1. (Name of the country) Presentation
RA-IV WIGOS Implementation Workshop (English),
1 - 3 December, Willemstad Curaçao
(Name of the country) Presentation
Name of the presenter, Title,
Name of the national organization
address

2. Outline of the presentation
Mission of the NMHS
National Observing Issues or Needs
Plans for the observing networks
WIGOS Implementation Status
Summary

3. Mission of the NMHS
Current Mission, Mandate, Responsibilities (e.g., climate services, aviation services, hydrological, marine, environmental, air pollution, etc)
Major historical meteorological disaster events
Disaster type and distribution
Life and economic loss
Staff composition related to observations and data collection/processing and competence

4. WIGOS Implementation Status
Status of the WMO-reported national observing networks
Summary of the operational status for relevant networks
Are there any silent stations?
Is there an existing national or regional database that catalogues your observing networks?
Are your data and metadata are accessible and shared?

5. Major needs and gaps in observing capabilities and access
Please indicate the major needs and gaps, related to observational data and access, when producing weather forecasts and warnings
How can WMO help?
How can RA-IV and Members help?

6. Plans for the National Observing Networks
Please indicate the current plans and projects for the evolution of the National Observing Networks

7. WIGOS Implementation Status
Is there an updated National WIGOS Implementation plan/strategy?
Do you have plans to create and execute such a strategy?
What are your training needs?

8. WIGOS Implementation Status
Do you have any agreements with your partners?
Formal or informal collaborative arrangements amongst meteorological, hydrological, marine/oceanographic, and academic/research institutions and private sector services within the country for WIGOS implementation
Can partners discover and access your data?
Constraints and barriers that may prevent non-NMHS organization from contributing and/or accessing observations via GTS and/or WIS

9. WIGOS Implementation Status
Is there an operational Quality Management System for the National Observing system Network or specific component observing system?
Are operational and/or maintenance processes for observing systems documented and their implementation monitored?

10. Summary