Thematic

Institutional Institutional

New servicesin weather, water

and climate,incl. concern for

Environment

ExternalConstraints:

• Technical developments and advances in sciences• Economic pressure• Commercialization and competition

Facts

Impacts

Causes

Ways forwards+

SWOT

RA VI strategicavenues

Strategic analysis (cont’d)

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• RA VI key drivers:

– Priorities to core missions and quality improved related services

– Prevention and mitigation of natural disasters

– Delivery of new and further services

– Optimization of resources usage

– Maintenance and improvement of infrastructures

– Positioning with respect to commercial services delivery

• RA VI strategic choices:

– Strengthened co-operation within the Region

– More exchange of knowledge, know-how and understanding to provide better services

– Improved capitalization on Region assets (ECMWF, EUMETSAT, EUMETNET)

– Improved interfaces with user communities

– Alliances with new partners, including funding agencies

RA VI strategic avenues

Strategic aims

11 Expected Results# Key Performance

Indicators (KPIs)# Key Performance Targets

(KPTs)

WMO VisionWMO Vision

Key Social and Economic Drivers

5 Desired Outcomes 3 Top Level Objectives5 Strategic

Thrusts

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gic

Plan

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Region VI strategic plan

Adaptation RA VI Vision

SpecificationRA VI strategic

analysis

Adoption RA VI strategic aims

Contributionand

Specification

RA VI expected results

IndicatorsTargets

Strategic aims (cont’d)

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WMO RA VI will be recognized as the primary source of expertise [1] on weather, climate, water and related environmental [2] and development [3] issues throughout Europe, through a coordinated meteorological and hydrological infrastructure [4], and a major contributor worldwide [5] to the safety and well-being of people and to sustainable development [6].

Strategic Aim 1 : Work collectively to ensure that any available expertise within the Region is utilized to meet requirements for services.

Strategic Aim 2 : Ensure that the information, knowledge and capabilities exist within RA VI to meet the expressed and expected requirements.

Strategic Aim 3 : Ensure the decision-making bodies are aware of RA VI expertise and capabilities in order to make best use of existing assets and planned developments, and to avoid unnecessary redundancies.Strategic Aim 4 : Create a RA VI Hydrological and Meteorological Infrastructure which combine capabilities of NMHSs, regional and sub-regional organizations, and any voluntary contributors, under the supervision of an appropriate steering committee.

Strategic Aim 5 : Create the framework to be able to project RA VI expertise and capabilities out of the Region in collaboration with other WMO Regional Associations and UN bodies working with WMO.

Strategic Aim 6 : Identify and assess continuously key stakes and challenges related to sustainable development within RA VI, and deliver proper services to contribute to consolidate the sustainability of the Region.

The Way Forward

The RAVI Strategic Plan should be linked to the WMO 7SP and be valid for the same time period. This would require the final draft of the RAVI Strategic Plan to be presented to the RA VI President and the Management Group at the 15th WMO Congress, and for the President to request any last amendments (following consultation with the RAVI Members at Congress) before approving the Plan for implementation from January 2008.

Thank you