World Bank2016-02-262016-02-262016-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23777The purpose of this report is to present the results of an assessment of national weather, climate, and hydrological services in Central Asia and to present a program to improve these services. The report is based on the findings of three country assessments - the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan - and supporting regional documentation. These and other countries that form the Central Asian region share common concerns, regarding economic development and the vulnerability of their economies and people to weather, climate, and hydrological extremes. National assessments are based on evaluations of weather, climate, and hydrological hazards; key users’ needs; national hydro meteorological services’ (NMS) capacities; and potential economic benefits from improvement of hydro meteorological service delivery. The results of this global facility for disaster reduction and recovery (GFDRR) work and summary report will contribute directly to the development of the regional initiative to improve weather, climate, and hydrological service delivery in the Central Asia.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOSNOWFALLTEMPERATURE VARIATIONSMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICESDUSTSTORMSNATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICESWEATHER FORECASTINGVISIBILITYALTITUDEBASESMETEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONNATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICECOLD TEMPERATURESTEMPERATURESUSPENDED PARTICLESCALCULATIONCYCLONEINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYWIND SPEEDEXTREME HEATSNOWWMOWEATHERSTORMSCONTINENTAL CLIMATEMETEOROLOGYWINDINFORMATIONCLIMATE VULNERABILITYCOLD FRONTSAIR TEMPERATURESSURFACE WATERSEASONAL TEMPERATUREATMOSPHEREGASHYDROLOGICAL EXTREMESCOLD SEASONAIRMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICEWINDSCLIMATE-RELATED EVENTSSNOW COVERANNUAL PRECIPITATIONINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCEFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONPRESENT WEATHERNEGATIVE IMPACTHUMID ZONESHEAVY RAINSFLOODSCAPACITYECONOMIC COOPERATIONTEMPERATURE INCREASESMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONSDUST STORMSCLOUDSHAILRAINFALLWEATHER SERVICESSURFACE TEMPERATUREGLACIERSFORESTRYACTION PLANCYCLONESAGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGYMETEOROLOGICAL INFORMATIONCLIMATE HAZARDSTEMPERATURE RISESWEATHER FORECASTSNATIONAL CLIMATEPRECIPITATIONRUNOFFCLIMATE PREDICTIONSMEAN MONTHLY TEMPERATUREWEATHER HAZARDSSURFACE WATER SUPPLYTECHNOLOGYFROSTLEADDESERTSCLIMATE CHANGEDROUGHTCLIMATIC REGIMESRESULTSCLIMATE DATAHIGH TEMPERATURESELECTRICITYCLIMATEATMOSPHERIC PROCESSESPRECIPITATION AMOUNTHYDROLOGICAL DROUGHTSMAXIMUM TEMPERATURESHAILSTONESCLIMATE RISKSODSHYDROLOGICAL SERVICESDAILY TEMPERATURESEASONDUSTEXTREME VALUESPARTICLESMOISTURE CONTENTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTAIR TEMPERATURELAKESSNOWSTORMSWIND SPEEDSICEWEATHER CONDITIONSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTTEMPERATURESCLIMATE CONDITIONSRAININSTITUTIONMETEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONSCLIMATIC ZONESFINANCIAL SUPPORTCLIMATE INFORMATIONMETEOROLOGICAL DATACLIMATE HAZARDARID CLIMATEWEATHER EVENTSELECTRICITY PRODUCTIONEVAPORATIONHYDROMETEOROLOGYSEASONSFREEZEPRICESRAINFALL AMOUNTSAIR MASSBENEFITSUSERENERGYWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/23777