WMO Forum:Social and Economic

Applications and Benefits of Weather, Climate and Water

Services

Geneva

8-11 April

Haleh Kootval

• WMO WMO eventsevents and and publicationpublication relating to socio-economic issues relating to socio-economic issues date back to date back to 19601960ss • TwoTwo major major international conferencesinternational conferences on Economic and Social on Economic and Social Benefits of Meteorological and Hydrological Services held in Benefits of Meteorological and Hydrological Services held in 19901990 and and 19941994

Review of WMO’s work on Socio-Review of WMO’s work on Socio-Economic IssuesEconomic Issues

RecommendationsRecommendations from from both conferencesboth conferences emphasized the emphasized the need forneed for

Greater Greater useruser // suppliersupplier of information and services interactionof information and services interaction

Studies to identifyStudies to identify user needsuser needs

MethodologiesMethodologies to assess benefitsto assess benefits

TrainingTraining to be providedto be provided

WMO (PWS) established the WMO (PWS) established the Task ForceTask Force on on Socio-Socio-Economic Benefits of MetEconomic Benefits of Meteorological eorological // HydroHydrogicalgical Services (2006) to Services (2006) to rrespond to statements and requests by WMO constituent bodies

Task Force on Socio-economic BenefitsTask Force on Socio-economic Benefits

• Assess opportunities to Assess opportunities to improveimprove the interactions between the the interactions between the providers and users of providers and users of weatherweather, , climateclimate and and waterwater (WCW) services (WCW) services

• Build an Build an inventoryinventory of the existing decision-making tools of the existing decision-making tools incorporating WCW informationincorporating WCW information

• Assemble Assemble case studiescase studies of the use of WCW in decision making of the use of WCW in decision making

• Develop a plan to provide WMO with Develop a plan to provide WMO with guidanceguidance in how to assist in how to assist NMHSs to fully assess and enhance the socio-economic benefitsNMHSs to fully assess and enhance the socio-economic benefits

• Contribute to the Contribute to the preparationspreparations for the for the WMO International WMO International Conference on Social and Economic BenefitsConference on Social and Economic Benefits of WCW, of WCW, MadridMadrid 20072007

Composition: experts from information provider and user communities: rather unusual

• WMO International Conference on Secure and Sustainable LivingWMO International Conference on Secure and Sustainable Living, , MadridMadrid, , March March 20072007

• PurposePurpose::

To contribute to secure and sustainable living for all To contribute to secure and sustainable living for all peoples of the world by peoples of the world by evaluatingevaluating and and demonstratingdemonstrating, , and and ultimately ultimately enhancingenhancing, the , the social and economic social and economic benefitsbenefits of of weatherweather, , climateclimate and and water serviceswater services

To To provide a provide a forumforum for dialogue among the producersfor dialogue among the producersand and end-users of weather, climate and water-related end-users of weather, climate and water-related informationinformation

Madrid ConferenceMadrid Conference 20072007

• Major socio-economic sectoral groups examined Major socio-economic sectoral groups examined : :

Agriculture, water resources and the natural environmentAgriculture, water resources and the natural environment

Human healthHuman health

Tourism and human welfareTourism and human welfare

Energy, transport and communicationsEnergy, transport and communications

Urban settlement and sustainable developmentUrban settlement and sustainable development

Economics and financial servicesEconomics and financial services

Madrid ConferenceMadrid Conference 20072007

• Madrid Action Plan (MAP)Madrid Action Plan (MAP) identified and focused on the mainidentified and focused on the mainchallenge facing NMHSs challenge facing NMHSs

• ChallengeChallenge

Build strongerBuild stronger partnershipspartnerships between provider and user between provider and user community at every level of societycommunity at every level of society

• ResponseResponse to challenge to challenge

IncreaseIncrease awarenessawareness among decision-makers of the among decision-makers of the

impactsimpacts of weather, climate and water of weather, climate and water

social, economic and environmentalsocial, economic and environmental benefitsbenefits of of improved useimproved use of met of meteorological eorological and hydroand hydrologicallogical services services

Madrid Action Plan (MAP) Madrid Action Plan (MAP)

• Action 11Action 11:: Encourage the NMHSs and the social Encourage the NMHSs and the social science research community to develop science research community to develop methodologies methodologies for quantifying the benefits of services, in particularfor quantifying the benefits of services, in particular to to::

Develop new Develop new economic assessment techniqueseconomic assessment techniques

Develop Develop newnew guidelinesguidelines on operational use of on operational use of assessmentassessment techniquestechniques

Train staff on the Train staff on the useuse and and applicationapplication of of assessmentsassessments

PresentPresent resultsresults of assessment to of assessment to governmentsgovernments / / donorsdonors // financialfinancial institutions institutions

Madrid Action Plan (MAP) Madrid Action Plan (MAP)

• Task Force second meeting Task Force second meeting 20072007

Renamed as: Renamed as: ““WMO ForumWMO Forum: : Social and Economic Social and Economic Applications and Benefits of Weather, Climate and Water Applications and Benefits of Weather, Climate and Water ServicesServices

Broader Broader representationrepresentation by disciplines and user community by disciplines and user community

Follow-upFollow-up of the Madrid Conference of the Madrid Conference,, “Madrid+5 “Madrid+5 Conference “Conference “,, and and Madrid Action PlanMadrid Action Plan

Implementation of the “Implementation of the “Learning Through DoingLearning Through Doing” pilot ” pilot projectsprojects: an : an initiativeinitiative of the of the PWS ProgrammePWS Programme

Vehicle in the work of WMO on provider-user and socio-Vehicle in the work of WMO on provider-user and socio-economic benefit issueseconomic benefit issues

• Driven by PWS Programme: close synergy between Service Delivery and SEB issues

WMO ForumWMO Forum

Other WMO Activities• A number of conferences and workshops jointly by

PWS Programme and others within WMO especially Regional Office Europe (Workshop in Sofia 2008; Lucerne Conference 2011; Workshop for Heads of Met Services Africa 2011)

• RAVI (Europe) actively engaged in SEB (TT/SEB)

• Body of works exists on benefits and assessment methods

• To be collected and reviewed for potential contribution to the outcome of present meeting

The Present Meeting

• 4th Meeting of the Forum: simple agenda• WMO Executive Council Resolution in

2012• WMO to collaborate with WB to compile

methodologies for assessment of socio-economic benefits of hydromet services

• Disseminate through an authoritative joint WMO-WB guidance document

• Pilot/demonstration projects on benefits of services provided by NMHSs

The Present Meeting

• The resulting document should provide practical guidance and steps to assist NMHSs to conduct socio-economic benefit studies (not an academic exercise)

• Ultimately these benefits will demonstrate/measure the impact of services provided and delivered by NMHSs to a range of users

WMO

Service Delivery• Cg-XVI Geneva,(2011) approved “The WMO

Strategy for Service Delivery” • Cg-XVI requested Secretary-General to prepare an

Implementation Plan for the Strategy• EC-64 requested EC Working Group on Service

Delivery (ECWG-SD) to monitor this work;

• PWS programme supported ECWG-SD in developing the IP by facilitating consultations with PRAs, PTCs, experts from NMHSs and with WMO Programmes.

Goal of the Strategy

To help NMHSs raise standards of service delivery in the provision of products and services to their users

Objective of the Implementation Plan

Lay out a path to guide WMO Members and constituent bodies in realizing the goal of the Strategy

Four Stages of Service DeliveryThe continuous cycle of four stages, which define the framework for service delivery 1. User

engagement and developing

partnerships

2. Service design and development

4. Evaluation and improvement

3. Delivery

Content of the IP

• Introduction: (background and purpose of the IP; and benefits derived from improved service delivery);

• Implementation approach: (Global; Regional; National; the Service Delivery Progress Model and Advancing to Higher levels of Service Delivery)

• National Implementation: (steps to implement improved service delivery)

• WMO constituent bodies Implementation: (Roles of ECWG-SD, RAs, TCs, Secretariat)

• Assessment reports • Milestones: measuring progress • Linkages to WMO initiatives and activities

Milestones to Measure Progress of Implementation

Plan

• Short-Term (2-year) Time Frame

• Medium-Term (6-year)

• Long-Term (10-year)

Linkages• The Strategy does not exist in

isolation; Linkages with relevant initiatives and activities:• WMO Strategic Plan• Global Framework for Climate Services

(GFCS) especially the User Interaction Platform (UIP)

• Quality Management System (QMS)• Training• Capacity development• The Madrid Action Plan (MAP)

THANK YOU

HKOOTVAL@WMO.INT