Abstract
The study evaluated the impacts and potential benefits of
meteorological and hydrological information services in
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia, Moldova and
Montenegro. The services were analysed for the sectors of
transport, construction industry, energy production,
flood protection and agriculture production. The study
was part of a larger project for the development of
weather and climate observation networks and
meteorological services in South Eastern Europe
countries.
In Albania advanced meteorological information services
would produce annual savings worth 24 to 26 million . In
Bosnia-Herzegovina the potential annual benefits were
estimated to be about 10 to 22 million , in the FYR
Macedonia 12 to 40 million and in Moldova 12 to 19
million per year. For Montenegro the data available did
not enable the differentiation from Serbia for aviation
and agriculture sectors. For road transport, construction
industry and flood protection the annual savings
resulting from better hydrometeorological information
would be 1 to 3 million .
Due to the lack of source information only part of the
approximate potential benefits could be estimated at
magnitude level, even though, the results show that
hydrometeorological services are beneficial and worth
developing further. The benefits are to a large extent
due to higher predictability rates and better planning of
operations as well as better preparedness for accidents
and the reduction of human and material losses caused by
these accidents.
The realisation of the potential benefits requires
comprehensive development of the hydro-meteorological
service systems. This means further development of
observation infrastructure, data and transmission systems
as well as service processes, operation models and
know-how. Not only should the services be developed, but
their availability and usability should be improved. The
utilisation of communications technology should be
enhanced and the awareness of the benefits of various
services should be raised.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Espoo |
| Publisher | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland |
| Number of pages | 100 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-951-38-7170-3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
Publication series
| Series | VTT Working Papers |
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| Number | 109 |
Keywords
- information services
- meteorological information
- hydrological information
- socioeconomic benefits
- Albania
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Croatia
- FYR Macedonia
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- transportation
- construction industry
- energy production
- flood protection
- agriculture
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