Workshop of Advisers on External

Relations to PRs for RA II and RA V

28 April to 2 May,
Jeju/Seoul, Republic of Korea

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
OF THE NATIONAL
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

Galina Grigoryeva
REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
Territory: 2,717,300 sq km
Population: 15,284,929 in 2007
 National Hydrometeorological Service
of the Republic of Kazakhstan
(KAZHYDROMET)
NHMS of Kazakhstan is a Republican State-owned Enterprise “Kazhydromet”
established in accordance with the Governmental Resolution and included in
the structure of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
MAIN OBJECTIVES OF KAZHYDROMET
• Carrying out hydrometeorological observations and monitoring
of environmental state;
• Working out hydrometeorological forecasts;
• Warnings about natural hydrometeorological disasters;
• Providing hydrometeorological products and information for
economic sectors of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• Maintaining the Republican Hydrometeorological and
Environmental Data Fund.
KAZHYDROMET
 HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
OBSERVATION NETWORK

256 meteorological stations and posts;

9 aerological stations;

2 snow-avalanche stations;

276 hydrological posts;

157 sites for agrometeorological

observations;
 HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICE

MASS
MASS MEDIA
MEDIA CIVIL
STATE
STATE BODIES
BODIES
AIRCRAFT

HEAT POWER
COMPLEX
AGRICULTURE

CONSTRUCTION
TRANSPORT
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The basic consumers of hydrometeorological production are

the state bodies, civil aircraft, the mass media, and such
branches of economy of Kazakhstan as agriculture,
construction, transport, and heat power complex
 MODERNIZATION OF THE NATIONAL
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
(for 2009-2011, with perspective up to 2015)

Main priorities of modernization:

- Development of the state hydrometeorological

and environmental observation network
- Modernization of telecommunication system
- Modernization of forecasting system
- Staff training
 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
ADMINISTRATION

ENVIRONMENTAL
HYDROMETCENTER
MONITORING CENTER

CENTER FOR INFORMATION

COLLECTION AND PROCESSING CENTER FOR METEOROLOGY

CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT

OF METHODS FOR CENTER FOR HYDROLOGY
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
FORECASTS

CENTER FOR AGROMETEOROLOGY

CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT
OF HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
AND ECOLOGICAL SERVICES

ECONOMY PROVISION SERVICE

16 OBLAST HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CENTERS

 ADMINISTRATION
Director General

Deputy Director General Deputy Director General

International Financial and

Cooperation Economic
Department Department

Logistics and Legal and Staff

Procurement Department
Department
 MAIN DIRECTIONS
OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

• WMO Regional Associations: II (Asia) and
VI (Europe)
• Interstate Council for Hydrometeorology
• Bilateral and Multilateral Agreements in the
Field of Hydrometeorology
• International Environmental Conventions
• International Projects and Programs
• International Courses, Trainings and
Workshops
 WORLD
METEOROLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION
1. Director General of the Kazhydromet is a
Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan with
WMO.
2. Specialists of the Kazhydromet are members of
the WMO Technical Commissions, Working
groups, reporters and national coordinators.
3. Representatives of the Kazhydromet
participate in the Sessions of the WMO
Constituent Bodies, Conferences, Meetings and
Workshops.
4. Cooperation within the framework of the
Voluntary Cooperative Program (VCP).
 WMO REGIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS

Kazakhstan is a member of two

WMO Regional Associations:
II (ASIA) and VI (EUROPE)
 INTERSTATE COUNCIL
FOR HYDROMETEOROLOGY

Kazakhstan is a
Member of the
Interstate Council for
Hydrometeorology of
the Commonwealth
of Independent
States
 BILATERAL
AGREEMENTS

National Russian Federation – 1992

Hydrometeo-
Tajikistan – 1993
rological
Services of the Uzbekistan – 1993
Republic of
Kazakhstan Azerbaijan – 1993
concluded a
number of Turkmenistan – 1993
Agreements on
Cooperation Kyrgyz Republic - 1993
with NMHS of
the following China – 1995
countries:
Slovakia - 2007
 INTERNATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONVENTIONS

• UN Framework Convention on Climate

Change
• Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
Convention
• UN Convention to Combat Desertification
 INTERNATIONAL
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS

• 2 specialists of the Kazhydromet in 2007

participated in the 52-nd Russian Antarctic
Expedition
• Coordination Committee on
Hydrometeorology and Pollution Monitoring of
the Caspian Sea
• Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission
• Transboundary Rivers
 INTERNATIONAL COURSES,
TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS

Specialists of the Kazhydromet participated in

International Courses, Trainings and
Workshops
in Russian Federation, Germany, India,
Hungary, China, Japan, Turkey, etc.
 THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION !