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The development of the system is a joint effort between internal and external stakeholders including NMHSs of the region, WMO Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers, European Meteorological Infrastructure organizations, research institutions/academia, European numerical weather prediction consortia, relevant projects, and WMO Secretariat. European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts hosts the system during the demonstration phase.

Ukraine, Vladyslav Sodel, WMO

The first phase of the SEE-MHEWS-A project in 2016-2017 was supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. During this inception phase, a detailed Implementation Plan was developed that provides guidelines for development of the technical part of the system and for all activities necessary to establish advisory system operations. In addition, the plan considers the governance structure and other management aspects of the project implementation.

The demonstration phase of the SEE-MHEWS-A project in 2018-2022 concentrated on development and implementation of a pilot hydrological modelling system embedded in a numerical weather prediction system, forming the basis of the comprehensive operational regional advisory system. Technical Assistance to this phase of the project was provided with financial support from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and the European Union, the latter under the EU-WB/GFDRR Western Balkans DRM Program managed by the World Bank and GFDRR.

Croatia, Dalibor Jurčić, WMO