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Tichaona GwazeActing Head, Marketing and External Relations
Meteorological Services Department ZimbabweE-mail address: [email protected]
Training Workshop for National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) on Designing Socio-Economic Benefit Studies of
Meteorological and Hydrological Services and Products for the Members of the Southern
African Development Community
Zimbabwe (background)
BackgroundLocation: Latitude: 23°S to 15°S Longitude: 25°E to 34°EAltitude: It ranges between 162 m (amsl) at the
junction of the Runde and Save rivers and 2600m (amsl) at the highest peaks in the Eastern Highlands
Total Area: 390 757 Square KillometresPopulation: 13 061 239 (2012 censures)Latest Annual GDP: 13.49 Billion USD
continue Composition of GDP: Agriculture- 20.1 Industry - 25.4% Services - 54.5% Main Industries:a)Agricultureb)Miningc) Tourism
Climate of Zimbabwe
Seasons:• Cool season - May to August• Hot Season - September to mid-
November• Main rainy season - mid-November to
mid-March• Post rainy season - mid-March to May
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Rainfall:It ranges between 500 mm along the Limpopo valley to 1000 mm in the Eastern Highlands.
Cont Temperatures
•Annual maximum temperatures ranges between 220C in the Eastern Highlands (Nyanga etc) to 320C in the lowveld. •Mean annual minimum temperatures ranges between 100C in the Highveld to 160C in the lowveld
HazardsFlash Floods
District affected households
Displaced households
Damaged Schools
Damaged Clinics
Muzarabani 163 2
Mbire 498 109 1 1
Impact on Human Settlements
DROUGHTS
STRONG WINDS Hailstorms
Tobacco field damaged by Hail stormsSchool Damaged by strong winds
Meteorological Services Department
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) is a department in the Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate in the Government of Zimbabwe responsible for providing weather, climate and seismic data to a diversity of stakeholders including the farming community, aviation industry, academic fraternity and the mining sector among others.
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Number of Staff: 222 in post, Approved structure 257
Annual Budget: 2.8m USD, released 200 000 USD.
Range of products and Services:- Agromet Bulletins- Rainfall Bulletins- Seasonal Forecasts- Weather Forecasts (General)
cont - Cloud Seeding- Severe Weather warnings- Lightning/Hail/Storm
Confirmation certificates - Seismic Risk Assessments for the Mining industry and Dam construction- Aviation Weather Services- Specialized Forecasts for Event Management
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Estimated Costs of MSDZObserving Systems - USD600 000.00Forecasting - USD80 000.00 Climatology - USD62 000.00Support Stuff - USD10 000.00Training - USD56 000.00Construction works - USD96 000.00Cloud Seeding - USD496 000.00
contThe MSD makes a significant contribution to
economic benefit to the Aviation industry but still needs to do more in seismology.
The MSD requires seismic testing equipment to enable it to carry out seismic assessments, a Meteo Factory to enable it to produce quality products and services and Super computer for modeling.
MSD is wholly funded by the Government of Zimbabwe and has not received any support from donors or MDBs to purchase capital.
Expectations from workshop
At the end of the training workshop I hope I will have gained knowledge in how to value weather and climate, Economic assessment of Met Services and be able to public and incorporate the concepts and methodologies related to Socio-Economic Benefits assessments.with this knowledge I will be able to carry out Socio-Economic Benefit studies in my country.
