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Comprehensive Guide for NMS Management

This guide offers essential information on managing National Meteorological Services (NMSs), addressing key questions, challenges, and providing guidance on roles, operations, and management. It aims to assist directors and managers of NMSs in ensuring effective service delivery and meeting national needs in meteorology and related sectors.

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Comprehensive Guide for NMS Management

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  1. World Meteorological OrganizationWorking together in weather, climate and water Guidance on Role, Operation and Management of NMSs EC WG on Capacity Development Neil Gordon & Kevin O’Loughlin WMO www.wmo.int

  2. Purpose • Provides a one-stop, consistent and up-to-date reference resource for everything managers need to know about running an NMS

  3. Key Questions • Why do it? • Need for coherent, consistent , up-to-date and engaging guidance in a fast-changing world • What is it? • one-stop, consistent and up-to-date reference resource for everything managers need to know about running an NMS • Who is it for? • Directors and managers of NMSs • Diverse background in management and meteorology

  4. More Questions • Where do they find it? • Online/soft-copy • Ability to access offline as required • Ability to print hard copy as required • How will it be prepared and maintained? • Secretariat with consultancy support • Feedback and guidance from audience essential • Sustainable resource needed to keep it up to date • When will it be available? • By EC in June 2012 (β- version), with at least annual review

  5. Challenges Faced by NMSs’ Management • Ensuring the NMS is able to meet national needs for meteorological and related data and services • Responding to newly identified challenges in a rapidly changing world • Clarifying and articulating the mandate of the NMS • Formulation and implementation of effective strategic plans • Developing strong arguments to obtain sufficient financial, technical and human resources to carry out its mandate • Recruitment, retention, motivation and reward systems for staff • Maintenance of networks, equipment and other supporting infrastructure

  6. More Challenges … • Provision of quality services to meet varied end user needs • Building sustainable performance • Management of development projects • Keeping abreast of relevant developments in science and technology • Appreciation of and ability to meet international obligations, agreed development goals, and other international initiatives • Stakeholder relations (government, end users, partners, staff)

  7. Guide Outline:Introduction, Role and Operation

  8. Guide Outline:Management

  9. Guide Outline: Annexes

  10. Text Review • Microsoft Word Document • Prototype Content Management System (CMS) to be hosted on WMO website • http://www.switmedia.ch/wmo

  11. Feedback … Feedback was generally very positive. Overall points were: • Very happy to see management  issues included • Service delivery is important and should have higher profile • New technology is appropriate • Keep it focused on the core requirements - avoid mission creep • Languages

  12. Feedback … Matters which should be included to assist NMSs (by way of pointing to resource material) are: • Help with communicating importance of NMS to government Ministers • Help with communicating with the public on matters such as climate change • Help with communicating and explaining benefits with other sectors such as farmers and health • Indigenous knowledge 12

  13. Feedback … Future Process of Development: • OK to involve technical departments in update of material, but with one point control and oversight • Use perhaps both EC WG/CD and EC WG/SOP members to review and provide feedback on developing material 13

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