Improving Weather, Climate, and Hydrological Services Delivery in Central Asia

World Bank

World Bank, Moscow

关键词: SNOWFALL;    TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS;    METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES;    DUSTSTORMS;    NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES;   

RP-ID  :  102640

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this report is to presentthe results of an assessment of national weather, climate,and hydrological services in Central Asia and to present aprogram to improve these services. The report is based onthe findings of three country assessments - the KyrgyzRepublic, the Republic of Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan - andsupporting regional documentation. These and other countriesthat form the Central Asian region share common concerns,regarding economic development and the vulnerability oftheir economies and people to weather, climate, andhydrological extremes. National assessments are based onevaluations of weather, climate, and hydrological hazards;key users’ needs; national hydro meteorological services’(NMS) capacities; and potential economic benefits fromimprovement of hydro meteorological service delivery. Theresults of this global facility for disaster reduction andrecovery (GFDRR) work and summary report will contributedirectly to the development of the regional initiative toimprove weather, climate, and hydrological service deliveryin the Central Asia.