STRENGTHENING HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL OPERATIONS AND SERVICES IN THE CARIBBEAN SIDS (SHOCS) 09/06/ st Workshop on the implementation of a Quality Management System to Aeronautical Meteorological services Bridgetown, Barbados 9–13 May 2011

Certification to ISO standard becomes mandatory for aviation service providers in all countries within a few years Not all NMHSs can afford the cost for consultation and training for a standardized Quality Management System QMSs help harmonizing MH-EWS and DRR procedures NMHSs are key providers of Safety Services for Civil Aviation 09/06/20162 SHOCS project activities

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4 Addresses given during the opening session: Dr. David Farrell; Principal Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology Ambassador Pasi Patokallio, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland Mr. Hampden Lovell, Director of Meteorological Department, Government of Barbados Mr. Eduardo Gonzalez; Director of Transport and Disaster Risk Reduction, ACS Dr. Herbert Puempel, Chief of Aeronautical Meteorology Division, WMO Mr. Alain Boisvert, Chief of Quality Management, Meteorological Service of Canada Dr. Martti Heikinheimo, SHOCS project co-ordinator, FMI Mr. Heikki Juntti, Quality Manager, FMI

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6 Countries (15) supported by the SHOCS project were: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago; Participation of Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands was supported by CMO. Participation of Curacao was supported by FMI.

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10 Starting (<30%): Barbados Curacao Dominica Grenada Jamaica St. Kitts (and Nevis) St. Lucia Early stage (30-49%): Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Belize Cayman Islands Cuba Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Country groupings based on the completion of QMS ‘blocks’: Advanced stage (50-69%): Anguilla British Virgin Islands Guyana St Vincent and Grenadines Final stage (70-89%): - Near completion (>89%): Dominican Republic

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Finnish Government has identified promotion of sustainable development as one of its key objectives for Development Policy, with a special emphasis on the environment During his visit in Helsinki Finland in 2009, Ambassador Luis Andrade, Secretary General of ACS, suggested a new project for the Caribbean Initiation of the SHOCS project 09/06/ SHOCS Project details

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to engage the media and communication technology, educational activities aimed at increasing knowledge about disaster risk reduction and strengthening early- warning systems. (17.) mobilization of resources, from the international donor community (24.) expand the network of international and regional bodies for consultation, cooperation and concerted action (25.) 09/06/ Saint-Marc Action Plan, 2007 (cont’d): Helping ACS to build its capacity

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Presented by Martti Heikinheimo SHOCS project Co-ordinator Development Director, Dr. Consulting Services Finnish Meteorological Institute P.O.Box 503, FI Helsinki, Finland 09/06/201622