Ivan Cacic cacic cirus dhz hr Meteorological

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia WMO RA VI activities related to the SEE NMHSs Ivan Cacic President of the RA VI (Europe) ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia CONTENTS • Status of the RA VI new management and working structure • RA VI Strategic / Action plan • Priorities of the region • Challenges of the region ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Status o the RA VI new management and structure • RA VI Management Group has finalized the establishment of the work structure of the subsidiary bodies by endorsing a number of Task Teams related to specific deliverables • New structure has more flexibility to deal with specific priority tasks with clearly defined deliverables ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Status o the RA VI new management and structure 10 Sept 2010, President RA VI letter to the PRs with the attached list of the WGs / TTs members • with the kind request to review the attached list and note the members from their countries • informing the PRs that ü the TT are established to deal with a specific subject and should be dissolved upon completion of the task ü new task teams could be established during the intersession period if a specific issue of regional importance needs to be addressed by a group of experts ü the TT will be considered as in-kind contribution of the NMHSs ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia RA VI new management and structure • Working Group (WG/TDI) on Technology Development and Implementation Task Teams ü Regional Migration to Table Driven Code Forms (TDCF) Member: Cetin Karahan, Turkey ü Re-design of the RA-VI Regional Basic Observing Network (WGOS Demonstration Project) Member: Dragan Obradovic, Montenegro ü WIS Development and Implementation ü RMDCN Member: Mariana Grueva, Bulgaria ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia RA VI new management and structure • Working Group (WG/CH) on Climate and Hydrology Task Teams on Climate ü Regional Climate Centres ü Drought Management Chair: Ali Umran Komuscu, Turkey Member: Sandor Szalai, Hungary Member: Andreja Susnik, Slovenia ü Data Rescue ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia RA VI new management and structure • Working Group (WG/CH) on Climate and Hydrology Task Teams on Climate ü Agrometeorology Member: Dimos Anastasiou, Greece Member: Andreja Susnik, Slovenia Member: Branislava Lalic, Serbia Member: Elena Mateescu, Romania Member: Levent Saylan, Turkey ü RCOF Member: Branko Bijelic, Serbia ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia RA VI new management and structure • Working Group (WG/CH) on Climate and Hydrology Task Teams on Hydrology ü Hydrometry Member: Hakan Aksu, Turkey Member: Zsuzsana Buzas, Hungary Member: Ion Pasoi, Romania ü Flood Forecasting and Warnings Member: Funda Oruc Kocyigit, Turkey Member: Marius Matreata, Romania ü Potential Extreme Floods Member: Abdullah Ceylan, Turkey ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia RA VI new management and structure • Working Group (WG/CH) on Climate and Hydrology Task Teams on Hydrology ü Water Scarcity and Drought Member: Kevser Senturk, Turkey Member: Gianina Neculau, Romania ü Hydro-Meteorological Early Warning System Member: Hakan Aksu, Turkey Member: Funda Oruc Kocyigit, Turkey Member: Elena Anghel, Romania ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia RA VI new management and structure • Working Group (WG/SDP) on Service Delivery and Partnership Task Teams ü Service Applications and Improvement Member: Tatiana Spassova, Bulgaria Member: Imre Bonta, Hungary Member: Aurora Bell, Romania ü Media and Communication Member: Antoaneta Iotova, Bulgaria ü Warning Services Member: Zoltán Fodor, Hungary ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia RA VI new management and structure • Working Group (WG/SDP) on Service Delivery and Partnership Task Teams ü Socio-Economic Benefits Member: Radomir Kandic, Montenegro Member: Ildiko Dobi-Wantuch, Hungary üDRR and Cooperation Chair: Dr. Branka Ivančan Picek, Croatia Member: Mirjana Ivanov, Montenegro Member: Enver Erbas, Turkey üEU and Partnership Member: Ivana Pavicevic, Montenegro Member: Valery Spiridonov, Bulgaria ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Status o the RA VI new management and structure • In kind participation in the Task Teams member ü ü ü ü ü Turkey Romania Hungary Bulgaria Montenegro Serbia Slovenia Croatia Greece 9 6 5 4 4 2 2 1 1 chairman 1 1 • EC-LXII urged the PRs to facilitate the participation and voluntary contribution of the TT experts • 1 st meetings of the three WGs have been scheduled ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010 for September and October 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia RA VI Strategic / Action plan • The Association agreed that the strategic planning process should continue in view of the need to align - the regional Strategic/Action Plan with - the new WMO Strategic Plan (2012– 2015) • As a highest priority task for the next intersession period, association recognized the implementation of the ü RA VI Strategic / Action Plan (2008 -2011) ü new RA VI Strategic/Action Plan (2012 -2015) • To support the implementation, the Members were encouraged to develop their national Action Plans in line with the regional Strategic Plan ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Priorities of the region • RA VI stated priority to play a major role in the Global Framework of Climate Services (GFCS) ü RA VI Network of Regional Climate Centres (RCCs) establishment has been initiated ü Regional implementation plan targeting the Network by the end of 2011 has been endorsed • RA VI RCC Network structure includes three nodes each node supported by a consortium of NMHSs with one of them identified as the lead institution • DWD, Germany, will take over the overall coordination of the WMO RA VI RCC Network ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Priorities of the region ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Priorities of the region The major RA VI projects endorsed by the Association also include • Re-design of the Regional Basic Observational Network as a RA VI WIGOS Demonstration Project • WIS and WIGOS implementation in the Region ü envisaged and recognized as a cross-cutting activity by strong involvement of experts from all relevant fields, including climate and hydrology ü leading entity - Working Group on Technology Development and Implementation (WG/TDI) ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Priorities of the region Other priorities areas • Enhancement of the role of the NMHSs in the disaster risk reduction with ü increased cooperation with the civil protection ü recognized role in the national and regional DRR frameworks • Collaboration improvement between the meteorological and hydrological communities • Common methods of defining and determining the socio-economic benefits of RA VI NMHSs ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Priorities of the region Other priorities areas • Strong capacity building regional programme to overcome the existing disparity abilities of the NMHSs ü Capitalization of the already existing partnerships with European meteorological infrastructure (EMI = ECMWF + EUMETSAT + EUMETNET) ü Effective capacity building assistance by closer cooperation with relevant - regional organizations (e. g. , European Commission) - financing institutions (e. g. World Bank) - other international and intergovernmental bodies ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Priorities of the region Important RA VI / SEE assets and achievements • South Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Management and Adaptation Programme - SEEDRMAP WMO/UNDP partnership funded by the EC DG Enlargement Some outcomes ü The multi-hazard early warning system training workshop, 2009, Pula, Croatia ü Training Workshop on calibration, 2010, Regional Instrument Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia ü Training Workshop on Meteoalarm , 2010, ZAMG, Salzburg, Austria ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Priorities of the region Important RA VI / SEE assets and achievements • South Eastern Europe Disaster Risk Management and Adaptation Programme - SEEDRMAP Some outcomes ü SEEDRMAP is considering establishment of catastrophe insurance mechanisms in SE Europe ü Roadmap towards full utilization of the EMI (ECMWF, EUMETSAT, EUMETNET) ü National Policy Dialogs on Disaster Risk Reduction in South-Eastern European country beneficiaries ü DRR/SEE Proposal – Phase 2 build upon the results of the Current DRR/SEE Action and related gap Analyses ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Priorities of the region Important RA VI / SEE assets and achievements • SEEDRMAP - recognized by the Association as the excellent “cooperation model” for enhancing - role - building capacity - contribution to the national and regional activities of the NMHSs based on cooperation between WMO and other ü UN agencies (e. g. UNDP, UN ISDR) ü partners (e. g. European Commission, World Bank) ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Priorities of the region Important RA VI / SEE assets and achievements • Successfully compleeded third Regional Climate Outlook Forum - SEECOFs trough the intensive electronic correspondence by the support and assistance of the NMHS of Serbia, WG CH Members ü Consensus statement for the summer 2010 was published on the Web of RA VI ü SEECOF Focal Point Network was initialized • SEECOFs started the process of establishing sustainable RCOFs in RA VI as part of the forthcoming Global Framework for Climate Services (GPFS) ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Priorities of the region Important RA VI / SEE assets and achievements • SEECOF IV is planned in autumn 2010 as a face-to-face event • It is envisaged to continue with 2 SEECOFs per year, targeted at winter and summer seasons ü one forum in online mode ü one as a physical meeting, including training, capacity building and climate change session ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Priorities of the region • In order to provide effective and efficient support to RA VI Members - functions of the Regional Office for Europe (ROE) have been enhanced • ROE activities are focused on ü bridging the gaps ü harmonization of the level of NMHSs through ü capacity-building activities ü technology transfer from the developed to developing parts of the Region ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Priorities of the region WMO Mission to Albania in coordination with World Bank • Need for the mission has been identified through the findings and recommendations of several preceding technical missions and assessments carried out during the period 2003 – 2010 • Joint mission to Albania of the WMO (President RA VI, Office for Europe, Resource Mobilization Office ) and the World Bank was realized 29 VI - 2 VII 2010 in order to facilitate proper structuring and the performance, mission and role of the Albanian NMHS up to the WMO regulations ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Priorities of the region Improving the links with the Mediterranean sub-region of RA VI • Improved cooperation with RA VI Members in the extreme South-Eastern part (Lebanon, Jordan, Syria) is planned with the help of the RA II Subregional Office in Bahrain • Official visit of the President of RA VI and the WMO Secretariat (Office for Europe) to Jordan or Bahrein to facilitate joined activities of the Office for Europe with the Sub-regional Office of RA II relating to RA VI members that are close related to the Office in Bahrain ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Challenges of the region • Association has identified major challenges for RA VI Members ü data policy ü implementation of the Single European Sky and related effects on the provision of aeronautical meteorological services ü relationship between the NMHSs and the private service providers due to their ü impact on the way services are provided by NMHSs ü lack of a harmonized regional approach to tackle them ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010

Ivan Cacic cacic @ cirus. dhz. hr Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia Thank you ICEED 10 th Session, Istanbul, 21 -22 September 2010