Download Regional WIGOS Centres

WMO
Regional WIGOS
Centres
RA-I/WG-OTI-1
(Dakar, Senegal, 26 –27 September 2016)
Dr. Igor Zahumensky,
WIGOS Project Office, WMO Secretariat
Decision 30 (EC-68) RWC
 Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs) will play
the critical role in advancing operation of
WIGOS.
 Regions differ and that such differences will
need to be taken into account in establishing
and operating RWCs that address the
specific Members’ needs and circumstances
of the respective Region.
Purpose
 The overall purpose of the RWCs is to
provide support and assistance to WMO
Members and Regions for their national and
regional WIGOS implementation efforts.
Basic Principles
 To encourage the existing WMO regional
centres to carry out WIGOS activities
 To use, when feasible, existing structures and
mechanisms for WIGOS implementation at the
regional and national levels
 To respect differences between WMO Regions;
each RA must decides on its own way to
address specific needs, priorities, challenges
and available technical and human resources of
the Region and specifies ToR of each RWC in
the Region
Links to other WMO entities
 Work closely with:
 WMO Regional Offices
 RICs, RRCs, RMICs
 RTCs
 RA I MG & WG-OTI
 Members
 WIGOS-PO
 …
 …
Basic functions of the RWC
 Regional coordination,
 Guidance and oversight,
 Support of WIGOS implementation and
operational activities at the regional and
national levels (day-to-day level of activities).
Mandatory functions
1. Regional WIGOS metadata management (work
with data providers to facilitate collecting, updating
and providing quality control of WIGOS metadata in
OSCAR/Surface);
2. Regional WIGOS performance monitoring and
incident management (WIGOS Data Quality
Monitoring System) and follow-up with data
providers in case of data availability or data quality
issues (WDQMS);
Optional Functions
 assistance with the coordination of
regional/sub-regional and national WIGOS
projects;
 assistance with regional and national
observing network management; and
 support for regional capacity development
activities.
Implementation Options
 Each RA (i.e. Members of the Region) must
decides on its own way to address specific
needs, priorities, challenges and available
technical and human resources of the Region;
 Member or group of Members can establish
RWC in sub-region, taking into account the
natural geographic / linguistic / economic
conditions/circumstances of the sub region.
 Example: EAC with a lead of Tanzania
Establishment of RWC
 A proposal to establish a RWC must include at a
minimum:
 A description of the infrastructure, facilities
and resources (both human, technical and
financial) provided by the Centre in
accordance with its planned capabilities;
 The proposed strategy/plan to ensure
sustainable resources to guarantee long-term
performance of the RWC.
Roadmap
 Establishment of one or more Regional
WIGOS Centres in pilot mode from 2017,
 Operational phase of initial Regional WIGOS
Centres beginning mid-2018,
 Establishment of Regional WIGOS Centres
covering all WMO Regions by 2019.
Conclusions
 RWC must be a win-win
solution for Members,
 RWC(s) must provide right solutions to
regional problems;
WMO
Regional Instrument Centres
(RICs)
RICs of RA I – current situation
 http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/IMOP/in
strument-reg-centres.html
 Alger (Algeria): no info
 Cairo (Egypt): no info
 Casablanca (Morocco): ISO 17025
 Nairobi (Kenya): ISO 17025
 Gaborone (Botswana): not functional
Cg-17 follow up
 To monitor regional needs for RIC services,
 Investigate, with support by CIMO experts,
the functionality of the RICs in the Region
and based on the findings draft the proposal
on how to improve a current situation (RAI/WG-OTI);
 Collect information about existing calibration
facilities in their respective countries that
could be used by other Members;
Thank you
Merci
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