Development of a rainfall and stream water level quality control subsystem for Belize Climate Data Management Systems (CDMS)
Implementation dates: November 2020 to May 2021
Innovation supplier: Elligence Solucoes em Tecnologia
Project implementation country: Belize
Lidar-based non-contact hydrometry for Mountainous Terrain
Implementation dates: November 2020 to May 2021
Innovation supplier: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Project implementation country: Indian Himalayan Region
Open source non-contact river flow observations with cameras for Africa
Implementation dates: November 2020 to May 2021
Innovation supplier: Trans-African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO)
Project implementation country: Tanzania and the Netherlands
Inexpensive open source data loggers and sensors for water levels and hydrologic measurements in least developed countries
Implementation dates: December 2018 to May 2021
Innovation supplier: Northern Widget
Project implementation country: Afghanistan and Bhutan
Improving the delivery of hydromet services in Costa Rica and Panama
Capacity and Needs Assessments
These assessments were launched during the WMO HydroHub Phase I, in September 2020, with financial support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and are being implemented in collaboration with the Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM), the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) and the Global Water Partnership (GWP).
Meteorology climatology hydrology (MCH) database management system
The Meteorology Climatology Hydrology (MCH) Database Management System was implemented throughout Phase I of the WMO HydroHub (January 2017 – June 2021).
Implementation of WHOS in the La Plata River Basin
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
Sustainable water management and disaster risk reduction require free and easy access to hydrological data. The WMO Hydrological Observing System (WHOS), initiated in 2014, supports hydrological data providers and users in gaining capacities in this field.
With the support of WMO and international partners, the main hydrological and meteorological data providers in the La Plata River Basin established a regional centre in Brazil where WHOS is operated and sustained.
Engaging with the academic community in innovation workshops
Globally
The WMO HydroHub co-organized two workshops with the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) dedicated to innovation, new technologies and citizen science. Besides of hydro-meteorological observation methods and new technologies, focus of these workshops lies on the engagement of the WMO community with academia. IAHS’s working groups MOXXI and CandHy are natural partners in this engagement and both sides profit by gaining mutual insights.
The second workshop was co-organized with the Universities Alliance for Water Research (CUAHSI).
Independent performance testing of low-cost observation technologies
Afghanistan, Turkey, United States of America
A variety of low-cost open source solutions are available that could significantly reduce the cost of hydro-meteorological observations, especially when manufactured or assembled directly by national services or local partners. Unfortunately, operational uptake is rather low today. This is usually not because there are problems with the technologies, but due to a lack of acceptance on the side of end-users.
The WMO HydroHub views this as an opportunity and works on removing barriers to operational use of innovative solutions.