ADB TA7599 TAJ Climate Resilience for Natural Resources Investments Adaptation Options: Gap analysis Gap analysis 1.of hydrometeorological climate change modeling and forecasting capacity within Hydromet 2.Hydromet’s capacity to provide useable and timely climate change information to other agencies Method Review of the relevant literature Interviews with: – Senior technical staff of Hydromet – Senior managers of Hydromet – Senior managers of GoT agencies that use Hydromet services – Senior Hydromet regional staff – Some site visits to regional Hydromet stations

ADB TA7599 TAJ Climate Resilience for Natural Resources Investments Adaptation Options: Gap analysis Hydromet Staff Areas of DeficiencyRankDesired SupportRank Equipment1 More equipment1 GIS technology2= Information exchange2 Software2= On the job training3= Experience exchange3 Funding3= Mentoring4= Functional Areas of Deficiency Lectures and seminars4= Modelling 1Maintenance of equipment4= Hydroprediction 2=Formal education5 Meteorology 2=Mentoring6 More staff7= Workshops7=

ADB TA7599 TAJ Climate Resilience for Natural Resources Investments Adaptation Options: Gap analysis Senior Hydromet staff A shortage of professional staff (caused by low salaries) In Tajikistan there are no educational institutions for the study of hydrometeorology. Old equipment. Equipment is often not calibrated. Poor communications, logistics and transport for the regional stations.

ADB TA7599 TAJ Climate Resilience for Natural Resources Investments Adaptation Options: Gap analysis Senior Government agency staff 5 Agencies obtained information from Hydromet, 3 (Education, Industry and Finance) did not. 4 agencies received short-term weather forecasts, 3 received long- term weather forecasts and 4 received warning about hazards. The principal gaps in Hydromet’s services were identified as inaccurate forecasts (3 agencies) and late forecasts (3 agencies).

ADB TA7599 TAJ Climate Resilience for Natural Resources Investments Adaptation Options: Gap analysis Senior Government agency staff responses on how Hydromet can improve its services 5 agencies said a liaison person should be appointed within their Ministry 3 said that Hydromet should itself appoint liaison officers 5 agencies said that Hydromet staff should have training in the use of meteorological data 5 said that Hydromet staff should have training in the methodologies of climate modeling.

ADB TA7599 TAJ Climate Resilience for Natural Resources Investments Adaptation Options: Gap analysis Summary Inadequate equipment for data collection Inadequate resources to acquire and to maintain equipment Inadequate technical capacity to maintain and repair equipment. Inadequately trained staff Inadequate salaries to retain staff when they do develop expertise Weather, climate and climate change data are not readily available in a format that is easily used nor provided in a timely manner. These limitations therefore Reduce the quality of climatic information, and weather forecasts (including those relating to climate impacts) Constrain climate change and climatic hazard impact research