Weather and Climate Services in Europe and Central Asia : A Regional Review

This paper reviews the status of weather and climate services in Europe and Central Asia (ECA).Worldwide, the accuracy and value of weather and climate services are rising, bringing great economic benefits. However, many National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in Europe and Central Asia are in decline. As a result, these potential gains are often missed. Much more could be done to mitigate weather disasters, support the productivity of smallholding and commercial agriculture, conserve energy, and promote safe aviation and transport by road and rail. Although NMHS capacity deficiencies are serious, they could be significantly remedied by relatively modest but sustained investments. Economic assessments indicate substantial benefit-to-cost ratios for such initiatives. A strategy for NMHS service improvement requires assessment of national climate, user needs, NMHS status and provision of services, and the economic benefits of an upgrade to weather and climate services. recommendations for agency modernization should include (a) a prioritized plan for improving data delivery to national users, (b) identification of the highest-priority infrastructure investments, and (c) a reasonable phasing plan for overall modernization.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2008
Subjects:	AEROSOLS, AGRICULTURE, AGROMETEOROLOGY, AIR, AIR CIRCULATION, AIR QUALITY, ALTITUDE, ANTICYCLONES, ATMOSPHERE, ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES, ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, BENCHMARKING, BENEFIT ANALYSIS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CITIES, CLIENT COUNTRIES, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE FORECASTS, CLIMATE MODELS, CLIMATE SYSTEM, CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA, CLIMATOLOGY, CLOUDINESS, CLOUDS, CYCLONE, CYCLONES, DAMAGES, DATA COLLECTION, DATA GATHERING, DATA SHARING, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DONATIONS, DROUGHT, DROUGHT MANAGEMENT, DUST, ECONOMIC BENEFITS, ECONOMIC MODELS, ECONOMIC RATE OF RETURN, ECONOMIC SECTORS, ECONOMIC STRUCTURE, ECONOMIC VALUE, ECONOMICS, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, EVAPORATION, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, EXPLOITATION, FARMS, FISH, FISHERIES, FISHING, FLOODING, FLOODS, FOG, FOOD PRODUCTION, FORESTRY, FORESTS, FROST, GCM, GDP, GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL, GLOBAL INTEREST, GLOBAL NETWORK, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HAIL, HYDROLOGY, HYDROMETEOROLOGY, INCOME, INSURANCE, INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, IPCC, IRRIGATION, LAKES, LAND COVER, LAND TEMPERATURE, LAND USE, LEGISLATION, LEISURE, MEDIA, METEOROLOGICAL DATA, METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES, METEOROLOGY, MONOPOLIES, NATIONAL ECONOMIES, NATIONAL ECONOMY, OCEANS, OPTIMIZATION, PARTICULATES, POLICY MAKERS, POLLUTION, PRECIPITATION, PRECIPITATION RATE, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC GOODS, RADIO, RAIN, RAINFALL, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, RIVER BASINS, RIVERS, RUNOFF, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SEAS, SEVERE STORMS, SEVERE WEATHER, SIBERIA, SINK, SNOW, SOIL, STORMS, STRATOSPHERE, STREAMS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TELECOMMUNICATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMS, TEMPERATURE, TROPOSPHERE, UPPER ATMOSPHERE, VALUATION, VARIABLE PRECIPITATION, WEATHER, WEATHER DISASTERS, WEATHER EVENTS, WEATHER FORECASTING, WEATHER FORECASTS, WEATHER HAZARDS, WEATHER INFORMATION, WEATHER MONITORING, WEATHER PATTERNS, WEATHER PREDICTION, WEATHER REPORTS, WEATHER SERVICES, WEATHER STATIONS, WILLINGNESS TO PAY, WIND, WIND SPEED, WINDS, WMO, WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION, WORLD WEATHER WATCH, WTP,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9660486/weather-climate-services-europe-central-asia-regional-review https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6464
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