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Socio-economic benefit valuation techniques for weather, climate and water services in South Africa. by NN Nhlabatsi. Strategic Priorities:- Risk reduction/Early Warning systems Informed decision-making and planning Monitoring/Support Develop application products
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Socio-economic benefit valuation techniques for weather, climate and water services in South Africa by NN Nhlabatsi
Strategic Priorities:- • Risk reduction/Early Warning systems • Informed decision-making and planning • Monitoring/Support • Develop application products • Develop & evaluate socio-economic benefit techniques • Collaborations (Local & International) • Source external funding to help drive government mandate • Service commercial/public good mandate
Climate Change Applications Products are in process of being developed:
Air Quality Applications Products are in process of being developed:
Development of applications The development of applications based coupling the SAWS objective forecasting system with the ARC/UKZN/WRC/UP/UFS Agro/hydrological forecasting system and epidemiological models OBJECTIVE FORECASTING SYSTEM Objective and operational coupling Epidiomological models Agrohydrological model: ACRU & BEWAB INNOVATION OPERATIONAL SECTOR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS
Value in evaluation techniques • Mining (AMD) • Water Services/management • Agriculture & fisheries • Transportation • Tourism • Disaster management • Energy Document Reference: Re beneficial S-CLIM-APPLI-WORKSOP-001.1-2012vided-05-23 Document Template Reference: TQM-PRE-001.1 Date of last revision: 20 March 2013
Development of New Applications/Products: Sectors Ocean-Atmosphere Research Energy (hydro capacity) Epidiomology (Animal and health) Agrometeorology Agroclimate sectors Hydrometeorolgy Hydroclimate
Take home Notes • Best to approach WB through SA treasury on human resource costs (project) to boost capacity building • Support Climate Services Partnership (CSP) in the developing of guidance through collaborations with relevant SA institutions/agencies Document Reference: Re beneficial S-CLIM-APPLI-WORKSOP-001.1-2012vided-05-23 Document Template Reference: TQM-PRE-001.1 Date of last revision: 20 March 2013
Take home Notes • Organise a workshop in SA for the establishment of a task team with various stakeholders from SADC countries plus users our climate services information • Case studies investigation on techniques available in SA Document Reference: Re beneficial S-CLIM-APPLI-WORKSOP-001.1-2012vided-05-23 Document Template Reference: TQM-PRE-001.1 Date of last revision: 20 March 2013
THANK YOU SAWS_PARL/CT-001.1 05/06/2012