Modernizing Weather, Water, and Climate Services : A Road Map for Bhutan

The main objective of this technical assistance paper is to provide recommendations to the Royal Government of Bhutan for modernizing its hydrometeorological services, including capacity strengthening for disasterrelated early warning systems (EWSs). The DHMS does not have a national hydromet...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	FLOODING WATER QUALITY SATELLITE IMAGE VISIBILITY ALTITUDE ALLUVIAL PLAINS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TEMPERATURE CALCULATION RELATIVE HUMIDITY PLANNING PROCESS TOPOGRAPHY SUSPENDED SEDIMENT WIND SPEED DAMS PARKS WMO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION STORMS WIND DIRECTION DISCHARGE METEOROLOGY DATA COLLECTION HYDROLOGY WIND MONITORING RESERVOIRS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM SURFACE WATER RAINFALL EVENTS FOREST AREAS HUMIDITY QUALITY AIR RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS SEVERE WEATHER HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE ONGOING BASIS PUBLIC HEALTH STREAM SATELLITE DATA SEDIMENT PLANTS WILDLIFE CROP PRODUCTION RESERVOIR MONSOONS MOUNTAINS ECONOMIC BENEFITS CLOUD HEIGHT REGIONAL CLIMATE SEDIMENTS FLOODS BASINS CAPACITY PLAINS DATA QUALITY CONSTRUCTION FLOOD MITIGATION CLIMATE ANALYSIS WAVES RAINFALL DRAINAGE GLACIERS FORESTRY MEADOWS INDICATORS CYCLONES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PRECIPITATION RUNOFF CROPS LAND USE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ECOSYSTEM FROST WATERSHEDS LEAD STUDIES CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC DROUGHT DRAINAGE BASINS NATIONAL SCALE ELECTRICITY CLIMATE FORESTS CRYOSPHERE PUBLIC AWARENESS LAND AREA MARSHES CLIMATE STATIONS AGRICULTURE FOREST AGRICULTURAL LAND HYDROLOGISTS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS FOREST FIRE FOOD QUALITY CONTROL IMAGES ISLANDS WEATHER PATTERNS ADMINISTRATION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HYDROLOGICAL REGIME WIND SHEAR EROSION LAKES LAND GROWING SEASON TURBULENCE ANALYSIS COAST OBSERVATIONS WATERSHED RIVERINE RESIDENTIAL AREAS GROUNDWATER MITIGATION SAMPLING CONSERVATION HYDROGRAPHS TROPICAL CYCLONES WEATHER CONDITIONS CLIMATE CONDITIONS RAIN FOREST FIRES LESS METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS CLIMATIC ZONES WATER RETENTION RIVER SYSTEMS AGREEMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY RENEWABLE ENERGY METEOROLOGICAL DATA CLIMATIC VARIABILITY WETLANDS IMPLEMENTATION SATELLITE IMAGES RISING WATER LEVELS BENEFITS ENERGY RIVER REMOTE SENSING
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spelling	okr-10986-224802021-06-14T10:17:33Z Modernizing Weather, Water, and Climate Services : A Road Map for Bhutan World Bank Group FLOODING WATER QUALITY SATELLITE IMAGE VISIBILITY ALTITUDE ALLUVIAL PLAINS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TEMPERATURE CALCULATION RELATIVE HUMIDITY PLANNING PROCESS TOPOGRAPHY SUSPENDED SEDIMENT WIND SPEED DAMS PARKS WMO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION STORMS WIND DIRECTION DISCHARGE METEOROLOGY DATA COLLECTION HYDROLOGY WIND MONITORING RESERVOIRS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM SURFACE WATER RAINFALL EVENTS FOREST AREAS HUMIDITY QUALITY AIR RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS SEVERE WEATHER HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE ONGOING BASIS PUBLIC HEALTH STREAM SATELLITE DATA SEDIMENT PLANTS WILDLIFE CROP PRODUCTION RESERVOIR MONSOONS MOUNTAINS ECONOMIC BENEFITS CLOUD HEIGHT REGIONAL CLIMATE SEDIMENTS FLOODS BASINS CAPACITY PLAINS DATA QUALITY CONSTRUCTION FLOOD MITIGATION CLIMATE ANALYSIS WAVES RAINFALL DRAINAGE GLACIERS FORESTRY MEADOWS INDICATORS CYCLONES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PRECIPITATION RUNOFF CROPS LAND USE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ECOSYSTEM FROST WATERSHEDS LEAD STUDIES CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC DROUGHT DRAINAGE BASINS NATIONAL SCALE ELECTRICITY CLIMATE FORESTS CRYOSPHERE PUBLIC AWARENESS LAND AREA MARSHES CLIMATE STATIONS AGRICULTURE FOREST AGRICULTURAL LAND HYDROLOGISTS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS FOREST FIRE FOOD QUALITY CONTROL IMAGES ISLANDS WEATHER PATTERNS ADMINISTRATION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HYDROLOGICAL REGIME WIND SHEAR EROSION LAKES LAND GROWING SEASON TURBULENCE ANALYSIS COAST OBSERVATIONS WATERSHED RIVERINE RESIDENTIAL AREAS GROUNDWATER MITIGATION SAMPLING CONSERVATION HYDROGRAPHS TROPICAL CYCLONES WEATHER CONDITIONS CLIMATE CONDITIONS RAIN FOREST FIRES LESS METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS CLIMATIC ZONES WATER RETENTION RIVER SYSTEMS AGREEMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY RENEWABLE ENERGY METEOROLOGICAL DATA CLIMATIC VARIABILITY WETLANDS IMPLEMENTATION SATELLITE IMAGES RISING WATER LEVELS BENEFITS ENERGY RIVER REMOTE SENSING The main objective of this technical assistance paper is to provide recommendations to the Royal Government of Bhutan for modernizing its hydrometeorological services, including capacity strengthening for disasterrelated early warning systems (EWSs). The DHMS does not have a national hydromet services policy but is in the process of preparing a strategic document to guide its modernization and institutional reform process. This technical assistance paper contributes to this process and proposes a road map for transforming the DHMS into a modern service delivery agency. 2015-08-18T19:04:20Z 2015-08-18T19:04:20Z 2015-07-21 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24876533/moderinizing-weather-water-climate-services-road-map-bhutan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22480 English en CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper South Asia Bhutan
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topic	FLOODING WATER QUALITY SATELLITE IMAGE VISIBILITY ALTITUDE ALLUVIAL PLAINS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TEMPERATURE CALCULATION RELATIVE HUMIDITY PLANNING PROCESS TOPOGRAPHY SUSPENDED SEDIMENT WIND SPEED DAMS PARKS WMO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION STORMS WIND DIRECTION DISCHARGE METEOROLOGY DATA COLLECTION HYDROLOGY WIND MONITORING RESERVOIRS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM SURFACE WATER RAINFALL EVENTS FOREST AREAS HUMIDITY QUALITY AIR RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS SEVERE WEATHER HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE ONGOING BASIS PUBLIC HEALTH STREAM SATELLITE DATA SEDIMENT PLANTS WILDLIFE CROP PRODUCTION RESERVOIR MONSOONS MOUNTAINS ECONOMIC BENEFITS CLOUD HEIGHT REGIONAL CLIMATE SEDIMENTS FLOODS BASINS CAPACITY PLAINS DATA QUALITY CONSTRUCTION FLOOD MITIGATION CLIMATE ANALYSIS WAVES RAINFALL DRAINAGE GLACIERS FORESTRY MEADOWS INDICATORS CYCLONES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PRECIPITATION RUNOFF CROPS LAND USE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ECOSYSTEM FROST WATERSHEDS LEAD STUDIES CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC DROUGHT DRAINAGE BASINS NATIONAL SCALE ELECTRICITY CLIMATE FORESTS CRYOSPHERE PUBLIC AWARENESS LAND AREA MARSHES CLIMATE STATIONS AGRICULTURE FOREST AGRICULTURAL LAND HYDROLOGISTS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS FOREST FIRE FOOD QUALITY CONTROL IMAGES ISLANDS WEATHER PATTERNS ADMINISTRATION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HYDROLOGICAL REGIME WIND SHEAR EROSION LAKES LAND GROWING SEASON TURBULENCE ANALYSIS COAST OBSERVATIONS WATERSHED RIVERINE RESIDENTIAL AREAS GROUNDWATER MITIGATION SAMPLING CONSERVATION HYDROGRAPHS TROPICAL CYCLONES WEATHER CONDITIONS CLIMATE CONDITIONS RAIN FOREST FIRES LESS METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS CLIMATIC ZONES WATER RETENTION RIVER SYSTEMS AGREEMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY RENEWABLE ENERGY METEOROLOGICAL DATA CLIMATIC VARIABILITY WETLANDS IMPLEMENTATION SATELLITE IMAGES RISING WATER LEVELS BENEFITS ENERGY RIVER REMOTE SENSING
spellingShingle	FLOODING WATER QUALITY SATELLITE IMAGE VISIBILITY ALTITUDE ALLUVIAL PLAINS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TEMPERATURE CALCULATION RELATIVE HUMIDITY PLANNING PROCESS TOPOGRAPHY SUSPENDED SEDIMENT WIND SPEED DAMS PARKS WMO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION STORMS WIND DIRECTION DISCHARGE METEOROLOGY DATA COLLECTION HYDROLOGY WIND MONITORING RESERVOIRS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM SURFACE WATER RAINFALL EVENTS FOREST AREAS HUMIDITY QUALITY AIR RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS SEVERE WEATHER HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE ONGOING BASIS PUBLIC HEALTH STREAM SATELLITE DATA SEDIMENT PLANTS WILDLIFE CROP PRODUCTION RESERVOIR MONSOONS MOUNTAINS ECONOMIC BENEFITS CLOUD HEIGHT REGIONAL CLIMATE SEDIMENTS FLOODS BASINS CAPACITY PLAINS DATA QUALITY CONSTRUCTION FLOOD MITIGATION CLIMATE ANALYSIS WAVES RAINFALL DRAINAGE GLACIERS FORESTRY MEADOWS INDICATORS CYCLONES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PRECIPITATION RUNOFF CROPS LAND USE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ECOSYSTEM FROST WATERSHEDS LEAD STUDIES CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC DROUGHT DRAINAGE BASINS NATIONAL SCALE ELECTRICITY CLIMATE FORESTS CRYOSPHERE PUBLIC AWARENESS LAND AREA MARSHES CLIMATE STATIONS AGRICULTURE FOREST AGRICULTURAL LAND HYDROLOGISTS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS FOREST FIRE FOOD QUALITY CONTROL IMAGES ISLANDS WEATHER PATTERNS ADMINISTRATION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HYDROLOGICAL REGIME WIND SHEAR EROSION LAKES LAND GROWING SEASON TURBULENCE ANALYSIS COAST OBSERVATIONS WATERSHED RIVERINE RESIDENTIAL AREAS GROUNDWATER MITIGATION SAMPLING CONSERVATION HYDROGRAPHS TROPICAL CYCLONES WEATHER CONDITIONS CLIMATE CONDITIONS RAIN FOREST FIRES LESS METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS CLIMATIC ZONES WATER RETENTION RIVER SYSTEMS AGREEMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY RENEWABLE ENERGY METEOROLOGICAL DATA CLIMATIC VARIABILITY WETLANDS IMPLEMENTATION SATELLITE IMAGES RISING WATER LEVELS BENEFITS ENERGY RIVER REMOTE SENSING World Bank Group Modernizing Weather, Water, and Climate Services : A Road Map for Bhutan
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description	The main objective of this technical assistance paper is to provide recommendations to the Royal Government of Bhutan for modernizing its hydrometeorological services, including capacity strengthening for disasterrelated early warning systems (EWSs). The DHMS does not have a national hydromet services policy but is in the process of preparing a strategic document to guide its modernization and institutional reform process. This technical assistance paper contributes to this process and proposes a road map for transforming the DHMS into a modern service delivery agency.
format	Working Paper
author	World Bank Group
author_facet	World Bank Group
author_sort	World Bank Group
title	Modernizing Weather, Water, and Climate Services : A Road Map for Bhutan
title_short	Modernizing Weather, Water, and Climate Services : A Road Map for Bhutan
title_full	Modernizing Weather, Water, and Climate Services : A Road Map for Bhutan
title_fullStr	Modernizing Weather, Water, and Climate Services : A Road Map for Bhutan
title_full_unstemmed	Modernizing Weather, Water, and Climate Services : A Road Map for Bhutan
title_sort	modernizing weather, water, and climate services : a road map for bhutan
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24876533/moderinizing-weather-water-climate-services-road-map-bhutan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22480
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Modernizing Weather, Water, and Climate Services : A Road Map for Bhutan

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