Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha said that the network and density of hydrometeorological stations need to be calculated and built based on scientific criteria; technology, methods of collecting monitoring data; and set tasks and goals - Photo: VGP/Minh Khoi
The Deputy Prime Minister stated: The requirement for the Planning is to ensure consistency and continuity from the central to local levels, from the mainland to the islands, and to be global. The hydrometeorological sector has a very close relationship with forecasting, monitoring, and providing information and data services for economic, social, defense, security, and climate change response activities, and participating in the management of resources (wind, water, solar energy, etc.).
"In the context of higher mission requirements, urgency, and faster scientific and technological development, the Planning needs to determine what changes to make in order to make breakthroughs with technology and digital transformation to develop the hydrometeorology sector in both quantity and quality, while optimizing the organization and the most scientific, suitable, and effective system in the current conditions of the country," the Deputy Prime Minister suggested.
Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Viet Lien (former Director of the Center for Meteorology and Climate Research, Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change) spoke at the meeting - Photo: VGP/Minh Khoi
Optimizing and effectively using the hydrometeorological network
According to the report of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the goal of the Plan is to develop a modern, synchronous national hydrometeorological station network, reaching the same level as developed countries in the Asian region by 2030; capable of integrating, connecting, and sharing with the national resource and environmental monitoring network and the global hydrometeorological station network, meeting the needs for information and data and improving the accuracy, timeliness and reliability of hydrometeorological forecasting and warning, natural disaster prevention and control, socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security and responding to climate change.
In the period of 2021-2025, the network of hydrometeorological stations will be newly developed, upgraded, modernized and supplemented with factors to increase station density, especially in areas where hydrometeorological disasters frequently occur, areas with data gaps, areas greatly affected by climate change, and monitoring coastal areas, islands, and archipelagos under Vietnam's sovereignty and sovereign rights.
The automation rate of the entire station network reaches over 40% for surface meteorological stations; 50% for water level monitoring stations; 100% for independent rain gauge stations; 20% for water flow measuring stations; 20% of existing manual hydrometeorological stations are fully automated.
In the period of 2026-2030, the automation rate of the entire network of hydrometeorological stations will reach over 95% for stations: Meteorology, water level measurement, rain measurement, high-altitude wind measurement, at least 40% for flow measurement stations; switch to fully automatic 30% of the existing manual hydrometeorological stations.
The hydrometeorological sector focuses on investing in upgrading and modernizing laboratories, inspection and calibration systems for hydrometeorological measuring instruments, information infrastructure, and databases. Approaching and researching some new types of monitoring: Monitoring stations on mobile vehicles such as meteorological reconnaissance aircraft, ships, meteorological and remote sensing satellites, meteorological missiles, unmanned devices, and other modern monitoring technologies and equipment.
By 2050, the density and distance of automatic hydrometeorological monitoring stations in Vietnam will be equal to those of developed countries in the world; some new types of monitoring will be tested on the national hydrometeorological station network.
At the meeting, opinions highly appreciated the construction of the Planning according to the monitoring factor towards a modern, synchronous station network model, with reasonable monitoring density and advanced monitoring technology, and a high level of automation.
The planning has clearly prioritized and focused on planning the station network for areas with data gaps and areas regularly affected by climate change and natural disaster risks; maximally integrating and integrating the national hydrometeorological monitoring network with the resource and environmental monitoring network.
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh received and clarified some comments on the content of the Planning - Photo: VGP/Minh Khoi
Prof. Dr. Mai Trong Nhuan (former Director of Hanoi National University), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Viet Lien (former Director of the Center for Meteorological and Climate Research, Institute of Meteorological, Hydrological and Climate Change) said that it is necessary to integrate the national hydrometeorological station network with the system of specialized and specialized monitoring stations such as aviation, agriculture, irrigation, etc. to optimize resources; focus on investing and synchronously upgrading equipment, machinery, infrastructure for transmitting information and monitoring data; strengthen monitoring in areas at risk of landslides, pay attention to urban hydrometeorological stations.
Strengthening early and remote forecasting capabilities
Concluding the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha assessed that the Plan has provided important information on the increasing demands and requirements in the face of climate change and increasingly unpredictable extreme weather; the need for socio-economic development and ensuring national security and defense.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment needs to continue to review, adjust, supplement, and closely follow the political and legal bases, regulations of the Law on Planning, other specialized planning... as well as major trends in climate change adaptation, green growth, green economy...
"This is not just a simple scientific planning but is closely related to economics, politics, national defense and is global. The goals and tasks of the Planning must come from practical requirements," said the Deputy Prime Minister.
In order to carry out the task of early and remote forecasting of extreme weather phenomena and possible incidents and risks, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized the need for international cooperation in collecting and sharing hydrometeorological data. Therefore, the hydrometeorological station network is a unified and synchronized part of regional and global monitoring; centralized, unified and scientific in the national hydrometeorological system.
"A storm or flood can disrupt all development plans, so investing in hydrometeorology is investing in stability and development; ensuring proactiveness and sustainability in building and implementing economic and social development plans, ensuring national defense and security," the Deputy Prime Minister stated.
The planning must be "open and dynamic", clearly distinguishing between basic, long-term and specialized monitoring systems. The network and density of hydrometeorological stations must be calculated and built based on scientific criteria; technology, methods of collecting monitoring data; and set tasks and goals.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha emphasized the need for international cooperation in collecting and sharing hydrometeorological data - Photo: VGP/Minh Khoi
Expanding the exploitation space and using monitoring data
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that the achievements of the fourth industrial revolution are an opportunity to modernize the hydrometeorological sector, especially marine observation stations; apply digital transformation, artificial intelligence, big data, ensure information security and safety... in the construction, operation and exploitation of hydrometeorological databases.
The Deputy Prime Minister also suggested and oriented the development of hydrometeorology applications in agriculture, aviation, environment, etc., opening up space for other scientific fields to exploit and use secondary monitoring data, serving all aspects of economic and social life.
In organizing the implementation of the Plan, there should be a financial mechanism combining State and social resources; considering investment, exploitation, use, and efficiency of State resources for hydrometeorology...; gradually becoming autonomous in the production of equipment and machinery, mastering monitoring technology, ensuring compatibility and consistency throughout the system.
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