1. REQUIREMENTS FOR BHUTAN
Sector to be served:
Agriculture
Service to be delivered:
Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Prediction (Temperature, Precipitation & Relative Humidity; if possible wind)-Outlooks, Advisories, Bulletins
Potential partners in service delivery:
Dept. of Agri. & media (tv, radio, print media, weather apps.)
NHMS requirements from RCC (data, monitoring, prediction, projection) :
Continuous prediction of the aforementioned variables for 5-30 days throughout the year
Seasonal extremes & warnings
Intra-annual & inter-annual variability of climate
Monitoring information and reports on climate indices(ENSO,IOD, etc.)
Information on monsoon breaks, onset, withdrawals and information on dry spells and wet spells
Climate projection

2. Provision of 5-10 days prediction (temp., prec., RH, Wind)
RCC response:
Provision of days prediction (temp., prec., RH, Wind)
Findings on climate variability (inter-annual & intra-annual in the region)
Reports, information and model outputs on climate indices (ENSO, IOD)
Include the target country in capacity development plan of RCC in analysis and interpretation of model outputs
Results model evaluations
Climate projection at national scale for Bhutan and assist capacity interpretation & analysis
NHMS/RCC requirements from other entities:
Sub-seasonal to seasonal prediction(temp., precip., RH, wind)
Explore to increase the resolution of the forecast
Model evaluations and coordination with RCCs –MME could be developed
Climate projection

3. NHMS/RCC requirements for CST(Data, monitoring, prediction and projection)
Customized prototype CST for Bhutan (Provision to upload and analyze data at local level in addition to data available on web; Country specific)
Include regional scale data besides global data
Action Plan:
(Baseline Information)
[Reports on stakeholders needs covered in FMI, World Bank and stakeholder Training workshop to be conducted from 27 March 2017 to 7 April 2017 through UNDP-GEF project
Severe weather forecasting and agro-met bulletins for 1-7 days will be covered under GCF project]
Sub-season to seasonal prediction of climate
Climate Projection –(Assistance in interpretation & analysis)
In house meeting and preparation draft on action plan
RCC/GPCs –commitment (what they can do?) and formal mechanism be identified
Submit action plan within 6 months to WMO in consultation with RCCs/GPCs
WMO interventions- Comments, possible financial commitments for implementation of the action plan
Implementation period-12 months

4. SAFE JOURNEY!