Question 2: What are the top three areas where the capacities of National Hydrological  Services need to be strengthened, in particular through international cooperation? What would be the difference in the case of a combined Hydrometeorological Service?

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1. – technical and professional training in the field of Hydrological modelling, data base management and hydrological forecasting using Modern operational hydrological and meteorological equipment.
   – Improved data collecting networks and modern data sharing/exchange.
   – there should be strong collaboration and strengthening of relationship between Hydrometeorological services especially on data sharing, Human Capacity building and other possible assistance.

2. Improved quality of hydrometeorological observations; improved integrated forecasting and prediction of forecasting services; improved tools in support of water assessment and management.
   Improved capabilities to manage a hydrological service.
   Fostering of region-based twinning arrangements between NHSs and joint planning and execution of regional projects

3. 1). set up of modern hydrological stations and a good database system accessible to both Hydrological and Meteorological services.
   2). human capacity building.
   3). Set up a very good and active flood prediction and warning system.

4. It should be strengthened
   1 Enhanced capacity building for human resources in effective flood forecasting technology, the technology for impact based forecast and risk based climate change affect on water resources and the knowledge transfer related to hydrological skills
   2. Financial supporting for institutional, operational and human resources capacity-building
   3. Technical and Software Support for Hydrometeological Database management

5. 1) Human Capacity especially in Hydrological Engineering;
   2) Modern operational hydrological and meteorological networks supported with Radars Systems;
   3) Exchange data: Radar Images – OPERA, Satellite Images, Forecast models.
   Combined Hydrometeorological Service is advantage for collaboration, but also disadvantage because of negative pressure of majority (big meteorological community) over minority (small hydrological community).

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