World Bank Group2015-08-182015-08-182015-07-21https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22480The main objective of this technical assistance paper is to provide recommendations to the Royal Government of Bhutan for modernizing its hydrometeorological services, including capacity strengthening for disasterrelated early warning systems (EWSs). The DHMS does not have a national hydromet services policy but is in the process of preparing a strategic document to guide its modernization and institutional reform process. This technical assistance paper contributes to this process and proposes a road map for transforming the DHMS into a modern service delivery agency.enCC BY 3.0 IGOFLOODINGWATER QUALITYSATELLITE IMAGEVISIBILITYALTITUDEALLUVIAL PLAINSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONTEMPERATURECALCULATIONRELATIVE HUMIDITYPLANNING PROCESSTOPOGRAPHYSUSPENDED SEDIMENTWIND SPEEDDAMSPARKSWMOAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONSTORMSWIND DIRECTIONDISCHARGEMETEOROLOGYDATA COLLECTIONHYDROLOGYWINDMONITORINGRESERVOIRSGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMSURFACE WATERRAINFALL EVENTSFOREST AREASHUMIDITYQUALITYAIRRAINFALL CHARACTERISTICSSEVERE WEATHERHYDROLOGICAL CYCLEONGOING BASISPUBLIC HEALTHSTREAMSATELLITE DATASEDIMENTPLANTSWILDLIFECROP PRODUCTIONRESERVOIRMONSOONSMOUNTAINSECONOMIC BENEFITSCLOUD HEIGHTREGIONAL CLIMATESEDIMENTSFLOODSBASINSCAPACITYPLAINSDATA QUALITYCONSTRUCTIONFLOOD MITIGATIONCLIMATE ANALYSISWAVESRAINFALLDRAINAGEGLACIERSFORESTRYMEADOWSINDICATORSCYCLONESGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATIONPRECIPITATIONRUNOFFCROPSLAND USEWATERSHED MANAGEMENTECOSYSTEMFROSTWATERSHEDSLEADSTUDIESCLIMATE CHANGEIPCCDROUGHTDRAINAGE BASINSNATIONAL SCALEELECTRICITYCLIMATEFORESTSCRYOSPHEREPUBLIC AWARENESSLAND AREAMARSHESCLIMATE STATIONSAGRICULTUREFORESTAGRICULTURAL LANDHYDROLOGISTSBAROMETRIC PRESSUREHYDROLOGIC ANALYSISFOREST FIREFOODQUALITY CONTROLIMAGESISLANDSWEATHER PATTERNSADMINISTRATIONGEOLOGICAL SURVEYHYDROLOGICAL REGIMEWIND SHEAREROSIONLAKESLANDGROWING SEASONTURBULENCEANALYSISCOASTOBSERVATIONSWATERSHEDRIVERINERESIDENTIAL AREASGROUNDWATERMITIGATIONSAMPLINGCONSERVATIONHYDROGRAPHSTROPICAL CYCLONESWEATHER CONDITIONSCLIMATE CONDITIONSRAINFOREST FIRESLESSMETEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONSCLIMATIC ZONESWATER RETENTIONRIVER SYSTEMSAGREEMENTGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITYRENEWABLE ENERGYMETEOROLOGICAL DATACLIMATIC VARIABILITYWETLANDSIMPLEMENTATIONSATELLITE IMAGESRISING WATER LEVELSBENEFITSENERGYRIVERREMOTE SENSINGWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/22480