Institutional Strengthening and Modernization of Hydromet and Multi-hazard Early Warning Services in Bhutan
This roadmap describes the current situation of hydromet service provision in Bhutan and presents a short- and medium-term modernization approach. It provides an overview of the National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), its financial and technical infrastructure, human resources, and information about the users of its products and services. To provide enhanced and fit-for-purpose services to its users, the roadmap presents two development stages to help strengthen the capabilities of the NCHM to better deliver hydromet information, impact-based forecasting, and multi-hazard early warning services (MHEWS). The executive summary provides an overview of the key points and recommendations. In section one, the introduction, some basic background is provided on the climate of Bhutan and the consequent natural hazards, and on the organization of the NCHM and its position within the government structures. Section two, the approach to modernization, describes a generic framework which is used to analyze the different elements within a National Meteorological and Hydrological Service and to determine their maturity according to a five-level scale, ranging from low to advanced. In section three, the current status of NCHM services and infrastructure, the work of the NCHM is described and the generic framework outlined in section two is applied to the different elements within the organization to establish the baseline level of maturity for each. Section four is the roadmap for modernizing and strengthening NCHM’s services and systems. The conclusion in section five offers some broader thoughts beyond the detailed recommendations, including some suggestions for innovations and also on the possible role of public-private partnerships within the weather enterprise in Bhutan. The annexes contain the detail of the costs and timelines associated with the modernization plans, as well as the implications for future staffing requirements.
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| Format: | Report biblioteca |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2024-10-28
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| Subjects: | CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, TRANSPORT POLICY, POVERTY, NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, NO POVERTY, SDG 1, ZERO HUNGER, SDG 2, SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES, SDG 11, CLIMATE ACTION, SDG 13, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099616409252436728/IDU1647953bd1ee94140e418bc916602fc2c5454 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42315 |
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| Summary: | This roadmap describes the current
situation of hydromet service provision in Bhutan and
presents a short- and medium-term modernization approach. It
provides an overview of the National Centre for Hydrology
and Meteorology (NCHM), its financial and technical
infrastructure, human resources, and information about the
users of its products and services. To provide enhanced and
fit-for-purpose services to its users, the roadmap presents
two development stages to help strengthen the capabilities
of the NCHM to better deliver hydromet information,
impact-based forecasting, and multi-hazard early warning
services (MHEWS). The executive summary provides an overview
of the key points and recommendations. In section one, the
introduction, some basic background is provided on the
climate of Bhutan and the consequent natural hazards, and on
the organization of the NCHM and its position within the
government structures. Section two, the approach to
modernization, describes a generic framework which is used
to analyze the different elements within a National
Meteorological and Hydrological Service and to determine
their maturity according to a five-level scale, ranging from
low to advanced. In section three, the current status of
NCHM services and infrastructure, the work of the NCHM is
described and the generic framework outlined in section two
is applied to the different elements within the organization
to establish the baseline level of maturity for each.
Section four is the roadmap for modernizing and
strengthening NCHM’s services and systems. The conclusion in
section five offers some broader thoughts beyond the
detailed recommendations, including some suggestions for
innovations and also on the possible role of public-private
partnerships within the weather enterprise in Bhutan. The
annexes contain the detail of the costs and timelines
associated with the modernization plans, as well as the
implications for future staffing requirements. |
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