Support for the Modernisation of the National Meteorological Office (ONM)

Full description of the project

Overall objective

The overall objective of the project is to support the implementation of the new transport strategy through institutional and regulatory reforms, to improve transport safety and security, and to increase the quality of services.

Specific objectives

The specific objective of this contract is to support the modernisation of the National Meteorological Office (ONM) in Algeria by providing a technical assistance team (TAT) specialising in the field of meteorology. In close coordination with the beneficiary structures, the support will achieve three main objectives

• Drawing up a structural and operational diagnosis to identify the existing bottlenecks;
• The drafting of a detailed action plan in the short, medium (by 2020), and long term (by 2025) for the modernisation of the ONM at the structural, operational, and training levels;

Technical support to the ONM in the implementation of two (2) priority actions:

1. The development of a vulnerability map of climatic and meteorological risks impacting on transport;
2. The design of a global alert and vigilance system that informs users in real time of the risks arising from transport operations according to weather conditions, including specific alert and vigilance systems for motorway traffic management, port traffic management and rail traffic management.