1. 4.3 Survey Report The Basic Capability of NMHSs In RA II (Asia)
Preparatory Management Group Meeting for RA II-16 (MG-11)

2. PARTICIPATING MEMBERS IN RA II SURVEY
Afghanistan*
Hong Kong, China
Kuwait
Oman
Tajikistan
Bahrain
India
Lao People's Democratic Republic*
Pakistan
Thailand
Bangladesh*
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Macao, China
Qatar
Turkmenistan
Bhutan*
Iraq
Maldives
Republic of Korea
United Arab Emirates
Cambodia*
Japan
Mongolia*
Russian Federation
Uzbekistan
China
Kazakhstan
Myanmar*
Saudi Arabia
Vietnam
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Kyrgyzstan
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Yemen*
* = Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Blue = Not participated
32 out of 35 Members participated in RA II Survey 2016
7 out of 8 Members of LDCs participated in RA II Survey 2016

3. SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE Management Observing systems Telecommunications
Data-processing and forecasting systems
Natural disaster prevention and mitigation
Climate, climate change and climate variability
Agricultural meteorological services
Aeronautical meteorological services
Marine meteorological services and oceanography
Hydrological forecasts and assessments
Public weather services
Partnership

4. Executive Summary
Members maintain highly qualified staff with specialized training and have a structured training plan for professional, technical and supporting staff, but some Members feel the difficulty in maintaining such staff members;
Some Members feel difficulty in carrying out regular maintenance of observation systems and employing qualified maintenance technicians;
Most of Members are operating NWP system and use and interpret NWP products and implement automatic data reception, archival and data-processing;
Members providing monthly and/or seasonal climate predictions have increased significantly;
The number of Members implementing requirements for personnel by meeting competency for aeronautical meteorological services increased;
The number of LDC Members implementing cost-recovery of services and quality management systems increased.