Roundtables

The GWE Forum opens its 2022 Roundtable discussions on how hydromet services address today’s societal priorities – decarbonization, sustainable growth, and strengthening resilience to natural hazards.

In this first event of 2022,  we asked a group of economists and leaders in the field of meteorology for their opinions of what the world will look like in 2030 and beyond.

Many modernization projects are undertaken in low- and mid-income countries, to improve national and regional capacities to produce and deliver weather, climate, and hydrological information. Development partners marked significant success, and gained considerable knowledge over years, to enhance the public infrastructure for monitoring, prediction, and knowledge production.

In the meantime, we have witnessed rapid changes in the scene. Notably, technological advances and open data policies have significantly enlarged the role of the private sector, calling for the optimal mix of public-private collaboration that would improve the provision of public services.  Sustainability continues to be a great challenge for those projects, bearing the questions as to “How to ensure lasting impact of the development projects?”, and, “How to maximize their benefit for the whole country or region?”