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Hydromet Gap Report 2024: Collaboration needed to ensure Early Warnings for All

The Hydromet Gap Report 2024 presents analysis based on Country Hydromet Diagnostics (CHD) conducted in 20 least developed countries and small island developing States. It sheds light on the weakest links in the hydrometeorological value chain, which require urgent attention from governments and development partners. A set of recommendations is also addressed to the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) with concrete advice on steps that would help them reach a higher level of maturity.

The development and regular publication of the Hydromet Gap Report is one of the four commitments outlined in the declaration of the Alliance for Hydromet Development, of which WMO is a founding member. The report monitors progress in closing the global capacity gap on weather, climate, hydrological and related environmental services.

The analysis of the report further highlights the critical needs and gaps which need to be addressed so as to achieve the goals of the United Nations’ Early Warnings for All initiative (EW4All)

Country Hydromet Diagnostics (CHD)

The CHD was developed as a priority of the Alliance for Hydromet Development to provide a common assessment and benchmarking tool for National Meteorological Services (NMS). It has been operationalized and financially supported through the SOFF Readiness phase. It is closely interlinked with the WMO Monitoring System and has served as a methodological basis for the Early Warnings for All Pillar 2 Rapid Assessment.

CHD is a tool designed to provide a high-level strategic assessment of NMS, their operating environment, and their contribution to weather, climate, hydrological and environmental services. Using a standardized methodology, peers from advanced NMS from both developed and developing countries undertake diagnostics structured along 10 elements of the hydrometeorological value chain. For each element, a maturity score is established based on a set of common criteria and objective data, stemming from the WMO Monitoring System and country visits. The diagnostics are conducted with the full participation of the host NMHS, and the resulting report is co-signed by the peer entities. The results are used to inform policy and investment decisions by providing coherent, standardized and authoritative assessments across countries.

Country Hydromet Diagnostics (2023-2025)

Africa

Cabo Verde

PEER REVIEWER:

Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)

Chad

PEER REVIEWER:

GeoSphere Austria

Comoros

PEER REVIEWER:

General Directorate of Meteorology, Morocco

Dem. Rep. of the Congo

PEER REVIEWER:

MeteoSwiss, Switzerland

Djibouti

PEER REVIEWER:

GeoSphere Austria

Ethiopia

PEER REVIEWERS:

Norwegian Meteorological Institute & Finnish Meteorological Institute

Guinea-Bissau

PEER REVIEWER:

General Directorate of Meteorology, Morocco

Liberia

PEER REVIEWER:

Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet)

Madagascar

PEER REVIEWER:

Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany

Malawi

PEER REVIEWERS:

Norwegian Meteorological Institute & Icelandic Meteorological Office

Mozambique

PEER REVIEWER:

South African Weather Service

Rwanda

PEER REVIEWER:

Finnish Meteorological Institute

São Tomé and Príncipe

PEER REVIEWER:

Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)

Senegal

PEER REVIEWER:

Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)

Somalia

PEER REVIEWER:

Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet)

South Sudan

PEER REVIEWER:

GeoSphere Austria

Tanzania

PEER REVIEWER:

Danish Meteorological Institute

Uganda

PEER REVIEWER:

Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)

Zambia

PEER REVIEWER:

Met Office, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Asia

Bangladesh

PEER REVIEWERS:

Norwegian Meteorological Institute & China Meteorological Administration

Bhutan

PEER REVIEWER:

Finnish Meteorological Institute

Cambodia

PEER REVIEWER:

Met Office, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Maldives

PEER REVIEWERS:

Finnish Meteorological Institute & BMKG, Indonesia

Lao PDR

PEER REVIEWERS:

China Meteorological Administration & GeoSphere Austria

South America

Ecuador

PEER REVIEWER:

MeteoSwiss, Switzerland

Guyana

PEER REVIEWER:

Finnish Meteorological Institute

Suriname

PEER REVIEWER:

Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)

North America, Central America, Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda

PEER REVIEWER:

Met Office, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The Bahamas

PEER REVIEWER:

Finnish Meteorological Institute

Barbados

PEER REVIEWER:

Finnish Meteorological Institute

Belize

PEER REVIEWER:

Met Office, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Cuba

PEER REVIEWER:

Agencia Estatal de Meteorología, Spain

Dominican Republic

PEER REVIEWER:

Agencia Estatal de Meteorología, Spain

Jamaica

PEER REVIEWER:

Finnish Meteorological Institute

Saint Kitts and Nevis

PEER REVIEWER:

Finnish Meteorological Institute

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

PEER REVIEWER:

GeoSphere Austria

Trinidad and Tobago

PEER REVIEWER:

Finnish Meteorological Institute

South-West Pacific

Fiji

PEER REVIEWER:

Bureau of Meteorology, Australia

Kiribati

PEER REVIEWER:

Bureau of Meteorology, Australia

Nauru

PEER REVIEWER:

Bureau of Meteorology, Australia

Papua New Guinea

PEER REVIEWER:

Bureau of Meteorology, Australia

Samoa

PEER REVIEWER:

Bureau of Meteorology, Australia

Solomon Islands

PEER REVIEWER:

Bureau of Meteorology, Australia

Timor-Leste

PEER REVIEWERS:

Finnish Meteorological Institute & BMKG, Indonesia