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...

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Main Author:	World Bank
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Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
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
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spelling	okr-10986-64642021-04-23T14:02:25Z Weather and Climate Services in Europe and Central Asia : A Regional Review World Bank 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 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. 2012-05-25T20:00:40Z 2012-05-25T20:00:40Z 2008 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9660486/weather-climate-services-europe-central-asia-regional-review 978-0-8213-7585-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6464 English en_US World Bank Working Paper; No. 151 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC : World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia Eastern Europe Central Asia
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topic	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
spellingShingle	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 World Bank Weather and Climate Services in Europe and Central Asia : A Regional Review
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description	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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title	Weather and Climate Services in Europe and Central Asia : A Regional Review
title_short	Weather and Climate Services in Europe and Central Asia : A Regional Review
title_full	Weather and Climate Services in Europe and Central Asia : A Regional Review
title_fullStr	Weather and Climate Services in Europe and Central Asia : A Regional Review
title_full_unstemmed	Weather and Climate Services in Europe and Central Asia : A Regional Review
title_sort	weather and climate services in europe and central asia : a regional review
publisher	Washington, DC : World Bank
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9660486/weather-climate-services-europe-central-asia-regional-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6464
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