Detailed Design of the DHM System, Procurement and Implementation Support, Nepal PPCR Project Building Resilience to Climate-Related Hazards (BRCH)

Research summary

The Nepal PPCR Project Development Objective is to enhance government capacity to mitigate climate-related hazards by improving the accuracy and timeliness of weather and flood forecasts and warnings for climate-vulnerable communities, as well as developing agricultural management information system services to help farmers mitigate climate-related production risks.

Description

In Phase I, the project tasks include making a detailed technical design and preparation for project implementation, including a current situation assessment and elaboration of development plans and design documentation for the all components of the project.
o Analysis of the current situation in DHM and preparation of a detailed design for modernized observation systems (weather radar, sounding, meteorological and hydrological surface obs. AWS, AWOS, environmental monitoring, glacier monitoring, etc), forecasting (NWP, hydrology) and service delivery system, end-to-end EWS system
o Develop in consultation with DHM and MoAD a detailed Project Implementation Plan
o Development in consultation with DHM and MoAD, of technical documentation and additional materials for DHM consideration

In Phase II, procurement and implementation support includes assistance in implementation and performance monitoring of BRCH activities throughout the project until completion.

Research info

Research title
Detailed Design of the DHM System, Procurement and Implementation Support, Nepal PPCR Project Building Resilience to Climate-Related Hazards (BRCH)

Research timeline
1.7.2014 - 1.12.2018

Keywords
capacity building implementation support institutional strengthening Meteorology modernization of the observation networks and forecasting

Region
Asia

Countries
Finland, Nepal

Institution
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Helsinki, Finland

Funding instrument
Other, Academy of Finland

Head of research
Harri Pietarila

Contact information
Antti Hyvärinen
+358405152004
antti.hyvarinen@fmi.fi

Record last updated
10.8.2016