Overview - Project Description

At the kind invitation of the government of Tunisia, the fifth meeting of the Initial Co-ordinating Group (ICG) of the MED-HYCOS project was held in Tunis (Tunisia) from 5 to 10 June 2000. The meeting opened at the Diplomat Hotel at 11am by the Secrétaire d'Etat auprès du Ministre de l'Agriculture chargé des Ressources Hydrauliques et de la Pêche. The meeting was attended by 40 participants from 18 countries and 5 regional and international organisations. The meeting noted that other members Italy (member of the ICG), Turkey and Lebanon were unable to attend and invited them to make every effort to attend the next meetings. The list of participants is given in Appendix 1 and the addresses in Appendix 2.

Mr Slaheddine Bouzaiane, representative of Tunisia on the MED-HYCOS project welcomed the participants on behalf of the Direction Générale des Ressources en Eau, Ministry of Agriculture.

Mr Rachid Khanfir, representing the Directeur Général des Ressources en Eau also extended a warm welcome to the participants.

Mr Ameur Horchani, Secrétaire d'Etat auprès du Ministre de l'Agriculture chargé des Ressources Hydrauliques et de la Pêche, addressed the meeting. He recalled the importance of the MED-HYCOS project in supporting water resources development activities in the Mediterranean basin countries through the collection and exchange of reliable hydrological information. He noted that this was particularly true in the case of Tunisia which is sandwiched between the Mediterranean region which is generally well equipped for water resources assessment and the Sahara for which there is a paucity of hydrometeorological network. He pointed to the need for capacity building with particular reference to the knowledge base so as to address the climate problems facing the region.

Mr John Bassier, the WMO representative, expressed the appreciation of the organisation to the government of Tunisia for hosting the meeting and for providing the excellent facilities and support. He noted that the MED-HYCOS project had made significant progress in particular with regard to promoting regional co-operation and the development of the regional database. He noted that the project was serving as the flag ship of the WHYCOS programme from which other HYCOS projects were obtaining appreciable benefits. He expressed WMO's appreciation to the government of France and in particular to IRD for the resources and the expertise which had been made available in the support of the project.

Mr Marc Morell, co-ordinator of the Pilot Regional Centre thanked to the representatives of the participating countries for having so readily responded to the invitation to attend this meeting. He noted the main achievements of the project over the past five years and stressed the value of the meeting in establishing the base for the continuation of the project activities. He also expressed his gratitude for the efforts of the Direction Générale des Ressources en Eau of Tunisia for their active participation in the project and for their efforts in organising the meeting.

The co-ordinator of the PRC made a presentation on the project objectives and highlighted the results that had been achieved up to date. Mr John Bassier, presented an overview of the WHYCOS programme. It was noted that in addition to MED-HYCOS two other HYCOSs were being implemented and that 12 additional projects were at various stages of development.

The meeting adopted the agenda as given in Appendix 3. It also agreed on the organisation of its work.

The meeting was reminded of the expected output under this objective. It had been foreseen that a network of DCPs would be established. The stations equipped by the project are part of the national hydrological networks and their maintenance and operation should be compliant with the established WHYCOS criteria. A total of 38 DCPs had been purchased in three different lots, of 20, 5 and 13 respectively. The first lot was delivered to the PRC in August 1996, the second in October 1998 and the third set of 13 in April 1999. The status with regards to the network development is presented in the table below:

There was much discussion regarding this subject and in particular with respect to the maintenance of the DCPs. A number of countries experienced similar problems in particular with respect to the transmitter component and the resetting of the date. This applies to PM 46 and in particular to the PM 36 model of the DCPs delivered with the third lot. There was a general view that the stations were new and should be expected to function without problems for a few years. As this was not the case with some stations, the responsibility rested with the manufacturer. The meeting therefore requested the PRC to make contact with the manufacturer with a view to solving this problem. The meeting recognized that adequate expertise was available within the participating countries for installation and maintenance of the network. This had been demonstrated by the assistance provided in the installation of the stations in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Jordan and FYR Macedonia by experts from Slovenia, Romania and Croatia respectively. It was felt that similar arrangements would be valuable in installing the remaining stations. The meeting recognised that the routine maintenance of the station was responsibility of the participating countries, but that in some cases additional expertise was needed to assist with specific problems. It therefore decided to establish a Working Group on DCP Network for this purpose. The working group would consist of an expert from each country with a core membership of six with specific responsibility. The following topic areas and the relevant responsible experts were identified:

The detailed terms of reference for the work of this group are provided in Appendix 4.

The meeting also noted the need of the countries for training in the domain of the electronics employed in DCPs.

The meeting was informed of the arrangements made by Morocco, which incorporated a maintenance contract with the manufacturer within the contract for the purchase of DCP equipment. It was felt that the purchase of any future DCP for MED-HYCOS should include a similar provision and the manufacturer should be urged to appoint a local representative. The proposal by Morocco to include the two MED-HYCOS DCP in its current maintenance contract was welcomed. The PRC has offered to assist Morocco in securing this arrangement.

The meeting reviewed the situation with regard to the procurement of water quality and meteorological sensors, as had been discussed at the ICG last session. It noted with concern that it had taken over a year to discuss the question of compatibility of the water quality sensors with the DCPs. It was recognized that the installation of water quality sensors could create other maintenance problems which might not be solvable in view of the approaching end of the current phase of the project. It was however felt necessary to accumulate experience with these new types of sensors before completing the network as was foreseen. The meeting therefore recommended the purchase of only one set of each of the meteorological and water quality sensors to be allocated respectively to Cyprus and to Tunisia on a trial basis.

The meeting recognized that priority should be given to the development of the network in those countries where installation of stations was recent or not as yet completed (Jordan, Palestinian Authority, Lebanon, Morocco).

The meeting was informed that during the last year there was considerable progress in the development of the MED-HYCOS Information System. This was largely due to the valuable contribution made by experts from of the following countries, Albania (1), Bulgaria (2), Romania (2) and Yugoslavia (2).

In accordance with the recommendation of the fourth meeting of the ICG, the project hired and partly financed the services of experts provided by the partner countries to review and to manage the Web Site and the Regional Data Base and to develop various cartographic and data management and processing tools. The subjects and the periods of attachment of the various experts are indicated below:

A presentation and a practical demonstration of the tools developed were made by the experts during the meeting. The CD-ROM containing the regional database and the tools was distributed to all participants.

While appreciating the work already done, the meeting recognized the need for further improvement of the MED-HYCOS Information System (MHIS) and recommended that the PRC improves the tools already prepared and continue to develop new tools, including those for internet environment for the use of participating countries. In this connection it recommended that a contact person should be designated in each of participating countries. These contact persons would be responsible to ensure the regular collection and transmission, on a routine basis of data from DCPs, near real time data and historical data. They would also be responsible for the subsequent validation of the DCP data supplied.

The meeting noted that a cartographic base of the Mediterranean catchments was generated from digitalized hydrographic network maps at 1:1000 000 scale and digital elevation models at 30" resolution for the use of the MED-HYCOS Information System. It was recommended that this cartographic base be circulated to the countries for validation prior to the creation of a regional database on the Mediterranean catchments.

The meeting further recommended that the MED-HYCOS representative in each country should identify potential applications of the MED-HYCOS data and to provide the PRC with the results of applications on a regular basis.

The countries were invited to apply the tools developed within the framework of the project to national data sets. In this connection some countries indicated that they were likely to experience some difficulties. It was therefore recommended that a training course be held for this purpose at the PRC before the end of the year, possibly around October - November. In order that maximum benefits be derived from this training course, the meeting urged that the participant designated by the country should have the appropriate technical background.

Further, in order to ensure the improvement and regular updating of the MED-HYCOS Information System, countries were urged to supply the PRC with information concerning the organization and the activities of the National Hydrological Services. This applies in particular to those NHS which have not yet developed their Web Site.

In considering the further development of the MED-HYCOS Information System, the meeting considered it necessary to develop a meta database which should include an inventory of all hydrological data held in the regional and national databases. The countries were urged to provide the PRC with the relevant information in accordance with the format provide in Appendix 5.

With regard to the supply of data to the PRC, the meeting urged that countries supply near real time data for some stations, as previously agreed, and provide or complete the historical data series.

The meeting appreciated that a complete set of computer equipment was supplied to the following eligible countries. Albania, Algeria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon, FYR Macedonia, Malta, Slovenia, Tunisia and Turkey. A set will be made available also to Morocco and Palestinian Authority.

The meeting requested the PRC to consider the possibility of providing software updates to the countries.

The representative of Bosnia-Herzegovina informed the meeting of the needs to upgrade the NHS of her country. These were seen as falling outside the scope of the project. It was recommended that contacts should be made with WMO Secretariat with a view to arrange the preparation of a project proposal to address those needs.

The meeting recognized the value of a periodic newsletter to inform the NHSs about on-going and planned activities being carried out at the PRC and in the countries. It recommended that such a newsletter be issued by the PRC in electronic form preferably on a three months basis. This newsletter should be given wide distribution.

The meeting further recognized that a substantial source of expertise was available within the MED-HYCOS partners which could be used to provide assistance to countries as required. As a first step in utilizing this resource it recommended that the PRC prepare a roster of experts. The countries were invited to provide information on the available expertise in accordance with the format which will be supplied by the PRC.

The countries were also invited to express their interest and readiness to carry out activities at meeting the capacity building mission of MED-HYCOS, in particular in organising training courses in the field of hydrometry and producing training material.

The meeting was reminded of the main activities carried out under this objective. These are summarised below as follows :

Under this same objective several missions have been carried out with a view to :

Contacts were established in recent years with the Blue Plan, the Mediterranean Water Network, the European Joint Research Centre in Ispra (Italy), the European Task Force Water and co-ordinators of European programmes (HYDROMED, MAST, etc.). These contacts might result in collaboration projects between MED-HYCOS and other programmes as well as between MED-HYCOS partners and research teams in the Mediterranean basin. MED-HYCOS, through IRD is also involved in the implementation of the EC funded programme ESIMEAU, on the application of the information technology in modelling water resources management in semi-arid areas. In this connection it was underlined that European Commission through ESIMEAU contributed to financial support of MED-HYCOS activities (around 15 000 Euros per year).

Four regional bodies were invited to the meeting as potential collaborators and informed the meeting of their activities. These bodies were: Environment Institute of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (EI-JRC), the Blue Plan, MEDIAS-France and FRIEND-AMHY.

Mr Fayçal Bouraoui representing EI-JRC, highlighted the activities of the institute. One of the main projects concerned water research and monitoring (Project EI-3). To assess the interrelated nature of water quality and quantity in upland drainage basins particular interest was expressed in obtaining river flow data which could be provided by MED-HYCOS.

Mr Jean Margat, representing the Blue Plan, presented the major outcome relevant to the water resource assessment contained in the "Vision to Action" document prepared by the Blue Plan for the Global Water Partnership in January 2000. The need of obtaining data from: undisturbed catchments, catchments with growing anthropic pressure, closed catchments, semi-arid catchments and karstic springs were areas of prior interest.

Mr Michel Hoepffner, representing MEDIAS-France, illustrated the links established by his corporation with other research programmes such as the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme (IGBP), the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). The particular area of interest was supporting research activities in the climate especially on the Mediterranean Basin and the African countries. He stressed interest in the strengthening collaboration between NHSs and the international scientific community in adding value to hydrological data.

Mr Jean-François Boyer briefly reported on his activities in the SADC-HYCOS project, concerning the development of the database and Website using the latest technologies. With regards to FRIEND-AMHY he noted the nine topics in which the current research activities were in progress: these included floods, heavy rainfalls, regionalization, drought, ecohydrology, long time series, rainfall-runoff modelling and database development. He expressed the need to update the FRIEND-AMHY database with data from the NHSs involved in MED-HYCOS project.

Emphasis was placed on the need to improve the Website by including a number of additional products which should be available before the end of the year. These products will be developed by the countries in collaboration with the PRC. Examples of such products are:

The meeting urged each country to provide the PRC with the material as listed above as soon as possible by the end of July 2000.

The meeting was also informed of the status of the financial situation of the project. The statement of accounts is provided in Appendix 6.

The meeting was informed of the interest expressed by the countries of the region in extending the activities of the project. This interest was conveyed to the Global Water Partnership through its regional technical advisory committee (MED-TAC). At the request of the GWP the PRC had prepared a proposal in December 1999 for a second phase of MED-HYCOS. This document was considered and MED-HYCOS is supported by the GWP Finance Committee as an associated programme of WMO/GWP.

The meeting noted with appreciation that IRD (Institute of Research for Development, formerly ORSTOM) offers to continue supporting the activities of MED-HYCOS, by hosting the Pilot Regional Centre in Montpellier (France) and by providing administrative and scientific staff.

The co-ordinator of the PRC presented proposals for the activities to be considered in the next phase of MED-HYCOS for a period of four years starting January 2001.

The proposal has presented three possible scenarios. This proposal along with the estimated cost included is presented in Appendix 7.

In the discussion of this proposal, it was agreed that the emphasis should be on a regional approach with focus on water assessment and management, real time data for forecasting and warning and on technology transfer and Internet oriented products and tools.

There was a general agreement with the proposal to extend the project activities with scenario 2 being the preferred option. A number of other points were made and should be taken into consideration in revising the project proposal. This were as follow:

The meeting was informed that WMO, upon request of the concerned countries, was developing HYCOS proposals for the Black Sea and the Danube Basin. It was therefore felt that further action should concentrate on the Mediterranean basin countries.

For the preparation of a revised project document the meeting recommended that the co-ordinator of the PRC should revise the current scenario 2 proposal taking into consideration the views expressed by the meeting. The meeting however felt that other participants should be given the opportunity to contribute to the document and invited the representatives from Bulgaria, Palestinian Authority, Tunisia and Yugoslavia to do so.

The list of the immediate targets is provided in Appendix 8; the list of the acronyms used in this report is provided in Appendix 9.

The participants considered and adopted the draft final report of the meeting along with its Appendixes. The meeting requested the PRC to undertake all editorial changes deemed necessary to finalize the report and to circulate it to all members of the Initial Co-ordinating Group, participants in the meeting and to all the participating countries.

In their closing addresses, both the representative of the WMO Secretariat and the PRC Co-ordinator thanked the Direction Générale des Ressources en Eau and the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture for their warm hospitality and the excellent facilities provided. They joined their voices in thanking all the participants for their contribution to the meeting and their continuous active involvement in MED-HYCOS.

A field trip was organised on Saturday 10 of June to visit the sites of groundwater recharge in Sidi Aleya and Sidi Saïd. The technical details during the visit were provided by the personnel of the Direction Générale des Ressources en Eau.

NAME	TITLE	ORGANISM	ADDRESS	PHONE	FAX	e-mail
GAYTANDJIEV Dimiter	Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Head of Division.	National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology	66 Tsarigradsko Shousse Blvd 1784 SOFIA BULGARIA	359 2 975 39 86/91	359 2 884 491	dimiter.gaytandjiev@meteo.bg
NIANIOS Athanasios	Head of Hydro-meteorology National and Meteorological Service	Hellenic National Meteorological Service	14 El. Venizelou Street GR 17777 Helliniko Athens GREECE	30 01 9699035 30 01 9625479	30 01 962 89 52	hydro@hnms.gr
IACOVIDES Iacovos	Head Division of Hydrology	Water Development department	Vathis 10 Strovolos 2060 1413 NICOSIA CYPRUS	357 2 30 30 54 357 2 42 99 88	357 2 30 45 39	hydrologi@cytanet.com.cy
FUGACIU Liliana Cecilia	Head of the "Hydro-meteorological Database Design and Management Laboratory	National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology	Sos Bucuresti - Ploiesti 97 71552 BUCAREST ROMANIA	(40 1) 231 21 39	(40 1) 230 77 62	liliana@meteo.inmh.ro
LUCASCHI Bogdan	Head of Meteorological and Hydrological Instrument Laboratory	National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology	Sos Bucuresti - Ploiesti 97 71552 BUCAREST ROMANIA	(40 1) 230 31 16 (40 1) 230 31 43	(40 1) 230 31 43	lucaschi@meteo.inmh.ro
RODRIGUEZ FONTAL Alberto	Chief of Hydraulic Resources Service	Hydraulic Resources Services	Ministerio de Obras Publicas, Transportes y Medio Ambiente Plaza san juan de la cruz 28071 MADRID. SPAIN	349 1 597 67 67	349 1 597 59 09	arfontal@sgph.mma.es
BOUZAIANE Slaheddine	Head of Hydrological data bank and year book service	Direction Générale des Ressources en Eau	43, rue de la Manoubia 1008 Montfleury TUNIS TUNISIA	216 1 560 000 391 851	216 1 391 549	s.bouzaiane@netcourrier.com
BENSALAH Yousra	Hydrologist	Direction Générale des Ressources en Eau	43, rue de la Manoubia 1008 Montfleury TUNIS TUNISIA	216 1 560 000 391 851	216 1 391 549	y_bensalah@yahoo.com
NASRALLAH Salem	Hydrologist	Direction Générale des Ressources en Eau	43, rue de la Manoubia 1008 Montfleury TUNIS TUNISIA	216 1 560 000 391 851	216 1 391 549
MANGION John	Manager research and development	Water Services Corporation	Qormi Road LUQA LQ05 MALTA	356 23 45 15	356 25 999 232	jmangion@wsc.com.mt
MIKLAVCIC Joze	Expert collaborator for informatics in Hydrology Department	Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning Hydro-meteorological Institute of Slovenia	vojkova, 1/b 1000 LJUBLJANA SLOVENIA	386 1 436 27 84	386 1 436 17 13	joze.miklavcic@rzs-hm.si
CERNAC Bojan	Senior adviser	Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning Hydro-meteorological Institute of Slovenia	vojkova, 1/b 1000 LJUBLJANA SLOVENIA	386 1 436 27 84	386 1 436 17 13	bojan.cernac@rzs-hm.si
RADIC Zoran	Head of the Hydrological department	Federal Hydrometeorological Institute of Yugoslavia	Bircaninova 6 PO Box 604 11001 Belgrade	381 11 318 560	381 11 646 369	radicz@eunet.yu
SMALCELJ Ivan	Leader of the electronic laboratory	DHMZ Republic of Croatia	Gric 3 10 000 Zagreb	385 1 4565601	385 1 4851901
ZUPAN Milan	Head of the Hydrological Department	DHMZ Republic of Croatia	Gric 3 10 000 Zagreb	385 1 4851521	385 1 4851520	zupan@cirus.dhz.hr
MILEVSKI Josif	Hydrologist	Republic Hydrometeorological Institute Republic of Macedonia	Skupi BB Skopje	389 91397112
MANCHEVSKI Lefko	Director	Republic Hydrometeorological Institute Republic of Macedonia	Skupi BB Skopje	389 91 397 105	389 91 397 118	leman@meteo.gov.mk
KUPUSOVIC Esena	Head Department of Hydrology	Federal Meteorological Institute	Bardakcije 12 Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina	387 71 276 710	387 71 276 701	esenakupusovic@usa.net
BENABDELFADEL Abdelhamid	Hydrologist	Direction Générale de l’Hydraulique	Rue hassan Ben Chekroun Agdal Rabat Morocco	212 777 90 27 212 777 87 27	212 77 786 99	benabdelfadel@mtpnet.gov.ma
BOUGUERRA Khier	Directeur du Départment des Eaux Superficielles	ANRH	Clairbois Avenue Mohamedi Bir Mourad Raïs Alger Algeria	213 2 54 27 32	213 2542542/43
ZAYED Omar	Head of the Hydrology Section - West Bank	Palestinian Water Authority	PO Box 3681 Ramallah West Bank	972 2 400 821/2	972 2 400 820	Ozayed@pwa-pna.org
EIDEH Omar	Head of Water Resources and Planning Department	Palestinian Water Authority	PO Box 3681 Ramallah West Bank	972 2 400 821/2	972 2 400 820	Oawwad@pwa-pna.org Najomar@planet.edu
QUNQAR Edward	Director of Water Resources and Planning Directorate	Ministry of Water and Irrigation	Development and Information Directorate PO Box 2412 Amman Jordan	962 6 56 80 100	962 6 5680075	edward_qunqar@mwi.gov.jo
MARGAT Jean	Hydrologist Expert Vice Président de l'Institut Méditerranéen de l'Eau	BLUE PLAN	15 rue L. Van Beethoven Sophia Antipolis 06560 Valbonne France	33 2 38 643272	33 2 38 643578	jeanmargat@wanadoo.fr
CLAUDET Roland	Chef de l'Unité d'Hydrologie Service de l'eau et des milieux aquatiques Direction Régionale de l'Environnement Languedoc-Roussillon	DIREN Languedoc-Roussillon Ministère de l’Environnement	420, allée Henri II de Montmorency 34965 MONTPELLIER Cedex 2 FRANCE	33 4 67 154138	33 4 67 154115	r.claudet@languedoc-roussillon.environnement.gouv.fr
ODIER Michel	Adjoint au chef du bureau de la connaissance des milieux aquatiques	Ministère de l’Environnement Direction de l’Eau	20, avenue de Ségur 75302 PARIS 07 SP. FRANCE	(33) 1 42 19 13 11	33 1 42 19 13 33	michel.odier@environnement.gouv.fr
GIROD Michel	International & Regional Relationship Institute D irector	European Commission Joint Research Centre	Environment Institute 21020 ISPRA ITALY	39 0 332 786131	39 0332 785837	michel.girod@jrc.it
BOURAOUI Faycal	Hydrologist	European Commission joint Research Centre	Environment Institute Via E. FERMI 21020 ISPRA ITALY	39 0332 785173	39 0332 789 328	faycal.bouraoui@jrc.it
BASSIER John	Chief, Hydrology Division Hydrology and Water Resources Department, WMO	WMO	7, bis avenue de la Paix case postale n°2300 CH-1211 GENEVE 2	41 22 730 83 54	41 22 730 80 43	bassier-j@gateway.wmo.ch
ABRATE Tommaso	Scientific Officer, Hydrology and Water Resources Department	WMO	7, bis avenue de la Paix case postale n°2300 CH-1211 GENEVE 2 Switzerland	41 22 730 83 38	41 22 730 80 43	abrate_t@gateway.wmo.ch
BOYER Jean-François	Computer Scientist FRIEND-AMHY Database manager	FRIEND-AMHY	IRD Maison de l’Eau 911 avenue Agropolis 34032 MONTPELLIER Cedex 01 FRANCE	33 4 67149040	33 4 67144989	boyer@mpl.ird.fr
HOEPFFNER Michel	Hydrologist	MEDIAS FRANCE	CNES BP121020 18 avenue E. Belin 31401 TOULOUSE FRANCE	33 5 61 27 42 15	33 5 61 28 29 05	michel.hoepffner@medias.cnes.fr
MORELL Marc	PRC co-ordinator	MED-HYCOS PRC c/o IRD	911 Avenue Agropolis BP 5045 34032 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 1 FRANCE	33( 0 )4 67636428	33 ( 0 )467412133	marc.morell@mpl.ird.fr
SUAVIN Marc	Cartographer	MED-HYCOS PRC c/o IRD	911 Avenue Agropolis BP 5045 34032 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 1 FRANCE	33 ( 0 ) 4 67636420	33 ( 0 ) 4 67412133	marc.suavin@mpl.ird.fr
LEKIC Dejan	Scientific adviser	MED-HYCOS PRC c/o IRD	911 Avenue Agropolis BP 5045 34032 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 1 FRANCE	33 ( 0 ) 467636420 33 617 603 348	33 ( 0 ) 467412133	dejan.lekic@mpl.ird.fr
ARTINIAN Eram	Engineer	MED-HYCOS PRC c/o IRD	911 Avenue Agropolis BP 5045 34032 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 1 FRANCE	33 ( 0 ) 4676364 20	33 ( 0 ) 4 67412133	eram.artinian@mpl.ird.fr
STOYANOVA Minka	Web master and web administrator	MED-HYCOS PRC c/o IRD	911 Avenue Agropolis BP 5045 34032 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 1 FRANCE	33 ( 0 ) 4 67636420	33 ( 0 ) 4 67412133	minka.stoyanova@mpl.ird.fr
PELCZER Ildiko	Programmer	MED-HYCOS PRC c/o IRD	911 Avenue Agropolis - BP 5045 34032 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 1 FRANCE	33 ( 0 ) 4 67636420	33 ( 0 ) 4 67412133	ildiko.pelczer@mpl.ird.fr
SELENICA Agim	Deputy Director of the Institute of Hydrometeorology of Albania	MED-HYCOS PRC c/o > IRD	911 Avenue Agropolis BP 5045 34032 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 1 FRANCE	33 ( 0 ) 4 67636420	33 ( 0 ) 4 67412133	agim.selenica@mpl.ird.fr
PERRAUD Manuelle	CRP administrator	MED-HYCOS CRP c/o IRD	911 Avenue Agropolis BP 5045 34032 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 1 FRANCE	33 ( 0 ) 4 67636420	33 ( 0 ) 4 67412133	manuelle.perraud@mpl.ird.fr

- Carry out a survey of the problems and dysfonctionning encountered in installation and running of DCPs and collect the solutions so far found and proven effective, by means of a questionnaire (deadline 15 July 2000).

- Prepare the content of a Web page to be part of MED-HYCOS site presenting the most common problems and their solutions (deadline 31 August 2000).

- Establish a list of expert who can be call upon to carry out assistance missions (deadline 31 August 2000).

- Prepare guidelines on trouble shooting and good installation and running practices (with the assistance from WMO on installation standards) (deadline 30 September 2000).

- Identify the training needs in the various countries and make proposals to address them, within the availability of project funds (deadline 30 September 2000).

- Establish permanent links with the countries on DCPs matters and produce regular information to the program partners.

- Establish links with manufacturers of DCP with a view to keeping abreast the project partners on the technological improvement and prepare reviewed technical specifications for future procurement of equipment.

Med-Hycos - the Project

MED-HYCOS INITIAL COORDINATING GROUP

FIFTH MEETING
report

Med-Hycos - the Project

MED-HYCOS INITIAL COORDINATING GROUP

FIFTH MEETING report

FIFTH MEETING
report