The Role of Malawi Meteorological The Role of Malawi Meteorological Service Opportunities and Service Opportunities and

Challenges in Serving Financial Challenges in Serving Financial Risk Transfer MarketsRisk Transfer Markets

By

Adams ChavulaMalawi Meteorological Services

P.O. Box 1808Blantyre

Tel: +265 1 822014Fax: +265 1 822215

Email:adamschavula@metmalawi.comWebsite:www.metmalawi.com

Provision of high quality Weather and Provision of high quality Weather and climate information and data for climate information and data for financial risk transfer marketsfinancial risk transfer markets

Upgrade and expand observation Upgrade and expand observation network to cover crop growing areasnetwork to cover crop growing areas

Capacity building for sustainability of Capacity building for sustainability of meteorological observing networks meteorological observing networks

Setting up ClimSoft Database Setting up ClimSoft Database Management SystemManagement System

The Role of Malawi Meteorological Service Opportunities and

Challenges

Setup Data Communication system Setup Data Communication system to to ensure real-time data reporting to GTS ensure real-time data reporting to GTS and transaction to stakeholders and transaction to stakeholders

Link the Database management system Link the Database management system with GIS software for real-time visual with GIS software for real-time visual display productsdisplay products

Maintain climatic data bankMaintain climatic data bank Use FAO Tool Box to generate Crop Use FAO Tool Box to generate Crop

Specific Water budget Indices for national Specific Water budget Indices for national crop monitoring and yield forecasting crop monitoring and yield forecasting modelmodel

The Role of Malawi Meteorological Service Opportunities and

Challenges

Developed Data Communication and Developed Data Communication and Infrastructure PlanInfrastructure Plan

A detailed plan to upgrade weather A detailed plan to upgrade weather communication and station network communication and station network has been developed and presented to has been developed and presented to potential donorspotential donors

Four stations have been automated and Four stations have been automated and are operationalare operational

The World Bank has facilitated funding The World Bank has facilitated funding for procurement of communication for procurement of communication equipment and an additional five equipment and an additional five Automatic Weather Stations within 2008Automatic Weather Stations within 2008