WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
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RA I/TCC-21/Doc. 6
(16.IX.2015)
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RA I TROPICAL CYCLONE COMMITTEE
FOR THE SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN
TWENTY FIRST SESSION
ITEM 6
ST. DENIS, LA REUNION
28 SEPTEMBER – 2 OCTOBER 2015
Original: ENGLISH
REVIEW OF THE TECHNICAL PLAN AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMME
Overall Technical Plan
(Submitted by the Secretariat)
Summary and Purpose of Document
This document presents in the Appendix the Technical Plan of the RA I Tropical
Cyclone Committee for the South-West Indian Ocean for review at this session.
ACTION PROPOSED
The Committee is invited to:
(a)
Review the Technical Plan given in Appendix to this document and recommend
changes to it;
(b)
Indicate items to be given priority attention during the years 2016 and 2017, if
feasible;
(c)
Extend the plan until the year 2018;
(d)
Decide on further action to be taken to promote the attainment of its goals.
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Reference:
Final report of the twentieth session of the RA I Tropical Cyclone Committee
for the South-West Indian Ocean (Maputo, Mozambique, 3 to
7 September 2012)
Appendix:
Draft Technical Plan of the RA I Tropical Cyclone Committee for the SouthWest Indian Ocean (2012-2015)
RA I/TCC-21/Doc. 6, p. 2
DISCUSSION
1.
The Committee at its twentieth session (Maputo, Mozambique, 3 to
7 September 2012) reviewed the Technical Plan, which had been coordinated with the WMO
Strategic Plan (SP). However, the Technical Plan was not changed, except those proposed
by Mauritius.
2.
The session is expected to take coordinated steps for the review and update of the
Technical Plan for future development of services to meet regional needs for upgrading
forecasts and warning systems for tropical cyclones and associated floods and storm surges
as well as for related disaster risk reduction measures and supporting activities in training
and research towards the mitigation of tropical cyclone disasters. The implementation of the
plan will contribute to the attainment of the goals of WMO Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy.
2.
The Committee may wish to make an in-depth review of the Plan which is reproduced
as Appendix to this document in conjunction with its consideration of the five components of
its Regional Cooperation Programme and WMO Strategic Plan.
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Appendix: 1
RA I/TCC-21/Doc. 6, APPENDIX
TECHNICAL PLAN OF THE RA I TROPICAL CYCLONE
COMMITTEE FOR THE SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN
1.
Introductory Note
1.1
The Technical Plan reflects the national as well as the regional requirements of all the
Members of the South-West Indian Ocean area. The Plan takes into consideration
the establishment of the RSMC La Réunion - Tropical Cyclone Centre and two
Sub-regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centres, their requirements, functions,
responsibilities and operation. It also takes into account expected collaboration
between the Centres and other regional Centres such as the Drought Monitoring
Centres, the African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD)
as well as the Regional Meteorological Training Centre located in Madagascar. The
Strategic Plan of WMO and the national development programmes of the Members
serve as a basis for the present Plan.
1.2
The implementation of the Technical Plan should ultimately lead to the harmonious
development of the National Meteorological Services in the area, thereby enabling
them to fully satisfy their national and regional commitments. The objectives of the
Technical Plan would be achieved through:
1.3
(a)
the development of adequate and suitably qualified and trained manpower
and the provision of appropriate equipment;
(b)
the full implementation of the observing, telecommunications and dataprocessing systems of the WMO for national and regional needs;
(c)
increased collaboration with the relevant national authorities involved in the
hydrology and disaster risk reduction components of the Plan;
(d)
enhanced growth in regional co-operation in conjunction with the operation of
the centres, in particular with the RSMC La Réunion - Tropical Cyclone
Centre.
The Technical Plan comprises five components, namely, Meteorology, Hydrology,
Disaster Risk Reduction, Training and Research. The time frame and responsibility
for the implementation of each of the elements of the components are given in the
following sections.
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APPENDIX
TECHNICAL PLAN OF THE RA I TROPICAL CYCLONE COMMITTEE FOR THE SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN
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