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Solution
We assembled a team combining international
experts from the UK and Romania. With knowledge
of the weather, climate and geography of Moldova,
including numerical weather prediction (NWP)
models of Moldova that are operated in Romania,
the team's in-depth experience covered:
• Capacity building of hydromet services
• Improving institutional management
• Hydrological and meteorological forecasting
• Verification, ISO standards, auditing and training.
New verification systems for the meteorology and
hydrology directorates within SHS were developed,
becoming operational in early 2019 and allowing
SHS to significantly improve the quality of their
forecast services. Our team developed new quality
management procedures that follow ISO Standards
which have helped the SHS deliver an internal audit
for its quality procedures.
We provided support in the use of radar data,
developing a costing methodology for this.
Integration of the radar data into a composite with
Romanian radar data is being carried out to allow
improved coverage of radar data in the region,
benefitting both Moldova and Romania.
Lastly, through collaborative working and
experience from other hydromet services around
the world, we have developed guidance on how
SHS can engage more closely with users of its
services and better address the needs of these
users, including developing new products.
Benefit
Following this project, SHS has an improved
level of service delivery. It has better tools for
measuring the accuracy and quality of its
forecasts, better quality management, better
engagement with its users and improved use of
its weather radar.
The benefits can be measured through the WMO
Service Delivery Strategy. In each of the five
hydromet services elements, SHS can demonstrate
an improvement in service delivery on the
undeveloped to advanced scale following the
interventions from this project.
Ultimately, this results in benefits to the public and
industries of Moldova. People can access better
weather and hydrological forecast information and
services that can help save lives, reduce negative
impacts of severe or adverse weather and allow
users to make decisions with weather forecast and
climate information.
Hydrometeorology
Technical Director
murray.dale@jbaconsulting.com | 01392 904040
www.jbaconsulting.com | @JBAConsulting | JBA Consulting
Client/Partners:
World Bank/State
Hydrometeorological
Service of Moldova
Location:
Moldova
Date:
2018-19