Pakistan

• Climate information (data and products) provided operationally for the general public and/or for specific information users
  • Long-range forecasts
  • Climate monitoring
  • Analysis and assessments based on historical data
  • Historical climate data
  • Climate change projections
  • Long-term trends
• URL of a portal website providing climate data/products
  • http://www.pmd.gov.pk

• Long-range forecast services
  Monthly predictions - 2 to 6 weeks
  • http://nwfc.pmd.gov.pk/seasonal/Seasonal-Outlook.html (English)
  Sub-seasonal predictions - 6 weeks to 2 months
  • http://nwfc.pmd.gov.pk/seasonal/Seasonal-Outlook.html (English)
  Seasonal predictions - 3 to 6 months
  • http://nwfc.pmd.gov.pk/seasonal/Seasonal-Outlook.html (English)
• Methods taken by NMHS to generate long-range forecast products
  • Multiple Regression model & Statistical Downscaling of GCMs
    • http://pmd.gov.pk/rnd/rndweb/rnd_new/seasonal.php (English)
• Use of climate products provided by other NMHSs or meteorological institutes for long-range forecast
  • CMA/BCC, ECMWF, Met Office, IRI

• Regular climate monitoring reports
  Monitoring of climate extremes (including drought monitoring and climate watch)
  • http://www.pmd.gov.pk/cdpc/home.htm (English)
  • http://www.ndmc.pmd.gov.pk/ (English)
  Climate Change Monitoring
  • http://www.pmd.gov.pk/rnd/rndweb/rnd_new/index.php (English)
  Publication of climate monitoring report (bulletin)
  • http://www.pmd.gov.pk/cdpc/home.htm (English)

• Historical climate data provided through the Internet
  • None
• 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
  • FOCRAII, SASCOF
• Provision of relevant information based on the consensus forecast at RCOF(s) to domestic users
  • Provided through website, electronics and print media.

• Framework for cooperation with climate information user sectors
  • Agriculture
  • Water management
  • Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Energy resources
  • Health and welfare
  • Transportation
  • Research Purpose
• How user sectors utilize climate information
  Users in which sectors
  • Agriculture
  • Water management
  • Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Energy resources
  • Health and welfare
  • Transportation
  • Aviation
  • Flood Forecasting
  • Research studies
  • Tourism
  • Environmental protection
  Types of climate information utilized
  • Long-range forecasts
  • Climate monitoring
  • Analysis and assessment based on historical data
  • Historical climate data
  • Climate change projections
  • Long-term trends
  Triggers for climate information utilization
  • RCOF
  • National Climate Outlook Forum (NCOF)
  • Meetings for discussion with information users
  • User workshops
  • Publicity and educational activities
  • Collaborative research
• Method of provision of climate information
  • Online
  • E-mail
  • Telephone and/or Fax
  • TV and/or radio
  • NCOF/NCF/conferences
  • Print Media
• Plan to provide new climate information
  • Preparation and publication of climatic long-term average/normals, climate Atlas.
• Efforts/activities to enhance the utilization of climate information
  • User workshops
  • Publicity and educational activities
  • Collaborative research

No information