Vietnam’s regulation on national hydrometeorological station network planning

1. Principles of planning:

According to Clause 1 Article 11 of the Law on Hydrometeorology 2015 of Vietnam, principles of planning are as follows:

- Ensure observations reflect happenings in space and time of hydrometeorological elements requiring observations and meeting purposes of operation and use of hydrometeorological information, data;

- Ensure uniformity, advancement, inheritance and conformity with socio-economic development targets and requirements of national security and defense;

- Planning for the national hydrometeorological station network should be unified, incorporated to the planning for national natural resources and environment monitoring network, meeting requirements for sharing data among stations, and ensuring effective use of the state budget.

2. Foundations for planning:

According to Clause 2 Article 11 of the Law on Hydrometeorology 2015, foundations for planning include:

- Strategy, planning, plan for socio-economic development of the country; strategy for development of meteorology and hydrology branch; national strategy for climate change; national strategy for natural disaster prevention and combat; national strategy for water resources; national strategy for development of information technology and communications; planning for land use at national level; planning for national telecommunications development and other relevant strategies, planning, plans;

- Results of the implementation of strategy for development of meteorology and hydrology branch, national strategy for climate change, planning for national hydrometeorological station network of previous period;

- Scientific and technological advances in observations, measurements and communications about forecasts, warnings, climate change monitoring.

Planning period for the national hydrometeorological station network is 10 years with a vision to 20 years.

3. Main information of the planning:

The planning of the national hydrometeorological station network includes the following contents:

- General analysis and assessment of natural conditions, socio-economic and environmental conditions, actual state of hydrometeorological activities, response to climate change; determination of demands for hydrometeorological information, data for socio-economic development, national security and defense, natural disaster prevention and fighting, response to climate change;

- Assessment of performance of the planning for national hydrometeorological station network of previous period; activities of hydrometeorological observation and climate change monitoring; results of the implementation of strategy, planning and plans for development of meteorology and hydrology branch;

- Assessment of changes in space and time to hydrometeorological elements that need observing;

- Determination of density, quantity, position, planning map, list of stations, subject matters of observation of each station belonging to national hydrometeorological station network;

- Determination of resources, timeframe and measures for implementation of the planning.

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