Afghanistan

• Climate information (data and products) provided operationally for the general public and/or for specific information users
  • Analysis and assessments based on historical data
  • El Niño monitoring and outlooks
• URL of a portal website providing climate data/products
  • http://www.amd.gov.af/

• Long-range forecast services
  • 2 weeks forecast weather forecast
  • 3 months seasonal forecast
  • El Niño forecasts
• Methods taken by NMHS to generate long-range forecast products (e.g., model and statistical application). (URLs and language(s) used) if relevant information is provided through the Internet.
  • English, Dari and pashto
• Use of climate products provided by other NMHSs or meteorological institutes for long-range forecast
  • NOAA,IRI and SAMA
• Plan to provide long-range forecasting services in the future
  • We had project with Word Bank but after the chanch and new goverment canceled the project.

• Regular climate monitoring reports
  Monitoring of climate extremes (including drought monitoring and climate watch)
  • for drought we use SPI
  El niño Monitoring
  Publication of climate monitoring report (bulletin)
  • yes, before that we published the bulletins

• Historical climate data provided through the Internet
  • Yes. Max Tem., Min Tem., Cloudy days, snow, humidity, sunshine, fog, evaporation, wind direction and wind speed
• Digitization of historical climate data
  • Yes
• Provision of climate data through the website with limited/unlimited access
  • No climate data are provided online.

• Name(s) of Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) in which the NMHS participates
  • No participation.

• Framework for cooperation with climate information user sectors
  • Agriculture
  • Water management
  • Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Energy resources
  • Health and welfare
  • Transportation
  • Others
• How user sectors utilize climate information
  Users in which sectors
  • Agriculture
  • Water management
  • Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Energy resources
  • Health and welfare
  • Transportation
  • Others
  Types of climate information utilized
  • Long-range forecasts
  • Climate monitoring
  • Analysis and assessment based on historical data
  • Historical climate data
  • El Niño monitoring and outlooks
  Triggers for climate information utilization
  • National Climate Outlook Forum (NCOF)
  • National Climate Forum (NCF)
  • Meetings for discussion with information users
  • Explanatory meetings for information users
  • User workshops
  • Collaborative research
• Method of provision of climate information
  • Online (website)
• Plan to provide new climate information
  • None
• Efforts/activities to enhance the utilization of climate information
  • Meetings for discussions with information users
  • Explanatory meeting for information users
  • User workshops
  • Publicity and educational activities
  • Collaborative research

http://www.amd.gov.af/