TCAR - Typhoon Committee

I.I. Summary of progress in Key Result Area
Cambodia
METEOROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Meteorological services in Cambodia had not properly
established before the
independence in 1954, although there had been some
minimal activities before Cambodia had became a
member of the World Meteorological Organization
(WMO) on November 08, 1955.
In 1964 the meteorological network consisted of
10 synoptic and climatological stations and more
than 100 rain gauges across the country. There
was the National Forecasting Center at Pochentong
International Airport, located at southwest of Phnom
Penh, the Capital of Cambodia.
In 1971, WMO had introduced some programs for further
strengthening the Cambodia National Meteorological
Services (CNMS). The project, funned by the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and
planned fro 1972-1977 was discontinued in 1975 due
to political upheavals in Cambodia. Between 1975
and 1979 the CNMS was abandoned, resulting in a
complete disruption of entire meteorological network.
After 1979, with the assistance of Russia, some
services for the aviation purposes have been restored.
Since 1982 some out-of-date Russia instruments and
about 33 rain gauges were brought in and installed at
selected five synoptic stations.
However in 1992, all the supports from Russia
assistance finished and the Meteorological services
have many difficulties.
The Department of Agriculture Hydraulic and Hydro-
Meteorology (DAHHM) has become the General
Directorate of Irrigation, Meteorology and Hydrology
(GDIMH) on September 30, 1996.
The General Directorate of Irrigation Meteorology and
Hydrology has then become the Ministry of Water
TCAR
CHAPTER 1 - TYPHOON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
TC ACTIVITIES 2009
Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) on November
30, 1998. At the present, all meteorological activities
in Cambodia are conducted by the Department of
Meteorology (DOM), under the umbrella of Ministry of
Water Resources and Meteorology.
The Department of Meteorology has the following
responsibilities in Cambodia:
-Prepare the short, medium and long term plan for
rehabilitation and development the meteorology
throughout the country.
-Construction and manage the meteorological stations
-Observe the weather condition on both surface and
atmosphere for the purpose to serve for all concerned
sector.
-Collect and exchange the meteorological data in
external and internal.
-Do forecast for the period short and long for the need
of various organizations and inform in advance the
natural disaster which may be happened and to have
the protective procedure on time.
-Exchange and search the recent the technologies in
the meteorology throughout national and international.
-Prepared the annual report on the situation of
meteorology in the Kingdom of Cambodia and other
reports, which are necessary for the Royal Government
of Cambodia in the fulfilling the obligation and
responsibilities, which concern with the international
agreement.
-Manage and co-ordinate the collaboration on
Cambodia meteorology with United Nation agencies,
Meteorological organizations of difference countries
on behalf of the permanence representative of World
Meteorological Organization to Cambodia.
-Strengthen and broaden national and international
cooperation on Meteorology.
PRESENT SITUATION OF METEOROLOGICAL
NETWORK:
There are 24 synoptic stations observing stations and
200 rainfall reporting station equipped only with rain
gauges only.
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