1. World Meteorological Organization Working together in weather, climate and water Assistance for Haïti Side meeting 9 March 2010 RA IV Hurricane Committee 32nd Session Bermuda WMO

2. Assistance for Haïti Proposed Agenda WMO 1. Current situation at Haïtian Meteorological Service 2. Urgent needs and medium-term goals 3. Coordination of assistance 4. A concept for re-establishing weather forecasting in Haïti 5. In-country Assessment 6. Establish urgent requirements, and offers of assistance

3. Assistance for Haïti The Hazards, and Disaster Risks WMO Heavy Rainfalls Hurricanes Impacts: Flooding Landslides Context: Communities in soft-shelters; Fragile, vulnerable, traumatized

4. Current situation at Haitian Meteorological Service WMO Monitoring – observational network real-time: only at 2 airports Data-collection, processing, and exchange extremely limited Production of forecasts and warnings Internet-access, little training opportunity Service Delivery: disseminating, communcating forecasts and warnings Collapsed broadcast infrastructure Limited protective actions Fragile, vulnerable, traumatized communities to natural disasters

5. Urgent needs and medium-term goal WMO Urgent needs Deploy mobile weather stations at secure locations Install telecommunication network for collecting data and disseminating forecasts and warnings Re-establish forecasting and warning system for Haïti, including reaching the public and Emergency Management Medium-term goal, and beyond Rebuilding the Meteorological and Hydrological Services in Haïti for the prevention of natural disasters Sustaining the Services

6. Coordination of assistance Offers WMO Automatic Weather Stations Mobile GSM-enabled weather stations Secondement of French speaking forecasters EMWIN systems deployment and support Laptop PCs and weather stations Various forecasting (guidance) products Dedicated Web pages and portal Rehabilitation of existing equipment Undefined assistance Verbal offers of assistance UN Revised Flash Appeal (RFA) Post Disaster Needs Assessment Mission

7. Coordination of assistance for Haïti WMO Within the WMO Family WMO Task Team (Secretariat: DRA and Technical Departments) Within the UN Family and beyond WMO DRR Division, and DRA Strategic issues: Regional leadership Languages Long-term sustainable results

8. A concept for re-establishing weather forecasting in Haïti WMO CMN Haïti (2 forecasters, +1) French speaking forecasters, on rotation: CMN Haïti, HGD, home Haïti Guidance Desk (HGD, off-site, at another NMC) Extra-net guidance portal (basic products, consensus, single-window) Hotline support (off-site, in French) « OJT » training; short training sessions by other specialists (e.g. on EPS, HGD products, PWS) Basic level start-up; managed enhancements over time

9. In-Country Assessment WMO Development and Regional Activities Department WMO Assessment for: « Development of Meteorological and Hydrological Services in Haïti for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Disasters » Objective: « To prepare a project proposal for development of meteorological and hydrological services in Haïti, in particular advisory and warning services related to hydro-meteorological hazards that are required by national organizations and the public, for the prevention and mitigation of natural disasters. » - ToR drafted Tentatively: April 2010, with the agreement of R. Semelfort

10. Assistance for Haïti WMO Establish requirements for urgent assistance e.g. define NWP window, products Clarify and establish offers of assistance (Members)