ALM UNDP

Summary:

Project Description: The Pacific Meteorological Services Needs Assessment Programme (PMSNAP), implemented in 2000 and 2001, was designed to identify the assistance required by the Meteorological Services of 20 PDMCs, including needs for capacity building to meet growing public demand for the provision of improved weather and climate services and products; The central goal of the PMSNAP project is to support continued strengthening of the capability of National Meteorological Services in the Pacific region to meet growing public demand for improved weather and climate services and products. Climate information and prediction services were identified as one of the key priority needs of users, particularly in the forestry, fisheries and agriculture sectors, and for disaster management. Most users desire more regular updates and accurate predictions of El-Niño/La-Niña and associated weather and climate extremes (e.g. probability of tropical cyclone occurrence).