South Africa – Issues that have arisen that talks to SAWS from the workshop

South Africa – Issues that have arisen that talks to SAWS from the workshop

by Lucky Dlamini -
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•Have more engagements with users so that we match their needs
•Have a platform to showcase our products that all stakeholders know everything we have to offer (Both commercial clients and non commercial) – We need to be more visible
•We need more collaborations, also make our data sharing policy more relaxed so that it can be easier for these collaborations
•Human capacity and lack of skills to interpret some of our observation network e.g., radar system which we only get to use it to track the storm.
•Data integration with other organization that might have the missing data – gap filling (Strong partnerships with climate services within the country)
•We need to relook our MoUs with University so that when we give them data we can also gain skills – Capacity building
•We need a strong relationship between scientists doing work on the ground the ground and policy makers so that we are sure interpretation is correct before we draft policies
•Develop a climate watch system that is freely available on our website at all times
•We need a tool that can monitor and evaluate the relevancy of our products and services – this is where we need to involve users of climate information
•We need to find a way on how we can incorporate renalaysis data where we have gaps in our day-to-day operations
•In these workshops, we also need to involve more decision makers within Met offices