On-going projects

The VCP is highly dependend on the partnership and collaboration between NMHSs, partners and sponsors. The projects mentioned below are currently being implemented or have been completed successfully.

2014

Recipient	Project title	Donor / Partner
Bosnia and Herzegovina	EUMETSAT DAWBEE Satellite Receiving Statin	VCP (F)
Burundi	Training presentation skills for TV Presentations	Norway GFCS
Tuvalu	Drafting a Meteorology Bill	VCP (F)
Paraguay	Develop a proposal on new Institutional Structure for the NMHS	VCP (F)
Trinidad and Tobago	Strategic Plan for the Meteorological Services of the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resource s	VCP (F)
Fiji	Fact Finding Mission for a Strategic Plan for the Fiji Meteorological Service	VCP (F)

2013

Recipient	Project title	Donor / Partner
Paraguay	Strengthening National Hydrological Services in Paraguay	VCP (F)
Djibouti	Development of Strategic Plan for NMHS	VCP (F)
Solomon Islands	Training in TAF preparation	VCP (F)
Myanmar	Expert Mission for Relocation of Equipment	VCP (F)
Botswana	Cost Recovery	VCP (F)
Niue	Capacity development for Quality Management System for Aviation Weather Services, Including Competency Assessment for Aeronautical Meteorological Personnel for Niue	VCP (F)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Install Open Source Data Base Management system-MHC	CLW and VCP (F)
Rwanda	Support Rwanda Meteorological Agency (RMA) to establish the climate analysis and prediction system for capacity development of Republic of Rwanda.	Korea
Belize	Upgrade to the METLAB data acquisition/ display platform	VCP (F)
Uzbekistan	Climate Data Restoration	Korea
Egypt	Expert services to review EMA`S national arrangements for aeronautical meteorological service delivery and implementation of Cost recovery	VCP (F)
Maldives	Fact finding visit to Maldives NMHS	VCP (F)
Guinea	Provision of meteorological thermometers to the Met Service	Poland
Guiné-Bissau	Acquisition of Multi-Media Studio	UK & VCP (F)
Azerbaijan	Provision of hydrologist-forecaster automated workstation and basic weather forecasting station	Russia
Guyana	Expert from RTC Brasilia or Argentina to implement the new RAIII VPN telecommunications network.	VCP (F)
Guyana	Expert to develop a long term strategic plan for Hydrometeorological Service in Guyana	UK VCP (F)
Bhutan	Climsoft implementation and training and Purchasing of A Database server and Back up server	UK
Guyana	Expert from RTC Brasilia or Argentina to implement the new RAIII VPN telecommunications network.	VCP (F)
Ghana	Assistance to the Implementation of Quality Management Systems based on ISO 9001: 2008 Standards for the Ghana Meteorological Agency	VCP (F)
Philippines	High priority requirements for flood affected synoptic weather stations in the National Capital Region	VCP (F)
LAO PDR	Communication Satellite receiving system	Korea

2012

Mauritania	Provision of a TV Weather Presentation system	UK & VCP (F)
Kiribati	Installation of internet equipment at the following Kiribati Meteorological Service Synoptic Met. Weather stations: Beru, Butaritari	VCP (F)
Kiribati	Development of a Strategic Plan 2012 -2018 for Kiribati Meteorological Service	WMO (LDC) & Australia
Samoa	Mission to Samoa to conduct QMS training
Vanuatu	Expert Services to conduct auditing of Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazard Department Quality Management System	VCP (F)
Sudan	Radiosondes transmitters and balloons	GCOS
Cuba	Upgrade of meteorological 4 stations	GCOS
Belarus	Delivery of technical equipment and software of the combined technology MITRA-GIS Meteo	Russia
Samoa	Expert Services to assist establishing the Meteorology Division Quality Management System (QMS) for aviation services	VCP (F)
Vanuatu	Improvement of meteorological telecommunications systems	Finland
Fiji	Emergency Disaster Assistance	VCP (F)
Guyana	Acquisition of CLICOM database software and computer	VCP (F)
Armenia	The installation of the CLIWARE climate data processing system	Russia
Moldova	The installation of the CLIWARE climate data processing system	Russia
Tajikistan	The installation of the CLIWARE climate data processing system	Russia

2011

Recipient	Project title	Donor / Partner
Sri Lanka	Radiosondes for the CINDY/DYNAMO field experiment	Japan
Solomon Islands	Initial external auditing of the Meteorology Division’s Quality Management System for Aviation Services	VCP(F)
Moldova	Completion of the Hydrologist-Forecaster Automated Workstation project	Russia
Myanmar	Expert mission for the training on MTSAT data utilization	Japan, VCP(F)
Costa Rica	Participation to the Satellite direct readout conference	VCP(F)
Sudan	Radiosonde transmitters and balloons	GCOS
Mauritius	Provision of 400 radiosondes	GCOS
Paraguay, Costa Rica, Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Honduras, Peru, Panama, Cuba, Ecuador, Uruguay	Provision of Hg barometers	Germany, VCP(F)
Colombia	Quality Management System for civil aviation	VCP(F)

2010

Recipient	Project title	Donor / Partner
Ecuador	Radio sondes and balloons for Galapagos	GCOS
Niue	Development of Meteorological Policy and Act/Legislation	VCP(F)
Maldives	Consumable for Upper-air observation system at Gan, Maldives	UK
Tajikistan	Automated workstations for meteorology, agrometeorology, forecasting, Meteo GIS and MITRA Programmes	Roshydromet
Solomon Islands	Training for forecasters	UK, VCP(F)
Kiribati	Expert/consultant and national workshop to develop Strategic Action Plan	LDC
Cambodia	Re-connection of the Department of Meteorology to Global Communications Systems	Japan, Thailand, VCP(F)
Angola	Rehabilitation of 8 GSN stations	GCOS
Angola	Rehabilitation of the 3 Angolan Upper Air Stations	partially supported
Suriname	Expert services in telecommunications to link NMS with the rest of RA III countries	VCP(F)
Guyana	Expert services in telecommunications to link NMS with the rest of RA III countries	VCP(F)
Uruguay	Meteorological Instruments for the continuation of Global Climate Observing System	GCOS
Zimbabwe	400 Radio sondes and upgrade of the Upper Air Sonding Station	GCOS
Haiti	Expert Mission to develop interim and long term plan for rehabilitation of NMHS	various (read more)
Mauritania	Workstation to support Climate Data Modelling	VCP(F)
Moldova	Hydrologist-Forecaster and Synoptic-Meteorologist, automatic workstations software support	Roshydromet