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South African Weather Service Authoritative Voice on Weather and Climate
Information
Organised meteorology in South Africa
1860-2009
Presentation by Dr. Makuleni: 04 June 2009PART I
Contents
• Background History
• Legal Mandate
• Other impacting Legislation
• Key Strategic Programmes
• Strategic Collaborations
• Products and Services
• Infrastructure
• Human Capital Management
• Achievements
SAWS 1880-2009 = 149 years
• 1880: South Africa becomes one of the first countries in the world to establish a national weather service
• 1949: South African Weather Bureau is officially named as a directorate in the Department of Transport
• 1969: First Super Computer for Numerical Weather Prediction is installed
• 1994: The Government of South Africa resumes full membership in the World Meteorological Organisation
SAWS 1880-2009 = 149 years• 2001: The South African Weather Service is established as
a public entity residing under the Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (Governed by SAWS Act no 8 of 2001)
• 2006: A Lighting Detection Network, one of three in the southern hemisphere,
• 2008: Severe Weather Forecasting for Southern African countries becomes operational
• 2009: 149 years of organised meteorology in South Africa
SAWS Act: Objectives of SAWS
(a)to maintain, extend and improve the quality of meteorological service for the benefit of all South Africans;
(b) to provide public good services and commercial services to all South Africans;
(c) to ensure the ongoing collection of meteorological data over South Africa and surrounding southern oceans for the use by current and future generations;
(d) to be the long-term custodian of a reliable national climatological record;
SAWS MANDATE
(e) as the national meteorological service of the Republic of South Africa, to fulfill the international obligations of the Government under the Convention of the World Meteorological Organization;
(f) as the Aviation Meteorological Authority, to fulfill the international obligations of the Government under the Convention of the International Civil Aviation Organization;
(g) to provide services that are sensitive to the demographic realities of the country; and
(h) to fulfill such other weather-related international obligations as the Minister may direct.
SAWS MANDATE CONT..
1.National Veld and Forest Act 101 of 19982.Public Finance Management Act 1 of 19993.South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Act 44 of 20024.Merchant Shipping Act 57 of 19515.Aviation Act 74 of 1962 – 22 Regulations6.Aviation Act 74 of 1962 – First Schedule Convention on International Civil Aviation7.Disaster Management Act 57 of 20028.National Water Act 36 of 19989.Air Traffic and Navigation Services Act 45 of 199310.National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 200411.Intellectual Property Rights From Publicly Financed Research and Development Act 2008
ACTS IMPACTING SAWS
South African Air Quality Information System Climate Change Unified Weather Prediction Model and Severe Weather
Demonstration Project Severe Weather Warnings Modernisation Plan
Radar recapitalisation project Upgrade lightning detection network Upper-air observations & AMDAR
•
Key Strategic projects
Government Departments DEAT, DoT, DWAF, DPLG, DoA,DST
Public Entities ATNS, ACSA, SACAA, Water Research Commission
Universities Pretoria, Fort Hare, Witwatersrand, Cape Town
International Organizations University Centre for Atmosphere Research in the USA International Research Institute in New York Max Planck Institute in Germany UK MetOffice National Weather Service of the US
Strategic Collaborations
PRODUCT AND SERVICES
PRODUCT AND SERVICE
2. Commercial
Specific Products
Lightning Detection Network – Utility Industries
Specialised Climate Information
Aviation Industry
Specialist Service Consultancies – Legal
-Insurance Etc.
Research and Development
Manufacturing of Meteorological Equipment
Infrastructure: RADAR NETWORK
Human Capital Management:SAWS Personnel Structure
SAWS HUMAN CAPITAL
BURSARY RECEPIENTS
2008/2009 M F A C I W 2007/2008 M F A C I W
Weather Observers 19 9 10
10 7 0 2 Weather Observers 14 8 6 14 0 0 0
BSc Undergraduate: Meteorology
9 5 4 6 0 0 3 BSc Undergraduate: Meteorology
9 6 3 9 0 0 0
BSc: Honours Meteorology
9 6 3 4 0 0 5 BSc: Honours Meteorology
13 10 3 7 2 0 4
BSc: Honours BridgingMeteorology
3 1 2 3 0 0 0 BSc: Honours BridgingMeteorology
5 2 3 5 0 0 0
Learnerships 8 6 2 8 0 0 0 Learnerships 4 2 2 4 0 0 0
SAWS HUMAN CAPITAL
Attraction and Retention:
Critical and Scarce skills
•Qualifying categories;
Researchers Scientists
Forecasters Training Centre (Lecturers)
Observers Managers
Technical Staff
SAWS HUMAN CAPITAL
Staff Turnover Figures
2008/09 2007/08
•Support Staff : 10 18
•Critical and Scarce Skills : 22 37
•Total Staff : 384 318
•Turnover (C&S Skills) : 5.7% 11.6%
•Overall Staff Turnover : 8.3% 14.14%
ACHIEVEMENTS•SWFDP
•SAFFG
•MET Authority
•SAWS MET Training Centre
•Training centre of Excellence-Eumetsat Recognition
•Global Long Range Forecasting Production Centre-WMO Recognition
•Indigenous Knowledge
SAWS Strategy Presentation South African Weather Service
Dr. L. Makuleni
04 June 2009PART II
Contents• Vision, Mission and values
• Organisational Structure
• SAWS Enterprise View
• Strategic Intent
• Funding model
• Strategic Goals and Objectives
• Strategic Programmes
• Financials
VISION
To be an organization that provides superior meteorological products and services, that are essential in decision making for the protection of life and property, and contributing to sustainable development of South Africa and beyond its borders.
MISSION
Our mission is to collect, process and provide meteorological data, products and services for the use of all South Africans and beyond our borders. This will be achieved through:•Excellence in the provision of meteorological products and services•Cutting edge technology•Effective talent management•Enhance Regional observational network•Research and innovation aimed at improving and developing our products and services
VALUES
SAWS is guided and committed to the following values:•Professionalism
•Integrity
•Honesty
•Respect
•Recognition of Excellence
•Teamwork and Partnership
•Accountability
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
Human Capital Management
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Corporate Governance and Strategic Leadership
Forecasting and Warning Services
Product Packaging and Application
Observation and Data Acquisition
Installation of Observing Networks
Supply Chain Management
Research and Development
Climate and Air Quality Information
Services
Regulatory Compliance
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Maintenance of Networks
SHEQ Management
Information and Communication Technology
Financial Management
ENTERPRISE VIEW FOR SAWS
Strategic Intent• Compliance with and performance on SAWS mandate
• Political and Stakeholder Relations
• Reduction of grant and overall revenue generation imperative
• International Obligations
• Customer demands
• Adaptation to technological advance
• Globalisation
• Impact of climate change and variability
• Skills shortage and pressure for attraction and retention
• Professional collaboration
Strategic Goals and ObjectivesGoal Objectives
Strategic Goal 1:
Ensure continued relevance of meteorological products and services in compliance with applicable regulatory framework.
SO1: Compliance with regard to applicable national and international regulatory frameworks
SO2: Effectively address Climate change and variability
SO3: Develop and implement a comprehensive product/service programme
Strategic Goal 2:
Effective management of stakeholder relations
SO1: Promote beneficial and enduring relationships with key stakeholders
SO2: Ensure effective internal and external communication
Strategic Goal 3:
Address fully short-term viability and long term sustainability of SAWS revenue and other resourcing requirements
SO1: Financial sustainability
SO2: Effective management of resources to ensure positive return of investment
Strategic Goals and Objectives
Goal ObjectivesStrategic Goal 4:
Ensure business integration and organizational effectiveness of SAWS
SO1: Establish Business integration and organizational effectiveness programme
Strategic Goal 5:
Create strategy-driven human capital capacity for SAWS’ performance
SO1: Effective Talent Management
SO2: To grow and uplift the scarce and critical skills
SO3: Create and instil an organisational culture that is aligned to SAWS values
SO4: Ensure the well-being and safety of all staff
Strategic Programmes
1. Climate change and variability Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives
- Early Warning System - R&D on Long Range Forecasting
- R&D on Now Casting Tools - Custodian of Climate Information
2. Short Term Financial Viability and Long Term Sustainability Funding
Effective and Efficient utilisation of Grant, Regulated and Non Regulated
3. Human Capital Development Research and Development Scientists in Meteorology, Atmospheric Science and Climatologists
4. Infrastructure Modernisation
5. Total Quality Management
6. Leadership Role within SADC MASA Secretariat Foster close cooperation with NMS and integrated infrastructure and Human Capital
Development
7. 2010 FIFA World Cup
SAWS Funding Model
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Research and DevelopmentApplied research to improve the above services
Climate ServicesCustodian of the climate database and providing climate data for research and planning
Application ServicesGrowing demand to provide value added understandable services
Marine ServicesInternational obligation of WMO and the SOLAS Convention
General Forecast ServicesFor the protection of life and property and the general well being of the people of South Africa
International ObligationServices to fulfill international obligation under WMO
Special commercial servicesServices to identifiable users that will use the services for economic benefit and/or gain.
Packaging and dissemination to fulfill user requirements.
Aviation Weather ServicesServices to fulfill international obligation of ICAO and WMO
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Cost
recovery.
Full commercial
pricing
.Services funded
by parliamentary
Grant
Basic InfrastructureEssential for the provision of all the above services.
2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012
Actuals Forecast Forecast Forecast ForecastR’000 R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000
TOTAL GRANT 120,112 124,916 184,736 205,369 220,550Grant Income 120,112 124,916 130,537
54,199143,591 61,778
157,95062,600Additional Grant
OTHER INCOME 66,168 65,060 71,826 79,867 90,459
Aviation Income 52,704 52,860 58,036 63,840 70,224Other Commercial 7,534 8,300 10,790 14,027 18,235Interest 5,930 3,900 3,000 2,000 2,000TOTAL INCOMETOTAL EXPENSES
ENE
182,669 189,976 256,562 285,236 311,009186,280 189,976 256,562 285,236 311,009
On a weather data-space continent, SAWS is often acknowledged as a beaming light towards the enhancement
of meteorological research and observations, not only nationally but also internationally.
Conclusion
Weather lines
• Vodacom service on the 082162 number • Talk to a forecaster service Premium rated calls
• Molo Africa text-to-speech answering service on
083 123 0500
• AfriGis location based and subscription service SMS service (*120*555*3#-DIAL)
Weather, Climate and the Air we Breathe
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