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1. Self-introduction. Name: Thomas Schuhmacher Organization : Deutscher Wetterdienst Current role : Head of observation network in Southern Germany Member of Task Team Socioeconmic Benefits of WMO RA VI
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1. Self-introduction Name: Thomas Schuhmacher Organization: Deutscher Wetterdienst Currentrole: Head ofobservationnetwork in Southern Germany Member of Task Team SocioeconmicBenefitsof WMO RA VI Background: Graduation in businessadministration, businessmanagementandeconomics Email: thomas.schuhmacher@dwd.de SEB Workshop – 06/2015
2. Germany - map SEB Workshop – 06/2015
2. Germany - figures Population: ~ 81,000,000 Annual GDP: ~ 3.6 trillion USD (agriculture: 0.9 %, industry: 30.8 %, services: 68.4 %) Main industry:iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, automobiles, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles Natural hazards: flooding SEB Workshop – 06/2015
3. Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) Annual budget: ~ 300,000,000 € (~340,000,000 USD) Numberofstaff: ~ 2,500 Organisation: National Meteorological Service (underthe Federal Ministryof Transport and Digital Infrastructure) Headquaters in Offenbach am Main 6 major branch offices (Hamburg, Potsdam, Leipzig, Essen, Stuttgart, Munich) 5 advisorycentresforaviation 4 agrometeorlogicaladvisorycentres 2 meteorologicalobservatories SEB Workshop – 06/2015
3. Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) Observation Network: 183mainweatherstations (bothstaffedandautomatic) 1.784 secondary (voluntary) weatherandprecipitationstations 1.273 phenologicalobservationsites 19shipboardweatherstations (bothstaffedandautomatic) 646weatherreportingstations on boardofmerchandships 17weatherradarsites 9upper-airstations 48stationsmeasuringradioactivity SEB Workshop – 06/2015
3. Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) Products:diverse range of products, both for the general public and for special user groups e.g. tourism, aviation, agriculture, civil protection, transportation… Strength/Weakness: + weatherwarningmanagementforcivilprotection - generalweatherinformation in themedia FundingSources: government-financed SEB Workshop – 06/2015
4. Expectations from workshop • informationforassistingtherealisationofthe DWD-study • knowledgeforframing a SEB-study (e.g. communicationstrategy) • basicknowledge on howtosetupproductspecific SEB-studies • exchangeofinformationwithothermembersoftheworkshop SEB Workshop – 06/2015