WMO Agromet Projects

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1 Project 1 Title Geographic coverage WMO Agromet Projects Strengthening national capacities for EWS Service Delivery in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (national) Timeframe 3 years, January 2017 December 2019 Total cost of CREW contribution Implementing Partner Other Partners US$2,192,200 World Meteorological Organization World Bank/GFDRR,Burkina Faso National Council for Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation (CONASUR), Direction Générale des Ressources en Eau (DGRE), Burkina Faso National Council for Environment and Sustainable Development (CONEDD), Ministries in charge of Agriculture and Livestock, Food Security organizations in Burkina Faso, Media, private telecom companies and rural radio networks in Burkina Faso, National Research Institutes (Ouaga University, INERA, etc), the WMO RA VI RCC Network and its member NMHSs (Météo France, DWD and KNMI), other WMO NMHSs, centers and partners e.g. NOAA, IRI, AEMET, AGRHYMET, ACMAD, UNISDR, George Mason University (USA), and the Global Water Partnership West Africa. Project Recipient/Beneficiary Main objective Project Components National Meteorological Service of Burkina Faso (Direction General de la Météorologie) Ministry of Transports, Urban Mobility and Road Safety To improve operational capabilities in Burkina Faso to produce and deliver hydrometeorological services for early warning, contributing to risk reduction for relevant national sectors with an emphasis on flood related risks and improved early warning and risk information for agriculture and food security. The main focus is on building the capacity of the National Meteorological Service and strengthening its cooperation with key sectoral ministries, departments and other stakeholders working in the above areas to put in place complete systems that deliver warnings and relevant information to end users. This will be achieved through developing capabilities on data management, observation network monitoring and control, implementation of analysis, monitoring and forecast tools for weather and climate early warning, as well as strengthening the interface with information users. Enhancement of these basic capabilities will be complemented with support for integration of early warnings into national processes. The project will draw on advanced technical expertise from cooperating institutions to ensure access to relevant data, products, tools, training and equipment. The selected sectors addressed by the project will provide showcases for development of additional services subsequently. Several additional on going or planned projects which the current project complements are identified below. Component 1. Basic systems Reinforcement of Burkina Meteo Service capabilities in observation, data bases, numerical weather & floods model forecast, and to access to improved seasonal to sub seasonal forecasts, weather and climate monitoring and analysis. 1a. Assessment of observation network processes and needs in Burkina Faso. On going and planned UNDP and WB projects are programmed to inject nearly 30 M $US in weather observation equipment. This component of the current project will conduct an assessment on the observational needs for BURKINA MET SERVICEand other Burkina institutions to meet the requirements of a multi hazard Early Warning implementation. A purchase of soil moisture sensors to reinforce monitoring capabilities on crop status and flood risks based on soil status is also added. This component will support WMO WIS and WIGOS programmes in Burkina. 1b. Data base improvement. Consolidation of CLIDATA and CLIMSOFT databases, improved management and inter accessibility with other existing institutional databases. Implementation of advanced statistical tools for climate analysis and training for NMS staff and cooperating institutions. 1c. Short term forecast capabilities. Enhancing availability of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) products from the Global NWP centres and NWP Limited Area Model Guidance from the WMO 1

2 Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre (RSMC) Dakar for use in short range weather forecast. Links with other national CREWS project in the region (Mali and Niger). Trainings on the interpretation and use of NWP products and satellite information in weather forecasting and warning services for high impact weather, in coordination with Météo France and other Global NWP centres and RSMC Dakar 1d. Sub Seasonal to seasonal forecast. Development of an objective seasonal forecasting scheme for Burkina Faso, with skill measures that will be communicated to users accompanying the forecasts. This will be partly based on the WMO Sub Seasonal to Seasonal Project to provide daily forecasts for the next 60 to 90 days. In Burkina Faso, forecast products will be communicate to, and tailored products co produced with, decision makers through National Climate Outlook Forums and structures derived from the on going National Framework of Climate Services planned activities. 1e. Analysis and nowcasting tools. Early Warning capabilities on extreme weather and extreme climate events based on experiences from European institutions and recommendations from the Commission of Climatology. Products to be delivered include, among others, hourly and daily reports on weather conditions, sand and dust advisories, vegetation water bodies grass weekly conditions and outlooks, flood warnings, drought monitoring and watches, climate watches and combined warning alert maps, mostly focused on the agriculture and flood/water management sectors Component 2. Support to Early Warning System development. Weather and climate information will be translated into EW alerts and agriculture advisories related with climate and weather hazards in an understandable format that will be co produced with the user stakeholdersthis component of the project will support current initiatives planned or under implementation through other projects providing inputs for addressing floods and drought risks to crops and livestock. This component will be carried out in alignment with the WMO policy on Gender mainstreaming, taking into account findings from METAGRI projects about unequal participation from women in relation with men in Roving Seminars. 2a. Risk information and forecast products for flood Early Warning. Institutional stakeholders should have capabilities to receive warning alert information in formats and through channels previously agreed and distribute to those concerned users and to activate response and emergency plans at their adequate level. 2b. Risk information and forecast products for agriculture and food security. This component focuses on the provision of advance information for use by agriculture and food security stakeholders in a set of pilot regions identified through prior consultation namely, Bérégadougou, Niangoloko, Kou and Sourou Valleys, Bam Lake, Banzon Plain, Nord Region and Titao. The specific information needs of these stakeholders will be identified through additional consultation undertaken through the project. Drought is a known hazard, due to high inter annual variability, being associated with of severe losses in lives and property in the Sahel in the past. The project will strengthen the connection between BURKINA MET SERVICE, the Ministry of Agriculture and the EWS structures on Food Security as a means of conveying information to, and receiving feedback from final users. BURKINA MET SERVICE and WMO have developed a long term cooperation in Burkina with the METAGRI project where other partners, as the Ministry of Agriculture, were involved. Roving Seminars with farmers conducted by multidisciplinary working teams have been evaluated as successful in improving community level farms management. The Seminars convey agricultural advisories based on climate forecasts and crop modelling, and crop condition estimates based on information from satellite. Information from these products have been provided to farmers together with training in the use of simple plastic rain gauges. For further capacity building, a more advanced approach is the Community Participatory Approach as, for example, the University of Reading Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach, used to train intermediaries in a number of countries in Africa. This is a seven step process that 2

3 uses both historical climate data and seasonal forecasts as well as mid season updates, working with farmers to support their livelihood decision making using a number of participatory tools. PICSA mainly targets the extension services but has recognized the need for a mixed and tailored approach where different elements (such as extension services and radio) complement each other. Ideally the approach should be coupled with programmes supporting farmers with inputs. Such approaches will be adapted based on stakeholder articulation of needs and draw upon tailored products developed with enhanced data and products output under component one. Component 3. Institutional strengthening. (US$ 50K) Long term development plan for BURKINA MET SERVICE. Component 4. (Support process). Management. The project will finance the following activities: (i) in country project manager; (ii) technical design and integration of project components and (iii) the project steering and implementation committee. Outputs of Country Projects Component 5 (Support process). Monitoring and Evaluation. This component includes an independent impact assessment of the information flow from the basic systems enhanced by the project to decision makers for the two key sectors addressed: DRR and agriculture/food security. 1. Assessments of institutional capacities of NMHSs, user needs, on going and planned programmes and socio economic benefits of hydromet services and early warning systems. 1.1 Assessment and plan for observing system enhancement and maintenance (as a project output under component 1a) 1.2 Assessments for implementation of climate and weather data bases (project component 1b) 1.3 Assessments for development and implementation of improved severe weather forecasts and flood warnings (project component 1c) 1.4 Assessments for implementation of seasonal forecasts according best regional and international practices (project component 1d) 2. Risk information and early warning for severe weather/floods and agriculture and food security. 2.1 Development of risk information and forecast products for severe weather/flood Early Warning (component 2a) 2.2 Development of risk information and forecast products for agriculture and food security (component 2b) 3. NMHSs service delivery improved including development of impact based capacity and tailored information for risk management. (component 2a and 2b) 4. Long term development plans for NMHSs, including the need for system interoperability at the national and regional levels (component 3). 4.1 Long term development plan for BURKINA MET SERVICE (component 3) 5. High priority and high impact small scale investments, including supply of critical observation and ICT equipment (component 1) 6. Targeted education and public awareness programmes available for warning systems and related public action (leveraged from on going and planned projects).(components 2a and 2b) 3

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5 Project 2 Title Geographic coverage Weather and Climate Early Warning System for Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (national) Timeframe 3 years, December 2017 November 2020 Total cost of CREW contribution Implementing Partner Other Partners US $1,650,000 World Meteorological Organization Papua New Guinea (PNG) Department of Transport and Infrastructure, PNG National Weather Service PNG Department of Environment and Conservation, PNG Department of Agriculture and Livestock, PNG Department of Forestry, PNG Department of Commerce and Industry Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) of Australia and National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) of New Zealand Project Recipient/Beneficiary Main objective Project Components National Meteorological Service of Burkina Faso (Direction General de la Météorologie) Ministry of Transports, Urban Mobility and Road Safety This project would provide improved drought monitoring and early warning systems that can foster better decision making for the following sectors: agriculture, disaster management, energy and infrastructure. Other hazards related to droughts such as frost and bush fires would also be indirectly addressed. The project will seek to create end to end EWS focused on reducing drought impacts, while at the same time leveraging and providing a foundation for EWS focused on other hazards, and specifically flooding. The project would address improved weather observations, climate data management of historical data for the monitoring of drought, climate data rescue, state of the art seasonal forecasting coupled with monitoring and advisories for drought, and a more efficient distribution of alerts and information suitable for decision making at a national and local level. The main focus is on building the capacity of the National Meteorological Service and strengthening its cooperation with key sectoral ministries, departments and other stakeholders working in the above areas to put in place complete systems that deliver warnings and relevant information to end users. Enhancement of these basic capabilities will be complemented with support for integration of early warnings into national processes. The project will draw on advanced technical expertise from cooperating institutions to ensure access to relevant data, products, tools, training and equipment. The selected sectors addressed by the project will provide showcases for development of additional services subsequently. Several additional on going or planned projects which the current project complements are identified below. Component 1. Assessment and User Requirements The components are envisioned to be an end to end project for developing a drought monitoring and early warning system. It will start with user requirements needs and assessment of current drought EWS capabilities to guide improving the observational data networks and databases. These needs and assessments will also determine which kind of specific weather and climate forecast products will be needed to be developed for a drought monitoring and EWS. There will be a detailed assessment of user needs including NMS and other stakeholders. There will be a focus on drought and related hazards (frost and bush fires). User needs will be addressed through consultations with affected stakeholders focusing especially on the agricultural sector. An assessment of the observation systems for drought EWS and other hazards (floods, frost, and bush fires) will be undertaken and recommendations on improvements. Component 2. Improvement of Observations and Databases 2a. A review of maintenance, data quality control, technical support needed and periodical upgrades will be conducted on this component, including an update of the WMO OSCAR metadata observation data base. The results of the assessment will be used by the NMS to operate and maintain the enhanced network, and as a basis for on going WMO technical support. This component will support WMO WIS and WIGOS programmes in PNG. 5

6 2b. Data base improvement. Review of existing weather and climate based database management systems in the NMS and in other national partner ministries and institutions Implementation of advanced statistical tools for climate analysis and training for NMS staff and cooperating institutions. Also, used needs on climate data rescue will be assessed and if needed, it will be implemented. Component 3. Weather / Climate Monitoring and Forecasts. The BOM has developed a Climate Extremes Monitor and this will be adapted for used in PNG. Also, there will be an enhanced availability of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) products from the Global NWP centres and NWP Limited Area Model Guidance from the WMO Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre (RSMC) for use in short range weather forecast. Component 4. Support to Early Warning System development. 4a. Development of Drought EWS Weather and climate information will be translated into drought EW alerts and advisories for various sectors as determined by the periodic stakeholder consultations. Development of an operationalized Drought EWS for PNG with ground truthing and outreach to stakeholders and users. This EWS will develop tailored products. The next step will be to test and evaluate the EWS products based on prior stakeholder consultation. Recommendations and specifications for observing and forecast system improvement and product enhancement. Introduction of impact based forecasts and risk informed warnings for improved decision making by the users. Enhancement of multi channel weather forecast and warnings communication systems. The specific information needs of these stakeholders will be identified through additional consultation undertaken through the project. Drought is a known hazard, due to high inter annual variability as well as frost and bush fires. 4b. Preliminary Assessments on Flood / Flash Flood Early Warnings One of the objectives of this project is to start the process of the developing a flood EWS in conjunction with other projects. Therefore, there will be a Identification of flood prone areas and flood causes done and an assessment of national capabilities on flood / flash flood forecast for urban areas. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) of New Zealand would assist with component since they have links to other projects. However, if resources are not sufficient, these items could be addressed by SouthEastern Asia Oceanic Flash Flood Guidance Project (SAOFFG). Component 5. Institutional strengthening. Long term development plan for NMS. Component 6. Support process (US $240K) This component includes management and monitoring and evaluation activities. Component 6a. Management. The project will finance the following activities: (i) in country project manager; (ii) technical design and integration of project components and (iii) the project steering and implementation committee. Outputs of Country Projects Component 6b. Monitoring and Evaluation. This component includes an independent impact assessment of the information flow from the basic systems enhanced by the project to decision makers for the two key sectors addressed: DRR and agriculture/food security 1. Assessments of institutional capacities of NMHSs, user needs, on going and planned programmes and socio economic benefits of hydromet services and early warning systems. 1.1 Assessment and plan for observing system enhancement and maintenance (as a project output under component 1 and 2a) 1.2 Assessments for implementation of climate and weather data bases (project component 2b) 1.3 Assessments for development and implementation of improved drought forecasts (project component 1c) 6

7 Project 3 Title Agricultural Climate Resilience Enhancement Initiative (ACREI) 1.4 Assessments for implementation of seasonal forecasts according best regional and Geographic coverage international Ethiopia, practices Kenya, (project Uganda component 3) Timeframe 3 years, January 2017 December 2019 Total cost of CREW 2. Risk information US$6,800,000 and early warning for severe weather/drought and agriculture and food contribution security. 2.1 Development of risk information and forecast products for drought Early Warning (component Implementing Partner World Meteorological Organization Subregional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa 3) (Nairobi) 2.2 Development of risk information and forecast products for reducing the impacts of impact Other Partners weather Food and and climate Agricultural events (component Organization 4a) (FAO) 2.3 Development Inter Governmental of risk information Authority and on Development forecast products (IGAD) for agriculture and food security (component 4a) Project Recipient/Beneficiary 3. NMHSs National service Meteorological delivery improved and Hydrological including development Services and of Ministries impact based of Agriculture capacity and of the tailored three information countries for risk management. (component 4a) Kenya Target Site: Taita Taveta County 4. Long term Uganda development Target Sites: plans Sembabule for NMHSs, and Isingiro including Districts the need for system interoperability at the national Ethiopia and regional Project levels Sites: (component Golaoda and 5). Mieso in East and West Haraghe respectively 4.1 Long term development plan for NMS (component 5) 5. High priority and high impact small scale investments, including supply of critical observation and ICT equipment (component 1) 6. Targeted education and public awareness programmes available for warning systems and related public action (leveraged from on going and planned projects).(components 1, 3, 4a) 7

8 Main objective The goal of the initiative is to Develop and implement adaptation strategies and measures that will strengthen the resilience of vulnerable smallholder farmers, agro pastoralists and pastoralists in the Horn of Africa to climate variability and change in line with the IGAD Drought Disaster and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI) programme, the National Adaptation Plans of Action (NAPAs) and Development Strategies/Visions of participating countries. The overall objective is Improved adaptive capacity and resilience to current climate variability and change among targeted farmers, agro pastoralists and pastoralist communities. 8

9 Project/Programme Components Expected Outcomes Expected Outputs Countries 1.Community Adaptation practice 1. Sustainably enhanced productivity, production, livelihood diversification and income levels among targeted communities 1.1 Participatory adaptation action plans produced in communities in line with the NAP framework. 1.2 Functional climate sensitive FS groups involved in season long participatory learning and experimentation 1.3 Viable community adaptation investment proposals are funded and implementation started. 1.4 Communities are engaged in a peer learning and knowledge sharing processes. Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, 2. Climate proofing of extension system 2. Enhanced technical capacity of development and extension actors (national, subnational, private sector, NGOs, CBOs) to support community level climate adaptation strategies. 2.1 Sub national extension actors technical capacity on climate proof extension system analysed and capacity needs prioritized 2.2 National, sub national, private sector, NGOs, CBOs extension and Field School actors capacity on climate sensitive extension methodologies enhanced 2.3 Knowledge, information and communication systems strengthened for community adaptation to climate change 2.4 Climate information services mainstreamed into Farmer Field Schools/ Agro pastoral Field schools field practice. Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, 3. Climate informed decision making 3. Improved climate informed decision making in regional, national and subnational institutions 3.1 Downscaled, location specific seasonal climate forecasts and future projections regularly generated by ICPAC and participating NMHSs 3.2 An efficient agro climatic advisory and feedback mechanism strengthened 3.3 Agro climatic advisories appropriately packaged and timely disseminated 3.4 Evidence based climate information feeds into policy dialogues in the region Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, 9

10 Project 4 Title Geographic coverage Developing national agrometeorological and agroclimatological capacity for Rwanda and Senegal Senegal and Rwanda (national) Timeframe 1 year, November 2017 October 2020 Total cost of CREW contribution Implementing Partner Other Partners US $450,000 (US 147,000 WMO) World Meteorological Organization and FAO N/A Project Recipient/Beneficiary Main objective Project Components and Expected Outcomes National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of Rwanda and Senegal The objective of this LoA proposal is to improve the weather and climate services to countries, areas and location to strengthen the adaptive capacity as an essential pillar within the range of measures available to reduce weather and climate risks, support livelihoods, protect assets and improve food security. The outcome corresponds to have a good national capacity of the government and meteorological agencies to collect, disseminate and assess agro meteorological and agro climatological data and information expanded in order to enhance the decision making process. The expected outcome is increase the national capacity of the government and meteorological agencies to collect, disseminate and assess agrometeorological and agro climatological data and information expanded in order to enhanced the decision making process. In particular, the expected outputs are in table below. The WMO, with the assistance of a consultant, will carry out the following activities with the appropriate national institutions in Senegal and Rwanda ; a) Assist countries to provide support agriculture decision makers with appropriate and timely climate information and services to facilitate integration into agriculture policies, plans, strategies and practices; b) Assist countries to develop and enhance effective national partnerships and dialogue between climate services, agriculture, and food security users at all levels to enhance the climate resiliency of the agriculture and food security community/sector; c) Provide technical assistance on logistical and organizational support to collect, process, store, analyze, disseminate and make available data and information in terms of weather information (temperature, wind and precipitation), climate forecasts and crop calendars; d) Assist countries with developing sustainable capacity of administration, maintenance and providing the agrometerological and agro climatological services; e) Organize with FAO and national partners capacity development and training on agrometeorological services and digital services; f) Enhance operational and technical cooperation with each country on the provision and use of weather and climate information to support sustainable agriculture and food security; g) Assist the countries to monitor and respond to the evolving needs of agriculture and food security community/sector by developing and working to mainstream climate services into core agriculture functions (i.e., crop monitoring, climate risk assessment and management, food security early warning). 10

11 Other Projects in various stages of development and approval 11

12 Project 5 Title METAGRI SERVICES Geographic coverage 18 West African countries Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Côte d Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Senegal, and Togo Timeframe 1 year, November 2017 October 2020 Total cost of CREW contribution Implementing Partner Other Partners US $ 6,100,000 NO DONOR IDENTIFIED YET World Meteorological Organization and the NMHS of the 18 countries FAO, WFP and AGRHYMET Project Recipient/Beneficiary National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of the 18 countries and various other national insitutions Main objective Project Components and Expected Outcomes The overall goal is to provide suitable meteorological and climate related information and products to all users but with special focus on rural producers, farmers, shepherds and fishermen, in West Africa. WMO and NMHSs have provided training for thousands of farmers in West Africa on how to access and use weather and climate information to maximize yields, minimize risks and increase food security in a region heavily dependent on seasonal rainfall and thus vulnerable to droughts and floods. The new project will address the needed to improve products quality, broadcasting channels, feedback information and carefully integrate gender issues. Different sectors among food producers, in particular farmers, pastoralist and artisanal fishermen, will be approached with measures designed to to develop resilient communities confronted by climate and weather risks and hazards. Component 1 User Outreach: Seminars and simple plastic rain gauges. Improving seed calendars, improved data bases. Structured and consolidate data recording and field status information feedback. Improved plastic rain gauges and observation methods. Use of Community Participatory Approaches to improve the use of climate and weather information in decision making at local level and inclusion of traditional knowledge at the information schemes. Development of Climate Smart Agriculture tools supported by improved agrometeorological bulletins and advisories. Component 2 Training: Improvement of technical skills on crop models, remote sensing and GIS at NMHSs. Crop model verification activities. Soil moisture verification activities. Development of agrometeorological atlases for the region and individual countries. Component 3 Communication: Improved climate and weather communication for agricultural decision making. Development of partnerships with local radio and mobile phone service providers. Training for media and meteorologist on weather & climate and communication aspects Component 4 Evaluation: Evaluation of impacts of the use of weather and climate information in agriculture. External evaluation. Assessment on socio economic benefits in agriculture associated with weather and climate information management. Component 5 Gender: Improvements in access to weather and climate information for women in agriculture. Roving Seminars for women and youth. Promotion of stakeholder involvement in rural woman development. Component 6 Risk Management: Development of weather and climate risk management in agriculture and food security. Developing risk maps and assessments. Developing monitoring tools with special focus on drought. Implementation of Nowcasting Satellite Applications Facility (NWC SAF) software. Development of sand and dust warnings and advisories. Support to risk management. Cooperation with national and regional institutions on Early Warning Systems and 12

13 CREWS start up. SPECIFIC AREAS OF ACTIVITY 1. Reinforcing and extending the operational model of agrometeorological assistance to rural areas of West Africa which includes the organization of Roving Seminars, the provision of rain gauges, and development of advice on decisions related to crops, fisheries and livestock; 2. Improving the system for communication between farmers and NMHSs, through rural radios and participation of local leaders and traditional knowledge bearers; 3. Improve NMHS staff technical skills in remote sensing, Geographical Information Systems, decision making support systems including crop models; 4. Increase feedback from food producers to NMHSs including daily rainfall observations, crop status and relevant weather phenomena, and data quality control procedures to improve quality of NMHSs products and services to farmers; 5. Support regional programs on food security and food production from ECOWAS and other institutions; 6. Improving soil moisture measurements and calibration of remote sensing data in selected sites; 7. Improving women s access to climate and weather information in rural areas; 8. Developing specific products, tools and services for the following agricultural sectors: rain fed crop; orchards; artisanal fishing along coastal areas, rivers and lakes; livestock; and forestry; 9. Developing a project management model more efficient in sharing NMHS responsibilities and tasks at regional level to improve regional cooperation; 10. Contributing to WMO and other partner s institutional commitments on international initiatives and frameworks as GFCS, CREWS (Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems), IDMP (Integrated Drought Management Programme) and GACSA (Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture) in Western Africa. 13